Project Accountant: Infrastructure & Capital Projects

Watercare Services Ltd; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Watercare Services Ltd is seeking a Project Accountant to join our Finance team in New Zealand. The role focuses on providing financial oversight for major capital projects, partnering with project managers and delivery teams to forecast costs, manage risks, and support decision making throughout the project lifecycle.

You will embed within project teams, ensuring forecasts reflect delivery realities, aligning ERP data with project controls, and guiding the business through monthly cycles,

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Finance or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in project accounting, capital programme finance, or project financial management.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting, cost control, and financial reporting experience.
• Experience working within infrastructure, utilities, construction, or large capital delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Own project financial performance, forecasting, and cost reporting across a portfolio of capital projects.
• Maintain alignment and reconciliation between project controls systems and ERP financial data.
• Lead monthly forecasting cycles, including cashflow forecasting, estimate-at-completion reporting, and variance analysis.
• Provide meaningful financial insights on project risks, contingency usage, and emerging cost pressures.
• Support month-end processes, financial close activities, accruals, journals, and reporting packs.
• Ensure robust financial governance, audit readiness, change control, and compliance with investment management requirements.
• Supporting capitalisation processes and asset handover activities.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to Project Managers and delivery teams while helping improve forecasting capability and financial discipline across the portfolio.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Cost control

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

Engineering background

Tools

ERP systems

Project controls software

Job description

Watercare Services Ltd is seeking a Project Accountant to join our Finance team in New Zealand. The role focuses on providing financial oversight for major capital projects, partnering with project managers and delivery teams to forecast costs, manage risks, and support decision making throughout the project lifecycle.

You will embed within project teams, ensuring forecasts reflect delivery realities, aligning ERP data with project controls, and guiding the business through monthly cycles,