Project Accountant

Full job description

At BAE Systems Australia 

Do interesting work that MATTERS

 ENJOY what you do

 GROW your career

 Be YOU

We work in a thriving sector – one that puts us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day we push boundaries to produce some of the world’s most innovative and ground breaking technology. Individually we all contribute to our success. Collectively we make the impossible possible.

Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, it is our shared passion that shapes our culture, and our people that make it a great place to work.

About the OPPORTUNITY

We have a great opportunity for a Project Accountant to join our Maritime Sustainment team. Reporting to the Finance Lead, this role is responsible for supporting the Project and/ or Finance Manager in maintaining the integrity and transparency of financial data to facilitate planning and decision making for the project. This role can be based in our Osborne Shipyard office in Adelaide or our Henderson Office in WA.

We embrace flexible work arrangements at BAE Systems Australia such as a 9-day fortnight and hybrid working.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Preparing journals for project accruals and adjustments

Managing the accruals process and prepare and review reconciliation processes between job and general ledger

Assisting with the preparation of the project annual budget, quarterly re-forecast and monthly rolling forecast

Operating, maintaining and improving budgeting and forecasting processes for the project

Preparing the fortnightly project cash flow submission

Providing financial inputs and commentary into the monthly contract status report (CSR)

Maintenance of the project ledger in conjunction with the project controls group

Assisting with Oracle queries from the project

Ongoing billing processes, maintenance, and monitoring, including incorporating changes resulting from Contract Change Proposal’s (CCP’s)

Bank guarantees administration (in conjunction with the Commercial Group)

Milestone schedule maintenance and monitoring, including incorporating changes resulting from Contract Change Proposal’s (CCP’s)

Month-end reporting activities

Preparation of financial reports

KEY CRITERIA:

CA or CPA qualification

Previous project accounting experience, ideally within a large corporation

Growth mindset – ability to work confidently in changing environments

Ability to use good written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with a wide range of project stakeholder

High literacy and numeracy skills

Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards and Australian International & Framework of Reporting Standards (AIFRS)

Strong organisational and high attention to detail skills

Exposure to Oracle ERP desirable

Intermediate MS Office skills, especially in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Eligibility for a Negative Vetting Level 1 Defence security clearance

We believe in hiring for potential, we know that some candidates hesitate if they don’t tick all the boxes. If this role interests you, but you don’t meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.