Management Accountant

Public Transport Authority; Perth; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing programs including onsite Gym

Subsidised Corporate Apparel

Opportunity to join Social Club for savings

Job summary

The Public Transport Authority is seeking a skilled Management Accountant in Perth to lead budgets, financial reporting, and analysis to support strategic planning. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to deliver actionable insights and ensure compliance with accounting standards.

The ideal applicant will have a tertiary qualification in Accounting and considerable experience in an accrual environment, alongside excellent Excel and analytical skills.

Join us for a fixed-term opportunity until June 2028, with options for renewal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Considerable management accounting experience in an accrual-based environment.
• Well-developed analytical skills to resolve management accounting issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead on budgets, reporting, and financial analysis.
• Support stakeholders with financial insights and corporate accounting activities.
• Contribute to business planning and improve cost allocation.

Skills

Management accounting experience

Excel skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, or Business

Job description

Join the Public Transport Authority (PTA) as a Management Accountant and help shape smarter financial decisions across key divisions. In this role, you’ll take the lead on budgets, reporting, and financial analysis—turning data into clear, actionable insights. From monitoring performance and preparing monthly reports to supporting business reviews and improving cost allocation, your work will directly support operational success and strategic planning.

You’ll be a trusted partner to stakeholders, attending divisional meetings, contributing to business planning, and translating financial information into meaningful advice for both finance and non‑finance teams. You’ll also play a part in corporate accounting activities, including reconciliations, annual reporting, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards—making a real impact across the organisation.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accounting professional with strong experience in management accounting within an accrual environment. You’ll have excellent Excel and systems skills, a sharp analytical mindset, and the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships. Organised and proactive, you’ll work well both independently and as part of a team, with a genuine interest in contributing to a purpose‑driven organisation.

About You!

To excel in this role, you should possess:

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or Business.
• Considerable management accounting experience (including budgeting) in an accrual‑based environment, including well developed use of corporate accounting systems and Excel spreadsheets.
• Well‑developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide appropriate advice to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders, build rapport with internal and external stakeholders on a range of accounting and finance issues, and work effectively both collaboratively in a team environment and independently with minimal supervision.
• Well developed analytical skills, including a proven ability to resolve management accounting issues within time, financial and corporate constraints.

Our Values

• Safety - We are committed to safety and protecting your future.
• Respect - We value and respect our customers, suppliers and each other.
• Recognition - We recognise each other for achievement, initiative and innovation.
• Integrity - We are honest and ethical.
• Sustainability - We consider the long‑term economic, social and environmental impact of everything we do.

You can expect.

• Opportunities to grow through personal development and career pathways
• Health and Wellbeing programs including access to a free 24/7 onsite Gym
• Subsidised Corporate Apparel and Spectacles
• Opportunity to join our Social Club offering savings and benefits all year round

There is currently one fixed term opportunity available to 30 June 2028, with the possibility of renewal and/​or permanency. Applicants assessed as suitable through this process may be used to fill similar vacancies on a fixed term or permanent basis that may arise within the next 12 months

To be eligible to work at the PTA you must be either an Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident or hold a valid work visa until 30/06/2028.

The PTA is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.