Senior Financial Accountant Capital and Projects

UnitingCare Queensland; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland invites applications for a Senior Financial Accountant, Capital & Projects. This role focuses on capital and project accounting across a diverse portfolio and includes leadership of one Financial Accountant.

The position is a Full-Time Fixed Term Contract until 30/06/2027 with hybrid working by agreement. You will partner with project managers, review expenditures, capitalisation, and deliver timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in accounting with CA ANZ, CPA, or equivalent.
• Capital and project accounting experience with knowledge of AASB 116, AASB 138 and AASB 16.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to translate financial information for non-financial audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and Excel skills.
• Willingness to lead one direct report; formal management experience welcome but not essential.
• Experience with SAP, Dynamics 365 or BI tooling would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted financial accounting support across UnitingCare’s capital and project portfolio.
• Partner with project managers and stakeholders, offering practical financial advice throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review project expenditure, support asset capitalisation and deliver clear, timely project reporting and analysis.
• Oversee key fixed-asset activities, including additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation and impairment assessments.
• Support lease accounting, balance-sheet reconciliations, audit requirements, budgeting and forecasting.
• Contribute to Finance Information Transformation project activities, including data cleansing and system testing.
• Lead and support one Financial Accountant through clear priorities, coaching and feedback.

Skills

Capital & Projects

Financial accounting

Stakeholder engagement

Excel

Transformation activities

Education

CA ANZ CPA or equivalent

Accounting degree

Tools

SAP

Dynamics 365

BI reporting systems

Job description

Senior Financial Accountant Capital and Projects

UCQ is looking for a Senior Financial Accountant, Capital & Projects to join our team!

This is an opportunity for an experienced capital and project accountant to work across a diverse portfolio, build trusted relationships and contribute to projects that support UnitingCare’s services across Queensland. You’ll also lead one Financial Accountant, offering a great next step for someone looking to grow their people-leadership experience.

You’ll be a collaborative and commercially minded professional who communicates confidently, enjoys variety and thrives in a complex organisation. The role is predominantly focused on Capital & Projects, with some involvement in selected Finance Information Transformation activities currently underway.

Please note, this position is Full-Time Fixed Term Contract until 30/06/2027. Flexibility is important to us, and we know it is to you, too - this role supports hybrid working by agreement.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

• Provide trusted financial accounting support across UnitingCare’s capital and project portfolio.
• Partner with project managers and stakeholders, offering practical financial advice throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review project expenditure, support asset capitalisation and deliver clear, timely project reporting and analysis.
• Oversee key fixed-asset activities, including additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation, verification and impairment assessments.
• Support lease accounting, balance-sheet reconciliations, audit requirements, budgeting and forecasting.
• Contribute to Finance Information Transformation project activities, including data cleansing, system testing and finance process improvements.
• Lead and support one Financial Accountant through clear priorities, coaching and feedback; prior formal people-management experience is welcome but not essential.

What makes a difference for us?

• Tertiary qualification in accounting or a related discipline, with CA ANZ, CPA or equivalent professional membership.
• Strong financial accounting experience, including demonstrated capital and project accounting experience, with sound knowledge of AASB 116, AASB 138 and AASB 16.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate financial information for non-financial audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with intermediate or higher Excel capability.
• A collaborative and proactive approach, with a willingness to support occasional transformation activities such as data cleansing, system testing and process improvement.
• Readiness to lead one direct report; prior formal management experience is welcome but not essential.
• Experience with SAP, Dynamics 365, BI reporting systems or a large, complex organisation is desirable.
  

What makes a difference for you?

The opportunity to be part of the second-largest Queensland employer who has been leading by example for more than 100 years. Joining our team, you’ll be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. We’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits- up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via theSalaryPackagingExplained link

A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months’ service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.