Description
As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Job Description
Get To Know Us:
SS&C Technologies is the world's largest independent hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&C's unique business model combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with proprietary software and solutions to service even the most demanding customers in the financial services and healthcare industries.
Why You Will Love It Here!
Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
Your Future: Income Protection Insurance & Salary Continuance
Work/Life Balance: Flexible Time Off
Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance
Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, including SS&C University
Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!
What You Will Get To Do:
The Project Accountant will be responsible for managing the financial aspects of projects, ensuring accurate reporting and financial oversight to support our Australian operations. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of accounting principles, exceptional organisational skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Raise accurate project invoices in line with contract terms, reflecting project milestones and deliverables.
Ensure timely and accurate revenue recognition, aligning with internal policies and contractual agreements.
Review client contracts to confirm billing and revenue terms, ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards.
Monitor and follow up on outstanding timesheets to capture all billable hours for invoicing.
Support the migration to Workday, assisting in process improvements for seamless timesheet management.
Set up new projects in Workday, ensuring accurate financial and project management data.
Maintain manual tracking of Jira project billings and revenue recognition to ensure accurate financial records.
Perform software capitalisation calculations, including end-to-end reviews, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
Update quarterly impairment files for software projects, conducting necessary checks and adjustments.
Work closely with international teams to validate project data and maintain financial consistency.
Collaborate with the PMO to refine financial processes and enhance overall project financial management.
Populate the professional services report for U.S. reporting, ensuring timely and accurate data submission.
Manage contract fulfilment entries and follow up on outstanding invoices to ensure timely payments.
Provide additional support as needed to assist the broader finance team.
What You Will Bring:
Bachelor's degree in business or commerce with a major in Accounting or actively working towards CA/CPA certification.
Solid understanding of accounting principles and regulations, with familiarity in industry-specific standards (preferred but not essential).
Proficiency in accounting software and strong Microsoft Excel skills, including financial formulas, pivot tables, data linking, and spreadsheet management.
At least four years' experience in a complex business environment, ideally within software or consulting, with exposure to software revenue recognition preferred.
Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.
Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ www.ssctech.com/careers.
Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
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