Project Accountant

WOODplc; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and Inclusion

Culture of Innovation andCollaboration

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Project Accountant to join our Melbourne team on a permanent basis. You will manage project and management accounting tasks, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting to senior management.

You will collaborate with project controls to ensure accurate budgeting and timely forecasts, delivering insights on project performance and acting as a trusted business partner to operational divisions.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree and CPA/CA preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Intellectually capable with ability to apply theory in context.
• Experience with diverse workforces (Expats, Nationals).
• Demonstrated teamwork skills.
• Enthusiastic, conscientious and keen to learn.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude.
• Strong business partnering with operational divisions.
• Proficient in process reviews, change management and process integration.

Responsibilities

• Client-facing finance focal for the contract; escalate issues and work with the client to resolve.
• Ensure monthly delivery of client and internal management reports and analysis.
• Ensure timely completion of month-end deliverables.
• Collaborate with project controls to complete budget and forecasting activities on time and analyzed.
• Provide financial insights on project performance to aid senior management decisions.
• Provide analysis and commentary on monthly results.
• Ensure revenue is recognised in accordance with policy and standards.
• Review and adjust accruals as required; experience with indirect taxes.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Teamwork

Financial reporting

Accounting principles

Analytical thinking

Education

Accounting degree

CPA / CA preferred

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently recruiting a Project Accountant to join our Melbourne team on a permanent contract.

The Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of project and management accounting activities for the assignment including financial and management accounting deliverables, budgeting and forecasting activities and to provide senior management with support for accounting and finance issues.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects
• Flexible working arrangements
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
• Culture of Innovation and Collaboration

Responsibilities

• Client facing finance focal for the contract; escalating issues and working the client for resolution
• Ensure monthly delivery of client and internal management report/dashboard and analysis
• Ensure timely completion of various month end deliverables
• Working closely with project controls to ensure budget and forecasting activities are completed timely and analysed
• Provide financial insights on project performance to assist Senior Management in decision making
• Provide analysis and commentary to monthly results
• Ensure revenue is recognised in accordance with company policy and accounting standards
• Ensure accruals are reviewed and taken up accordingly as required
• Experience in indirect taxes, withholding tax

Qualifications

• Accounting Degree and qualified CPA / CA preferred
• 3 years + experience in a similar role
• Intellectually capable, can substantiate the ability to apply theory in a particular context
• Previous experience working with diverse workforces and arrangements (Expats, Regional Expats, and Nationals)
• Able to demonstrate team working skills
• Enthusiastic, conscientious and keen to learn
• Flexible with a can-do attitude
• A good business partner to the operational divisions
• Proficient in process reviews, change management and process integration

Candidates must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Job Info

• Job Category Finance
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Hybrid)