Assistant Project Accountant

About the role

Cubic Defense is looking for an Assistant Project Accountant to provide day-to-day support to the Project Accounting team on financial activities for delegated APAC projects and services contracts. The role works closely with Project Accountants and Senior Project Accountants, focusing on transactional processing, data entry, reconciliations and reporting support, and is a learning and development position performed under close supervision.

Key responsibilities

• Provide administrative and transactional support to Project Accountants and the wider team
• Prepare project financials, reports and schedules under the direction of senior staff
• Maintain project numbers, budgets, ETCs and other project information in the ERP system
• Support project billings and ensure supporting documentation is complete and accurate
• Raise and process journal entries, accruals and intercompany recharges during month-end close
• Help prepare monthly project reports and perform basic variance analysis
• Track project costs against the correct project codes and liaise with project, production and intercompany contacts
• Support audit documentation, SOX control documentation and the monthly financial risk register
• Track billings, retentions, debtors and cash flow at project level and support project review meetings
• Maintain project records and escalate unusual items to senior staff; comply with quality, health and safety, security and HR policies

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or a related discipline
• 2-3 years of accounting, project finance or finance-related experience
• Basic understanding of accounting principles such as debits/credits, accruals, journals and reconciliations
• Attention to detail, good written and verbal communication, and ability to manage several tasks under deadlines
• Willingness to learn in a project accounting environment and to handle confidential information
• National Police Check required

Required skills

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• ERP systems (SAP highly desirable)
• Desirable: month-end close, billing, accounts payable/receivable, shared services experience
• Desirable: Primavera P6, Hyperion, OneStream, Earned Value Management awareness, multi-currency and intercompany transactions