Hawthorne Civil is an Australian civil construction company, committed to providing excellence in civil infrastructure projects throughout Australia. With a strong focus on building long-lasting relationships with our clients, we are a dynamic and innovative company dedicated to delivering high quality and sustainable solutions across various industries.
Due to recent growth, we have a fantastic opportunity available for a Project Accountant.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the end-to-end finance aspects of our construction projects across the Hawthorne Group. Working hand in hand with the operational project teams, you will take ownership of the financial aspects of our projects ensuring accurate reporting, analysis, and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Duties Include:
- Attend regular meetings with key stakeholders to address commercial and accounting issues affecting project costs.
- Provide detailed cost analysis for multiple projects, contributing to effective capex decision-making.
- Management reporting, commentary and analysis – covering month and year end reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
- Provide advice around actuals v forecasts, bring the numbers to life and tell a story!
- Prepare cash flow forecasts, variance analyses, and project accounting reports for timely distribution to senior stakeholders.
- Act as the key contact with suppliers, proactively addressing invoice and financing issues.
- Support the Group with ad-hoc queries and contribute to process improvement initiatives.
- Accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll reporting/journalling.
About You:
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with strong stakeholder engagement skills with qualifications in Accounting (CA/CPA), along with relevant industry working experience. Your keen interest in technology, systems, and efficient processes will contribute to the success of our projects.
This is a permanent opportunity that offers excellent remuneration, ongoing training and development, a fantastic team culture and an attractive reward and recognition program.
If you're ready to take on a challenging role in a growing business and to make your mark at Hawthorne Civil, we want to hear from you!
We respectfully advise that Hawthorne Civil will be recruiting directly for this position and do not require submissions from recruitment agencies.