Commerical Lead - Engineering Construction

Across the Monadelphous workforce, you will find stories of people who took an opportunity to make a difference with us and built a career and lifetime friendships as a result. We employ over 7,500 highly skilled people who contribute positively to our operations and the communities in which we operate. Ours is a culture built over 50 years, and it’s the reason for our continued success. 

We are an ASX-listed company that provides construction, maintenance and industrial services to some of the world's leading resource producers. Operating in seven countries, we are headquartered in Perth, WA. Working within our Corporate division, you'll join a collaborative, cohesive team directly contributing to the success of our business every day

Our Engineering Construction division provides large-scale multidisciplinary project management and construction services. Our delivery of high-quality work within the mining, minerals processing and oil and gas sectors has earnt us a solid reputation and enviable relationships with some of the industry’s leading operators.  Our variety, scope and extensive experience, combined with a highly skilled, versatile team who partner with our customers, is key to delivering competitive value-add projects. Our people are our biggest asset in it all, which is why we continuously seek, develop and retain high calibre talent.

Due to our continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for self-driven Commercial Lead. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will play a key role in providing financial management and systems support across our Engineering Construction division.  You will be supporting the Commercial Manager directly and the operational team to collate, analyse and financial performance of projects, assist in preparing budgets and forecasts, provide support to the operational accountants/cost controllers with oversight on project reporting and performance.  You will use your accounting knowledge to extract insight, improve processes and implement additional controls by supporting the case for change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Management of overhead costs, providing robust variance analysis and cost forecasts.
• Be involved in the setup of Projects, including budget handover, forecasting and support cost control tools and revenue management.
• Assisting with the month end process which includes reviewing the Project Reports and assisting in compiling the Business Units monthly financials with a focus on accuracy of data and identify levers.
• Identify trends or irregularities and communicate with management
• Investigate anomalies which may require discussions with responsible parties or utilisation of multiple systems to collate data to provide explanation
• Assist with Project performance
• Assist in the annual budget process for the Business Unit
• Engaging and building strong relationships with other divisions
• Provide support to the Business Services managers on financial processes to maximise operational performance including budgeting, forecasting, planning and modelling
• Collaborating and liaising with stakeholders, as well as other team members, from across our business to improve and standardise processes and associated systems to enable seamless transition and integration value add to our business and our customers.
• Investigate and address data integrity issues as they arise
• Respond to requests for reports associated with the payable process e.g. finance reports, payroll costs.
• Meet compliance regulations and external and internal audit requirements
• Scenario and options analysis to assess the impact of changes in assumptions and variables 
• Identify relevant data sources and use technology and system knowledge to enhance the quality of analytics and performance measurement and identify opportunities for improvement
• Generate effective reporting and dashboards to support decision making 

Why us?

We provide the benefits you’d expect from a leading Australian company, but what makes us different?

• Our work. We offer diverse, challenging work on some of the world’s biggest resources, energy and infrastructure projects.
• Our culture. We’re solution focused, reliable and embrace a ‘can-do’ team environment.
• Our loyalty. We want you to reach your potential, we’d like to help you get there.

What you will bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Extensive experience demonstrating extensive systems accounting experience, strong commercial acumen, scenario, and option analysis
• You are a Certified Practicing Accountant or Chartered Accountant or are working towards these qualifications
• Relevant industry experience (Resources, Engineering and Construction Industry) would be advantageous but not essential
• Excellent communication skills with proven experience of building relationships at all levels of an organisation
• You’re committed to quality as a top priority - you pay attention to what you produce, and take pride in it
• You demonstrate initiative and ensure that the teams you work with feel confident, informed, and efficient. 
• The ability to leverage your analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose business problems and deliver practical, sustainable solutions
• Experience using the Microsoft package, with advanced skill using Microsoft Excel
• Willing to work on a variety of projects and tasks at times working irregular hours
• Previous experience with JDE accounting software (desirable but not essential)

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We embrace the benefits of employing hardworking people from a range of backgrounds, so we encourage applications that contribute to our diverse workplace. If you’d like to see our Diversity Policy, please visit our website.

A career at Monadelphous is a career with a difference. Make it yours.