Project Accountant

Job Description - Project Accountant )# | | || --- | --- || Project Accountant- **Finance Administrator - Join UGL Today** **About the Role:** UGL is currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented **Finance Administrator** to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will provide critical cost and finance administration support to the Finance Lead, with a focus on invoicing, month-end tasks, reporting, and contractual administration. You will play a key role in maintaining financial accuracy and integrity while adhering to company policies, safe operating practices, and statutory requirements. If you have strong experience in WIP balance management and have previously worked in a similar environment, this is an excellent opportunity to be part of a challenging and rewarding career. **Key Responsibilities:** * Process equipment, materials, and labour invoicing in SAP efficiently and accurately. * Apply your knowledge of Lump Sum projects/ETC’s and Schedule of Rates jobs to meet contract requirements. * Manage WIP balances and reconcile systems effectively. * Assist with month-end financial reporting and processes within set deadlines and accuracy requirements. * Support cost control functions, client invoicing, and debtor recovery activities aligned with contractual and company policies. * Communicate regularly with Site and Finance Leads to ensure smooth operations. * Facilitate cost allocations in client systems as required. * Maintain the integrity of financial data in SAP through setting up service order jobs, work breakdown structures, and rate tables. * Follow up on missing hours/discrepancies with Payroll, Site Leads, and Employees promptly. * Ensure timely and accurate client invoicing, including liaising with clients to re-open purchase orders when required. **About You:** The successful candidate will be: * Capable of working independently and collaboratively within a team. * Detail-oriented, with the ability to work across multiple systems efficiently. * Professional, mature, and flexible in their approach to work. * Able to adapt to changes in work processes and learn new systems quickly. * Equipped with strong communication skills—both oral and written. * Confident in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines effectively. **Desirable Skills & Experience:** * Advanced MS Excel skills. * 5+ years’ experience in project or finance-related roles. * Experience with SAP (highly preferred). * Tertiary education in Finance or Accounting is an advantage. * Strong customer focus, team-oriented, and results-driven. * Energetic with a positive “can-do” attitude. UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies. At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply. Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen. If you are confident you have the skills and knowledge to fulfil this role, then please apply now. Reference: Discipline: Accountant Primary Location: Australia-WA-Perth CBD, Inner & Western Suburbs Work Type: Full-time | |#J-18808-Ljbffr