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Project Financial Accountant
Posted 25 days ago
Location
Melbourne,
Victoria
Specialty
Accounting & Finance and Accounting Support
Job Type
Contract
Job ID
45825
Job Details

Financial Accountant | Project Accounting | APRA-Regulated Environment.

Join a high-performing finance team supporting major business transformation projects within a highly regulated environment. This role is ideal for a technically strong Financial Accountant who enjoys partnering with project teams, ensuring financial governance, and providing commercial insight across significant capital initiatives.

About the Role:

Reporting into Finance, you'll play a key role in the financial management of large-scale projects, including technology transformations, system implementations, and regulatory initiatives. You'll ensure projects remain financially controlled, compliant, and accurately reported throughout their lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage project budgets, forecasts and monthly financial reporting;

  • Monitor project expenditure against approved baselines and identify variances;

  • Apply AASB accounting standards to determine capitalisation (CapEx) versus operating expenditure (OpEx);

  • Complete impairment assessments on project-related assets;

  • Prepare insightful financial reporting for project steering committees and senior stakeholders;

  • Support compliance with APRA prudential standards and internal financial governance;

  • Ensure robust financial controls, data integrity and audit readiness throughout project delivery; and

  • Document financial processes and support post-implementation reviews.

About You:

To be successful, you will bring:

  • CA or CPA qualification (or nearing completion);

  • 3+ years' experience in Financial Accounting, Project Accounting or PMO Finance;

  • Experience within banking, insurance, superannuation or another APRA-regulated environment;

  • Strong understanding of project accounting, capitalisation principles and financial controls;

  • Experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle;

  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner effectively with both finance and project teams; and

  • Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Why Apply?

  • Work on high-profile transformation projects with real business impact;

  • Join a collaborative, high-performing finance function;

  • Gain exposure to complex regulatory and project accounting environments; and

  • Attractive salary package and genuine career development opportunities.

If you're looking to combine technical accounting expertise with project delivery in a fast-paced, regulated environment, we'd love to hear from you.
 
How to Apply:
 
For more information or a confidential discussion please call James Carswell at u&u on 0413 723 383 quoting reference number: 45825.
 
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