Role Title: Project Accountant
The Project Accountant provides technical accounting support throughout the full project lifecycle and works closely with operations and finance teams to ensure accurate financial management, reporting, and compliance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Manage end-to-end project setup, maintenance, and closure, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
2. Maintain rolling forecasts, proactively incorporating risks, scope changes, variations, and project progress.
3. Oversee project cost tracking, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and timely identification of variances.
4. Prepare and submit client invoices accurately and on time in accordance with contractual terms.
5. Ensure accurate revenue recognition in line with US GAAP and company accounting policies.
6. Support the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
7. Prepare month-end financial reports and deliver in-depth analysis on project performance, risks, and trends.
8. Monitor and manage project balances and key metrics, including Accounts Receivable, Work in Progress (WIP), Deferred Revenue, and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
9. Develop and maintain project dashboards and KPIs to provide clear visibility into financial health and performance.
10. Act as a key finance partner to the project team, providing ongoing guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle.
11. Liaise effectively with cross-functional teams, clients, and external vendors to resolve financial and operational matters.
12. Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, US GAAP, statutory requirements, and SOX controls.
13. Support internal and external audits, including documentation, analysis, and issue resolution.
Experience / Preferred Skills
14. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
15. Minimum of 5 years' experience in a finance role, with strong preference for project‐based environments
16. Demonstrated expertise in project accounting, including cost tracking, forecasting, and financial reporting
17. Advanced technical proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Excel, with hands‐on experience using macros, Power Automate, Power Query, and Power BI
18. Exposure to sustainability accounting and/or joint venture invoicing is advantageous but not essential
19. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to manage and influence diverse stakeholders
Compensation Details
AUD
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good‐faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
20. Health, dental, and vision insurance
21. Paid time off and holidays
22. Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
23. Educational reimbursement
24. Parental leave
25. Employee stock purchase plan
26. Tax-saving options
27. Disability and life insurance
28. Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara‐O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low‐income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.
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