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Project Accountant

Job Description - Project Accountant

Description



Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Accountant to join our team at the Ampol Refinery in Brisbane.








The Role


The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of project and management accounting activities for the Assignment including client billing, budget management and variance analysis, financial reporting and provide senior management with support for accounting and finance issues.


Our Clients and Projects 


Designing the future. Transforming the world. 


Wood’s “Operations” APAC East business delivers brownfields engineering, procurement, construction, optimisation, and technical services to the Oil & Gas industry and enjoys long-term partnerships with some of the region’s most prominent producers located in Victoria, Queensland and PNG.


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What we can offer 


Meaningful and interesting projects – critical energy infrastructure that powers Australia


Flexible working arrangements – balance work and life with ease


Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion – we welcome talent from all backgrounds


Competitive remuneration package get rewarded for your skills and expertise


Culture of Innovation and Collaboration – work with industry leading experts in a high-performance environment 








Responsibilities

Billing:



  • Ensuring accurate allocation of time and costs to contracted work

  • Ensure alignment of client and internal financial systems to facilitate billing and cost reconciliation

  • Invoice client in accordance with contract

  • Manage customer financial audit processes & ensure resolution is reached

  • Ensure customer payments meet contractual timing

  • Liaises with client representatives, and project personnel to resolve billing queries

  • Reports contract performance and analyses variances eg Dashboard, client report and any other financial reports as agreed with the Contract Manager

  • Undertake the month end close and the submission of various group reporting requirement eg Flash/Bridge/Unbilled and AR analysis

  • Work with Shared Service Centre to ensure allocation of payments to receivables is done timely monthly

  • Ensure rates data changes captured in a timely manner in Oracle and submitted to the client for approval

  • Lead various initiatives to define finance processes and procedures to support the contract 

  • Support budgeting and forecasting activities

  • Performs risk assessment on all financial processes implementing mitigating controls as necessary

  • Review/approve coding of invoices


Month end close/reporting:



  • Reports contract performance and analyses variances eg Dashboard, client report and any other financial reports as agreed with the Contract Manager

  • Undertake the month end close and the submission of various group reporting requirement eg Flash/Bridge/Unbilled and AR analysis

  • Work with Shared Service Centre to ensure allocation of payments to receivables is done timely monthly

  • Ensure rates data changes captured in a timely manner in Oracle and submitted to the client for approval

  • Lead various initiatives to define finance processes and procedures to support the contract 

  • Support budgeting and forecasting activities

  • Performs risk assessment on all financial processes implementing mitigating controls as necessary

  • Review/approve coding of invoices


Other



  • Ensure rates data changes captured in a timely manner in Oracle and submitted to the client for approval

  • Lead various initiatives to define finance processes and procedures to support the contract 

  • Support budgeting and forecasting activities

  • Performs risk assessment on all financial processes implementing mitigating controls as necessary

  • Review/approve coding of invoices



Qualifications

  • Accounting Degree and qualified CPA / CA preferred or working towards

  • 5 years + experience in a similar role

  • Intellectually capable, can substantiate the ability to apply theory in a particular context

  • Professional demeanour, interpersonal skills 

  • Previous experience working with EBA

  • Able to demonstrate team working skills

  • Enthusiastic, conscientious and keen to learn

  • Flexible with a can-do attitude

  • A good business partner to the operational divisions

  • Proficient in process reviews, change management and process integration


The successful candidate will undergo medical and background checks.


At this time, we will only consider applications from Australian citizens or those with the required permit/VISA to work in this region.


Wood encourages Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.


If you’re an experienced Project Accountant ready to take on your next challenge, we want to hear from you.


Apply now and be part of a company that’s shaping the future of energy!



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Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon futur...

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