Senior Project Accountant - Major Projects

Synergie; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote flexibility

Short-term contract

End-to-end ownership

Collaborative role

St Leonards location

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 project accounting, revenue and cost recognition, and financial reporting with strong controls across the project lifecycle.

This is a hands-on senior role requiring accounting judgment and collaboration with finance and non-finance stakeholders. You will oversee setup, accruals, journals, reconciliations and financial close to deliver accurate

Qualifications

• Experience in senior project accounting or a closely related role.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and internal controls.
• Experience across project lifecycle and revenue recognition.

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

Project accounting

Financial reporting

Revenue recognition

Cost accounting

Month-end close

Stakeholder management

SAP

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 project accounting, revenue and cost recognition, and financial reporting with strong controls across the project lifecycle.

This is a hands-on senior role requiring accounting judgment and collaboration with finance and non-finance stakeholders. You will oversee setup, accruals, journals, reconciliations and financial close to deliver accurate