- ASAP start
- $75-$100 per hour
- Large Ministry
The role focuses on delivering effective customer service, financial planning, evaluating financial performance and providing insight, improving financial controls and transactions, developing financial capability of the project community, and assisting the Finance Manager to develop consolidated project financial information.
The Project Accountant will be the first point of contact for financial leadership and expertise for the project community with large projects with high complexity and financial risk.
To deliver an effective service and develop solutions to problems, the role will utilise a deep understanding of project financials (Operating, Capital expenses, Asset management, costing models and impacts onto future budgets); knowledge of public sector financial management frameworks, processes, and systems; and financial acumen and professional judgment.
The Project Accountant is the ‘customer’ face of Finance. The role will liaise with and utilise specialist teams in Finance to ensure the Ministry meets its statutory financial obligations, to deliver value to the project community, and ensure quality and consistent advice and practices.
Role Related Experience:
- Minimum 5 years practical project or management accounting experience supporting budget holders with budgeting, forecasting, reporting and financial advice with 2 years at a senior level
- Thorough practical understanding and application of project or management accounting principles and techniques
- Working in medium to large organisations, and with non-financial people using a partnering approach
- Experience undertaking financial modelling and in-depth or complex financial analysis
- Working with confidential and sensitive information
- A good understanding of public sector financial management
Technical Skills:
- Budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
- Strong financial acumen, numerical reasoning and applications of financial concepts and principles
- Use and apply professional judgment when providing advice and information, completing work, and in situations where data is incomplete
- Ability to objectively analyse and interpret information including how business and cost drivers impact financial performance results
- Advanced use of information technology effectively including modern ERP systems, reporting tools, Microsoft Excel, and financial models
- Plan, manage and structure work to ensure priorities are achieved, early engagement with managers, and work is delivered on time and to standard
Apply via the link provided, or give Peter Campbell or Michael Chhim a call on 027 582 1128 for a confidential discussion.
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