Project Accountant

Ventia; Logan City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Professional development

Employee benefits

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Ventia in Stapylton, QLD, is seeking a Project Accountant to oversee the RAMC contract’s financial performance. You will ensure accurate reporting, maintain compliance with accounting standards, and deliver timely financial insights to support decision-making.

You will lead finance administrators, manage budgets and costs, supervise billing, WIP and cash, and drive process improvements across projects within the Centre of Excellence.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified or currently working towards qualification.
• Commercial and project-focused accounting experience.
• Experience with ERP/financial systems, preferably SAP; SAP Ariba desirable.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration across teams.
• Ability to convert financial data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop finance administrators and allocate work.
• Monitor budgets, costs, billing, profitability and variances; prepare reports and commentary.
• Prepare and review journals, accruals and reconciliations; maintain accurate records.
• Establish and maintain project structures; review cost allocations and approve transfers.
• Ensure accurate billing, monitor WIP, cash flow and aged debtors against forecasts.
• Prepare budget and forecast inputs in collaboration with Finance Partners and project stakeholders.
• Drive process improvement, standardise accounting practices across projects.
• Engage with clients, project teams, auditors and compliance bodies.

Skills

Strong accounting

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial & project focus

Education

CA/CPA qualification in progress

Tools

SAP

SAP Ariba

Power BI

Power Query

Power Apps

Job description

The Opportunity

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.

The Opportunity

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 Ventia

As 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.

Position Reference Number: 168576