This role will primarily support management of day to day operational activities within the global Controllership team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output, reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.  The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures.<ul><li>Directly prepare and review complex journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, especially in high-risk or problematic areas.</li><li>Performing period-end closing tasks and reconciliation.</li><li>Actively investigate and resolve reconciliation issues, aged items, and unexplained variances.</li><li>Identify and correct incorrect accounting entries or practices, guiding team members and calling out risks where needed.</li><li>Analyze and report exposure items and actively lead clean-up efforts to ensure accurate financial reporting.</li><li>Work closely with the team on daily operational execution while mentoring them to elevate accuracy and efficiency.</li><li>Work with internal stakeholders (FP&amp;A, audit, tax, regional controllers, regional finance directors) to resolve accounting issues and support audit readiness.</li><li>Maintain and improve internal controls by ensuring that proper documentation, support, and governance are in place.</li><li>Identify improvement opportunities and implement solutions, both independently and in partnership with process owners.</li><li>Act as – first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.</li><li>Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.</li><li>Responsible for the implementation of team’s business continuity plan.</li><li>Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.</li><li>Sets performance and behavioral expectations.  Conducts regular review, provide feedback and coaching, and other developmental, training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team. </li><li>Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.  </li><li>Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.</li><li>Own and monitor adherence to the agreed Service level agreements and Productivity metrics of the team.</li></ul>

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

R2A Team Lead - Controllership  

This role will primarily support management of day to day operational activities within the global Controllership team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output, reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.&nbsp; The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures.<ul><li>Directly prepare and review complex journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, especially in high-risk or problematic areas.</li><li>Performing period-end closing tasks and reconciliation.</li><li>Actively investigate and resolve reconciliation issues, aged items, and unexplained variances.</li><li>Identify and correct incorrect accounting entries or practices, guiding team members and calling out risks where needed.</li><li>Analyze and report exposure items and actively lead clean-up efforts to ensure accurate financial reporting.</li><li>Work closely with the team on daily operational execution while mentoring them to elevate accuracy and efficiency.</li><li>Work with internal stakeholders (FP&amp;A, audit, tax, regional controllers, regional finance directors) to resolve accounting issues and support audit readiness.</li><li>Maintain and improve internal controls by ensuring that proper documentation, support, and governance are in place.</li><li>Identify improvement opportunities and implement solutions, both independently and in partnership with process owners.</li><li>Act as – first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.</li><li>Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.</li><li>Responsible for the implementation of team’s business continuity plan.</li><li>Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.</li><li>Sets performance and behavioral expectations.&nbsp; Conducts regular review, provide feedback and coaching, and other developmental, training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.</li><li>Own and monitor adherence to the agreed Service level agreements and Productivity metrics of the team.</li></ul>

R2A Team Lead - Controllership

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