Financial Accountant

Steel Builder; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Builder Australia, a Brisbane-based structural steel specialist, is seeking a Financial Accountant to own month-end close, reporting, compliance and control activities. You will collaborate with project managers and finance/operations colleagues, with regular exposure to the CFO in a growing business.

This full-time hybrid role offers interaction across finance and operations, with evolving processes and systems within the company.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Current CA qualification is required.
• At least five years' relevant financial accounting or comparable experience.
• Working knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards (AASB/IFRS) and GST/BAS.
• Experience preparing reconciliations, financial reporting and audit workpapers.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP and accounting systems.
• Construction/structural steel, fabrication, manufacturing or engineering experience is desirable.
• Project accounting, WIP, job costing and revenue recognition experience is useful.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end and quarter-end tasks, including journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare management reporting, financial analysis and year-end workpapers.
• Prepare GST/BAS reconciliations and tax workpapers for review.
• Partner with project/operational leaders on job costing and revenue recognition.
• Support budgets, reforecasts and cash-flow reporting; drive process improvements.

Skills

Excel skills

ERP systems

Financial analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CA qualification

Tools

ERP software

Accounting software

Job description

Steel Builder Australia provides structural steel fabrication, supply and installation for commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects across Australia. Its work spans project management, logistics, quality and compliance, and value engineering.

About the role

Join the Brisbane finance team as a Financial Accountant. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll own assigned month-end close, reporting, compliance and control activities, preparing accurate information for review and decision-making. You'll work with project managers and colleagues across finance and operations, with regular exposure to the CFO.

This is a full-time hybrid position in a growing business where processes and systems continue to develop.

What you'll do

Manage assigned month-end and quarter-end tasks, including journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and balance sheet reconciliations.

Prepare management reporting, financial analysis, statutory workpapers and year-end audit schedules.

Prepare GST/BAS reconciliations and tax compliance workpapers, including income tax and capital gains tax calculations, for review.

Partner with project and operational leaders on job costing, work in progress, project margins and revenue recognition.

Support budgets, reforecasts and cash-flow reporting, and improve finance systems, controls and processes.

What you'll bring

A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, and a current CA qualification.

At least five years' relevant financial accounting or comparable commercial accounting experience.

Working knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards (AASB and IFRS), GST/BAS and month-end accounting.

Experience preparing reconciliations, analysing results, and producing financial reporting and audit workpapers.

Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP and accounting systems.

Clear communication, sound judgement, strong organisation and a careful approach to controls and deadlines.

Experience in construction, structural steel, fabrication, manufacturing or engineering is desirable.

Project accounting, work-in-progress, job costing, AASB 15 revenue recognition, reporting automation or finance system improvement experience would also be useful.

You’ll work across finance and operations in a growing Australian business, with a hybrid arrangement and regular exposure to senior finance leaders. The team values precision, safety, collaboration and efficient project delivery.