Senior Project Accountant – End-to-End Project Finance

Synergie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergie Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Project Accountant for a trusted client based in St Leonards, NSW. You will manage end-to-end accounting and financial management across assigned projects, ensuring accurate results, strong controls and visibility throughout the project lifecycle.

This hands-on senior role requires sound accounting judgement and collaboration with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial controls and GL reconciliations.
• Experience in senior project accounting or closely related role.
• Understanding of project accounting concepts and the link between operational and financial performance.
• Ability to analyse gross margin, overhead, fixed and variable costs, and other performance drivers.
• Experience partnering with project managers and both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively as part of a broader finance team.
• SAP financial systems experience is highly regarded.
• Experience with lifecycle management contracts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing project accounting across setup, revenue and cost accounting, accruals, journals, reconciliations and financial close.
• Delivering accurate and timely month-end and year-end results, adjustments and supporting controls.
• Ensuring revenue and costs are recognised in the correct period and investigating material margin variances.
• Managing project billing, work in progress, receivables and issues affecting cash collection.
• Preparing and reviewing project financial reports and explaining key performance movements.
• Maintaining compliance with accounting standards, finance policies, internal controls and audit requirements.
• Identifying financial risks, control gaps and data quality issues, and driving timely resolution.
• Providing technical accounting guidance and quality review across project activities.

Skills

Accounting standards

GL reconciliations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team collaboration

Lifecycle contracts

Tools

SAP

Job description

Synergie Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Project Accountant for a trusted client based in St Leonards, NSW. You will manage end-to-end accounting and financial management across assigned projects, ensuring accurate results, strong controls and visibility throughout the project lifecycle.

This hands-on senior role requires sound accounting judgement and collaboration with finance and non-finance colleagues.