Job description
Your New Organisation:
Join an esteemed Federal Government Agency as their Project and Asset Accounting Officer.
** This opportunity can be based in Canberra or Brisbane **
Your New Role:
The primary purpose of this role is to support the Financial Accounting & Reporting team in managing Financial and Asset Accounting. Key responsibilities include month-end processing, project forecast uploads, assisting with Work Breakdown Structure maintenance in SAP, and handling year-end audit requests.
The role involves close collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and External Reporting requirements.
Key Requirements:
Essential: SAP experience.
Highly Desirable: Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills.
As the Project and Asset Accounting Officer, your key responsibilities will include:
Position Specific
- Assist Financial & Asset Accounting Senior Specialist to provide accurate, relevant and timely information as required.
- Undertake month-end and year-end accounting activities such as accruals, journals and reconciliations
- Assist with maintaining Work Break Down Structures in SAP Process project forecast uploads in SAP
- Process tasks associated with Staff Departures
- Creation of Purchase Orders and Goods Receipting
- Assist in statutory reporting requirements including annual financial statements and external audit through compilation of data and preparation of working papers
- Work closely with the team to ensure all deliverables are met
- Ad-hoc queries and requests as required
People
- Maintain effective working relationships with the staff across the value chain, particularly project managers and asset planners to ensure effective coordination of all activities in support of organisational objectives.
- Contribute significantly to the sound financial management of assets by working as an active partner to project managers and asset planners
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
- Model agency values and demonstrate positive, constructive, and professional behaviours at all times.
Compliance, Systems and Reporting
- Complying with all agency policies and procedures, and applicable Australian laws.
- Ensure compliance with safety, risk, environmental and other regulations, and standards.
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of accounting information recorded in SAP.
- Ensure audit readiness by maintaining strong governance processes and robust documentation on all asset related transactions.
Whats in it for you:
- 6-month labour hire term
- Hybrid work arrangemets inline
- Build capability within the accounting space
To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Divya Arora on + 612 6151 9211 or email [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.
Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.
