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Relocation Authorized: None
Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
Work Location: Cloncurry, QLD
Project Overview
Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets. The M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world. The Eva Copper Mine Project is a greenfield resource poised to become the largest new mine in Queensland, Australia. It is located in Cloncurry on the traditional lands of the Kalkadoon people. The Project is owned by Harmony, a world-class gold and copper mining and development company with assets in South Africa, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. Bechtel is delivering the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) scope for the Eva Copper Process Plant and Non-Process Infrastructure. Bechtel is providing these EPC services across all disciplines and functions for this exciting capital project.
Job Summary
The Project Accountant will lead the Accounts Payable processes for the project, reporting to the Project Accounting Manager. The position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality with a strong ethical behavior in workplace practices, a customer-service orientation with a demonstrated professional demeanor and communication style, flexibility, and commitment to meeting deadlines. The position will be located at the project office in Brisbane, Australia and may be required to travel to other project office locations or jobsite on occasion when performing this role.
Major Responsibilities
* Process invoices including entering/updating of invoices related to complex project payables.
* Research, analyze, and resolve invoice hold issues with Project team, Contracts/Procurement departments, Customer, and Supplier.
* Initiate contact with project personnel on the commitment documents, material receiving reports, approvals, and other issues to ensure timely payment of invoices.
* Ensure invoices are scheduled for payment as per terms.
* Review invoices to ensure adherence to the project/corporate policies and procedures.
* Participate in periodic meeting with key stakeholders, including organizing the hold report.
* Assist in resolving outstanding issues, monitor communications for quality control and escalates unresolved issues to Management.
* Perform reconciliations to ensure cost and commitments align between the accounting system and downstream dashboards.
* Assist in identifying process improvement opportunities, developing new solutions/improvements and process documentation.
* Provide trainings to new colleagues and existing colleagues in the team.
* Assist with audit queries (internal and external).
* Provide financial analysis and coordination on GBU projects.
* Extract and perform preliminary analysis of technical data.
* Ensure monthly billings are performed in accordance with contract terms.
Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a University Hire with 1-2 years of experience or 5-6 years of relevant work experience.
Required Knowledge and Skills
* Strong customer service focus.
* Dependable, punctual, conscientious, and function well in a team environment.
* Prior experience in an accounting operation using a major ERP (Oracle/SAP/other) system is highly desirable.
* Specific knowledge of accounts payable and billing cycles.
* Flexible and adaptable with the ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude and maintain composure under stress.
* Self-starter capable of working independently, taking initiative identifying and resolving issues, managing workload, and handling correspondence.
* Good organization skills, ability to provide constant attention to detail, and apply quality control over a heavy volume work with tight deadlines.
* Expected to maintain confidentiality of all information entrusted to the position.
Equal Opportunity
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to
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