Management Accountant

Unitywater; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Wellbeing programs

Learning & development opportunities

Diversity & inclusion programmes

Job summary

Unitywater is seeking a Management Accountant to partner with Finance and business leaders, delivering budgeting, forecasting and insightful financial analysis. You will help drive performance, build commercial acumen, and support decision making across our growing regional network.

The role focuses on collaboration with stakeholders, continuous improvement of reporting tools, and delivering timely financial information to support Unitywater’s essential services.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and business performance analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret data and provide meaningful recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and translate financial information into practical business insights.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes to established deadlines.
• Experience using ERP finance systems and Microsoft Excel to analyse data and produce financial reporting.
• Relevant qualifications in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Work with leaders across the business, providing financial insights that support informed decision‑making and improved business performance.
• Support delivery of budgets, forecasts and management reporting, ensuring timely, accurate and meaningful financial information is available to stakeholders.
• Analyse financial results and performance trends, providing commentary and recommendations that help drive business outcomes.
• Contribute to financial planning and continuous improvement, enhancing reporting tools, systems and processes that support a high‑performing finance function.
• Support strategic and operational initiatives, helping deliver value through strong financial governance, planning and business partnering.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Organisational skills

ERP systems

Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Accounting/Commerce degree

Tools

ERP finance systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the role:

Are you looking for a role where you can move beyond the numbers and help influence business performance? As our Management Accountant, you'll support the Finance Business Partners and work closely with stakeholders across Unitywater to provide insightful financial analysis, reporting, budgeting and forecasting that supports better decision‑making. Joining a collaborative and high‑performing Finance team, you'll play a key role in driving financial performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and helping leaders understand the story behind the numbers.

This is an opportunity to build strong business partnerships, develop your commercial acumen and contribute to the delivery of essential services across one of Australia's fastest‑growing regions.

In this role, you'll:

• Work with leaders across the business, providing financial insights that support informed decision‑making and improved business performance.
• Support delivery of budgets, forecasts and management reporting, ensuring timely, accurate and meaningful financial information is available to stakeholders.
• Analyse financial results and performance trends, providing commentary and recommendations that help drive business outcomes.
• Contribute to financial planning and continuous improvement, enhancing reporting tools, systems and processes that support a high‑performing finance function.
• Support strategic and operational initiatives, helping deliver value through strong financial governance, planning and business partnering.

About you:

Our One Unitywater behaviours – Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role: The requirements for the position are:

Must have

• Experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and business performance analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret data and provide meaningful recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and translate financial information into practical business insights.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes to established deadlines.
• Experience using ERP finance systems and Microsoft Excel to analyse data and produce financial reporting.
• Relevant qualifications in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.

Nice to have

• Experience in a business partnering, FP&A or commercial finance environment
• CPA or CA qualification (or working towards).
• Experience supporting both operating and capital expenditure budgets and forecasts.
• Experience driving process improvements in finance systems, reporting or planning processes.
• Experience presenting financial insights to senior leaders and supporting strategic decision‑making.
• Experience working within a large, complex or infrastructure‑focused organisation.

Working at Unitywater:

• Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work‑life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays. Tell us what this looks like for you!
• Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
• Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
• Diversity: We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.

About us:

Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

We think a pretty good job starts here.

Applications close

COB Thursday 29th October 2026

For further information please contact the Talent Acquisition team at *******@unitywater.com

If you would like to speak to a team member about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please contact our Inclusion Specialist **********@unitywater.com

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.

Additional information

• Build your commercial capability within a purpose and community driven organis
• Drive meaningful insights through budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
• Access flexible and hybrid work arrangements that support work‑life balance.