Project Accountant

Water Corporation; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate travel discounts

Novated leasing

Private health discounts

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Ventia is seeking a Project Accountant in Stapylton, QLD to support the RAMC contract for Queensland Transport. You will oversee the project’s financial performance, ensure accurate reporting, and maintain compliance with accounting standards.

You’ll lead finance staff, manage budgets, billing, WIP and forecasting, and partner with project teams, auditors and clients to drive timely, informed decision-making. SAP experience and a proactive, collaborative approach are essential.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified or currently working towards qualification.
• Strong project accounting and commercial focus.
• Experience with SAP and SAP Ariba.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance administrators and allocate work to meet month-end deadlines.
• Monitor project budgets, costs, billing, profitability and variances.
• Prepare journals, accruals and reconciliations; ensure compliance with standards and controls.
• Establish project structures, review cost allocations and approve transfers.
• Manage billing, WIP and cash flow against forecasts.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with Finance Partners and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes across projects.
• Engage with clients, project teams, auditors and compliance bodies to support decisions.

Skills

CA/CPA

Project accounting

ERP SAP

Power BI

Power Query

Power Apps

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Driver's license

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

SAP

SAP Ariba

Job description

Join our team in Stapylton, QLD, as a Project Accountant supporting the RAMC contract for Queensland Transport. You will oversee the project’s financial performance, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards and controls, and timely delivery of financial information to support decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• People Leadership & Work Allocation: Lead, support and develop finance administrators, allocating work to ensure timely completion of project and month-end activities.
• Financial Management & Reporting: Monitor project budgets, costs, billing, profitability and variances; prepare and review financial reports, analysis and commentary, escalating issues as required.
• Accounting & Compliance: Prepare and review journals, accruals and reconciliations; maintain accurate financial records and ensure compliance with accounting standards, policies, controls and audit requirements.
• Project & Cost Management: Establish and maintain project structures, review cost allocations, and approve transfers and corrections.
• Billing, WIP & Cash Management: Ensure accurate and timely billing, approvals and collections, while monitoring WIP, cash flow and aged debtors against forecasts.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Prepare budget and forecast inputs, assumptions and analysis in collaboration with Finance Partners and project stakeholders.
• Process Improvement & Standardisation: Drive continuous improvement, strengthen financial processes and controls, and standardise accounting practices across projects through the Centre of Excellence (COE).
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with clients, project teams, auditors and compliance bodies, providing financial guidance and supporting effective decision-making.

Why Join Us?

• Work-life balance: enjoy the flexibility of working from home 2 days per week.
• Access genuine development opportunities. Think training, coaching, and ongoing professional development.
• Employee benefits: access a range of valuable benefits, including corporate travel discounts, novated leasing, private health discounts, credit offers and more.
• Health & wellbeing support: access programs and initiatives including Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Passport, Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies.

About You

We’re looking for a commercially focused accounting professional to partner with project teams, Finance Partners, engineers and management to support the successful financial delivery of a major infrastructure contract.

You’ll combine strong technical accounting skills with practical project and commercial understanding. You’ll be confident analysing data, influencing stakeholders, improving processes and translating financial performance into actionable insights.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong accounting expertise, including standards, GL processes, reconciliations and project accounting.
• CA/CPA qualified or currently working towards qualification.
• Strong commercial and project focus, with an understanding of profitability, margins, overheads and cost structures.
• Ability to turn financial data into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience with ERP/financial systems, preferably SAP; SAP Ariba desirable.
• Power BI experience advantageous; Power Query and Power Apps highly regarded.
• Proven commitment to process improvement, efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and relationship-building skills across project, engineering and operational teams.
• Experience in a Centre of Excellence or transactional finance environment.
• Proactive, adaptable and collaborative, with an agile, non-siloed approach.
• Current driver’s licence and access to a vehicle due to limited public transport.

About VentiaAs a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential. Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.