Accounts Executive

Role & responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting: purchase entries, subcontractor invoices, expense booking and journal entries for the project/site.
• Maintain project/job costing track costs by project, monitor budget vs. actual spend, and support work-in-progress (WIP) accounting.
• Handle accounts payable for construction material suppliers, subcontractors and vendors, including invoice verification and payment processing.
• Track and reconcile subcontractor advances, retention money, and bank guarantees related to construction contracts.
• Manage site petty cash and day-to-day site-level expense control.
• Perform bank reconciliations and monitor project cash flow.
• Coordinate with site engineers and project managers to track material consumption, labour costs and progress billing.
• Prepare project-wise cost reports, MIS and support month-end/year-end closing.
• Maintain fixed asset records for construction equipment and machinery, including depreciation schedules.
• Support statutory compliance (local tax, withholding tax, payroll-related filings) applicable in the country of operation.
• Assist with import documentation and cost accounting for construction materials/equipment brought into the project country, where applicable.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules and responding to queries.
• Maintain organized documentation and filing for all project financial and contract records.

Preferred candidate profile