Address- One of Australia’s largest employee-owned environmental consultancies
- Flexible work arrangements and excellent employee benefits
- Be a part of multiple finance projects nationally
About Umwelt
With over three decades of experience and eight locations nationwide, we are a team of vibrant professionals with experience across a range of sectors including renewables, infrastructure, defence, regulation and policy, resources, and the urban development sector. We provide fully integrated environmental and social assessment and management services including concept and feasibility, technical assessment, consultation, approvals, delivery, operation, and decommissioning.
The Project Finance Officer will manage all elements of projects and ensure they are completed within the budget and schedule.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer the accurate and timely creation of projects within our ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) in accordance with the contract and project deliverables
- Work with Project Managers throughout the project lifecycle to drive efficient and effective client invoicing in line with project plans and agreements
- Prepare and provide financial analysis and information to assist project managers and support commercial decisions
- Support project managers across a portfolio of projects of varying complexities, sizes, and values
- Contribute to the achievement of the broader Finance team goals
- Work in harmony with Umwelt’s values, objectives, policies, and procedures
About You:
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in Project Finance administration/officer or a similar role
- Experience working with multiple consulting projects or other project financial work
- Proven track record of overseeing entire project lifecycles, using work breakdown structures, and having a good understanding of standard project management processes
- Experience in working within an ERP
- Well-developed time management skills
- Strong organisation skills to succeed at managing multiple ongoing tasks
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft 365 suite (Teams, Word, Excel)
- Experience using Project Management software will be highly regarded
This position requires excellent skills in engaging with stakeholders, as well as experience in Project Finance. You will join our welcoming and dedicated Finance team, where you will have opportunities to learn and advance your career within a national environmental consultancy firm.
What’s In It For You?
Our people are our number one priority, and we are committed to providing a workplace that supports our team to grow. As part of our team, you will be offered:
- #MeDays – an Umwelt wellbeing initiative that offers staff an additional day of paid leave per month to support mental health and wellbeing.
- Flexible work arrangements to support a work/life balance.
- A role working alongside highly experienced professionals that can support you to grow and develop professionally.
- Opportunities to work nationally across a range of sectors on diverse and technically projects
- Opportunities to join the companies Employee Share Plan (ESP)
- Paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers
- A workplace culture of learning and personal development, with a mix of in-house and externally hosted training opportunities offered as well as mentorship
- Established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives and hands-on training
- A competitive salary based on skills and experience
Diversity and Inclusion
Our vision is to make a difference for our clients, our people, and the world around us. We rely on the diversity and unique experiences that each of our employees bring to deliver on this vision. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in the workplace.
Our team is privileged to work closely with Indigenous communities across the nation, and we are actively progressing, as a team, the commitments we have made in our own Reconciliation Action Plan. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We support and promote a family-friendly working environment, and we offer a range of family-friendly work practices that allow our team members to balance their work commitments with their family responsibilities. This includes flexible work arrangements, paid parental leave and additional #MeDays, as well as a range of established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives.
Join the Umwelt Team
If you believe you meet the criteria for this opportunity, please apply via SEEK. Your application should include a cover letter addressing how you meet the above criteria and your resume outlining your previous experience.
If you would like additional assistance through the recruitment process, please reach out to our friendly HR team at ************@umwelt.com.au.
To be eligible for this position you must have legal work rights to work in Australia.
