Accountant - Projects & Operations

Hiway Aus Pty Ltd; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Free onsite parking

Employee wellbeing and assistance

Work with senior leaders

Good work-life balance

Employer of Choice

Operations across AU/NZ

Job summary

Hiway seeks an Accountant to partner with operational leaders and support project performance. You’ll help forecast, perform cost-to-completion reporting, and provide commercial analysis to improve business decisions across Projects & Operations.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work closely with Project Managers to deliver monthly reports, budgets, forecasts and financial analysis, while supporting BAS and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in project accounting, management accounting or commercial finance within project-based industries.
• Degree-qualified in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related discipline.
• CPA or CA qualified (or working towards) preferred but not essential.
• Experience in management accounting, project accounting, or commercial finance.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis capability with attention to detail.
• Commercially minded with ability to communicate financial information to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monthly management reporting and financial analysis.
• Budgets, forecasts and cost-to-completion reporting.
• Job costing, project performance and plant utilisation analysis.
• BAS preparation, reconciliations and compliance activities.
• Business partnering with operational leaders.
• Sustainability reporting and continuous process improvement.

Skills

Project accounting

Management accounting

Commercial finance

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Accounting/Commerce/Finance

CPA or CA qualification

Job description

We are seeking an Accountant who enjoys partnering with operational leaders, contributing to project performance, and helping drive better business decisions across our Projects & Operations business.

Working closely with Project Managers and the Financial Controller, you’ll play a key role in project forecasting, cost-to-completion reporting, commercial analysis and financial planning across our operations. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys partnering with operational leaders and contributing to the success of projects across the business.

Why Join Us?

Competitive salary based on experience

Hybrid work arrangements with flexible start and finish times

Free onsite parking

Employee wellbeing and assistance programs

Opportunity to work directly with senior leaders

Supportive team environment with genuine work-life balance

Join an award-winning Employer of Choice organisation

Stable and growing business operating throughout Australia and New Zealand

The Role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will provide financial support across multiple business units while partnering closely with operational leaders to improve performance and deliver commercial outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

Monthly management reporting and financial analysis

Budgets, forecasts and cost-to-completion reporting

Job costing, project performance and plant utilisation analysis

BAS preparation, reconciliations and compliance activities

Business partnering with operational leaders

Sustainability reporting and continuous process improvement

About You

You are a commercially minded accountant who enjoys working closely with stakeholders across the business and influencing decision‑making.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

Experience in project accounting, management accounting or commercial finance within project‑based industries will be highly regarded.

Degree‑qualified in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related discipline

CPA or CA qualified (or working towards completion), preferred but not essential

Experience in management accounting, project accounting, or commercial finance

Strong budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis capability, with excellent attention to detail

A commercially minded approach, with the ability to communicate financial information to stakeholders across the business and ideally experience in a project‑based industry

About Hiway

Hiway is a leader in recycling and reuse, delivering low‑carbon pavement solutions across Australasia. We’re an award‑winning Employer of Choice, known for innovation, sustainability, and keeping our people at the heart of everything we do.

From humble beginnings as a family business, we’ve grown into a multinational organisation, but the values that define us remain unchanged: Pride, Respect, Honesty and Drive.

At Hiway, you’ll find a workplace that combines professionalism with a genuine team culture. We celebrate success, support career development, and encourage collaboration across all areas of our business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disabilities, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.