Senior Project Accountant

Lawson Elliott Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate

Superannuation

Job summary

Lawson Elliott Recruitment – Sydney CBD NSW is seeking a Senior Project Accountant for an initial temporary role through to the end of January, with potential to go permanent. The position reports to the Finance Manager and takes ownership of accounting across two major projects.

You will manage end-to-end project accounting, month-end journals, accruals, reconciliations and comprehensive project performance analysis.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting background with month-end, reporting and reconciliations.
• Experience in project accounting across multiple projects.
• Organised with attention to detail and able to work independently with stakeholders.
• Immediate availability or one week’s notice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end project accounting across two major projects.
• Preparing month-end journals, accruals and reconciliations.
• Managing revenue, cost and margin reporting.
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close.
• Monitoring project billing, WIP and working capital.
• Preparing financial reports and analysing project performance.
• Investigating variances and identifying financial risks.
• Supporting year-end reporting and audit requirements.

Skills

Project accounting

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Reconciliations

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Lawson Elliott Recruitment – Sydney CBD NSW

Temp role through to the end of January with potential to go permanent

Up to $65 per hour + Super

Immediate start

This well-established national business has a strong presence across Australia and New Zealand, with operations spanning multiple sectors. The business manages a large portfolio of contracts and offers a collaborative environment with broad exposure across finance, operations and commercial teams.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Accountant to join the team on an initial temporary contract through to the end of January, with the potential to go permanent. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the role will take ownership of the accounting and financial management across two major projects. Responsibilities will include:

Managing end-to-end project accounting across two major projects

Preparing month-end journals, accruals and reconciliations

Managing revenue, cost and margin reporting

Completing balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close

Monitoring project billing, WIP and working capital

Preparing financial reports and analysing project performance

Investigating variances and identifying financial risks

Supporting year-end reporting and audit requirements

Partnering with operational stakeholders across the projects

Identifying opportunities to improve financial controls and processes

To be successful in this role, you will have a strong accounting background with experience across month-end, financial reporting and reconciliations. Ideally, you will have previous project accounting experience and be confident managing the financials across multiple projects. You will be organised, have strong attention to detail and be comfortable working independently and with operational stakeholders. You will ideally be immediately available or on one week’s notice.

Interested?