Accountant

Connect Sydney; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Stream Clayton, VIC, is seeking an experienced Accountant to join the finance team on a maternity leave cover until February 2028. You will handle month-end accounting, reporting, reconciliations and support audits, while contributing to process improvements on a major gas contract.

Based in Clayton with a flexible hybrid model (3 days in office, 2 days from home), you will work with a small team, manage intercompany reconciliations, forecasting, and financial analysis, and collaborate

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Commerce or related discipline.
• CPA or CA qualification (or nearing completion).
• SAP experience in a finance environment.
• Minimum 2 years' accounting experience in a medium to large organisation.

Responsibilities

• Month-end accounting activities and financial control.
• Prepare reporting packs weekly and monthly.
• Perform reconciliations and balance sheet checks.
• Support external audits and audit pack preparation.
• Assist with forecasting and cash flow modelling.
• Provide financial analysis and management reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business.

Skills

Financial accounting

Intercompany reconciliations

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Education

Degree in Accounting/Commerce

CPA or CA qualification (or nearing completion)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Primary Location VIC - Clayton

Job Description Summary

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Accountant to join Service Stream's finance team supporting a major Gas contract in Victoria. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, analysis and accounting support. Working closely with a small finance team, you will be responsible for month-end accounting activities, reporting, reconciliations, audit support and process improvement initiatives that contribute to the success of the contract. This role offers excellent exposure to project accounting, commercial finance and stakeholder engagement as well as system transformation projects in 2027.

About the Role

Location: Based at our Clayton office, this role offers a flexible hybrid working model, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. Work type: Maternity leave cover until February 2028. Work requirements: must be an Australia Citizen or Permanent Resident and SAP experience.

What you’ll do

• Month-End Accounting & Financial Control
  • Utilise finance systems to process financial transactions, month-end journals, reconciliations and reporting activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data.
  • Reconcile intercompany accounts and liaise with divisional finance teams
  • Payroll journal review and checking
  • Support the preparation of non-standard customer and third-party billing
  • Perform monthly balance sheet and suspense account reconciliations
• Reporting & Analysis
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reporting packs within established deadlines
  • Support external audit and review processes, including audit pack preparation
  • Assist with monthly forecasting and cash flow modelling
  • Conduct overhead analysis and reconciliation activities
  • Provide ad hoc financial analysis and management reporting
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of reporting processes
• Stakeholder Management
  • Partner with operational and project delivery teams to provide financial insights
  • Support internal and external audit requests
  • Assist stakeholders with financial information and reporting requirements
  • Build strong working relationships across the business

What You'll Bring

• Mandatory experience using SAP in a finance and accounting environment.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in an accounting role within a medium to large organisation
• Strong financial accounting and reconciliation experience
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Process improvement

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline
• CPA or CA qualification (or nearing completion)
• SAP experience

About Us

Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed organisation that develops and operates Australia's essential service networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence and social infrastructure. Our work supports and connects communities across the nation.

Benefits of Working with Us

• Growth – Build your technical capability across cloud, infrastructure, security and modern workplace technologies.
• Discounts – Access to hundreds of retail and service discounts including Woolworths, JB Hi-Fi, Airbnb and Bupa.
• Paid Leave – Parental, cultural, community service, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave options.
• Culture – Join a team that values accountability, collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement.

We celebrate diversity at Service Stream and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups.

Department Finance

Service Stream, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading national service provider to develop and operate Australia's essential communications, energy and water networks in the telecommunications and utilities industries. We specialise in the design, construction and maintenance of new and existing networks, and deliver end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions on behalf of our bluechipclientbase.