Accountant

Job title: Accountant

Company: Service Stream


Job description: Primary Location NSW – RockdaleJob Description Summary The ConnectSydney Accountant will be responsible for finance and accounting tasks to ensure accurate and timely reporting. The selected candidate will also be required to provide accounting support to the ConnectSydney business to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting of the JV’s financial performance and position, including contract performance.About the RoleAbout UsConnectSydney, a joint venture of ServiceStream, Boral, and Johnson Controls, in partnership with Transport for NSW, is entrusted with the management of the Harbour Zone. Our responsibilities encompass routine maintenance, strategic enhancements, and specialised projects aimed at bolstering Sydney’s transport infrastructure.With a passion for innovation and excellence, we deliver solutions in project management, asset management, fault management, and maintenance, continually striving towards a safer, more sustainable future for Sydney.Benefits of working with us include:

• Flexible Working – All flexibility requests are genuinely considered. This position offers flexible hours.
• Discounts – Employee rewards program and employee discounts across hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, Specsavers and many more! We also offer access to novated leasing.
• Paid Leave – Parental, cultural, community service, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.
• Culture – We are committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity and inclusion, where every team member feels empowered to make an impact, grow their career, and feel proud of their contributions.

About the Role:ConnectSydney has a mission to serve our customers in a way that delivers sustainable outcomes every day for the customer, client, and contractor. We apply our values to the way we do business and strive to achieve the Stewardship Principles in cooperation with TfNSW.As the Accountant, you will be responsible for finance and accounting tasks to ensure accurate and timely reporting. The selected candidate will also be required to provide accounting support to the ConnectSydney business to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting of the JV’s financial performance and position, including contract performance.
This role will have a moderate level of autonomy and key tasks will include but not limited to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger entries and reconciliations, end of month processes (accruals/reconciliations/reporting), forecasting and budgeting, and to assist in developing and maintaining reporting packages to support decision-making in the business and JV partners.This is a 12-month fixed-term role.Your key responsibilities will include:

• Prepare financial documents: monthly progress claims and accounts payable/receivable in accordance with company procedures.
• Checking and reporting variations between invoiced amounts and payments received and verifying discounts or rebates taken.
• Prepare journal entries which may involve plant carrying out general banking duties and extracting statistical data from records for analysis.
• Analyse project costings against forecast and budgets, ensuring costings are accurate to enable the preparation of reliable forecasts.
• End-of-month process including accruals, balance sheet and trial balance reconciliations.
• Assist with updating project forecasts and budgets, with the delivery team and other reporting as required.
• Partnering with the business to maintain, insightfully challenge and increase effectiveness of systems and contract achievements
• Closely monitor projects in delivery to understand and identify if financial risks may be developing.
• Assist with developing and maintaining KPI analytic dashboards.
• Provide coverage and support to the wider finance team. For example, payroll support and leave coverage

About You:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Finance or Business or Commerce with a major or sub major in Accounting and/or Finance, (or equivalent skills and knowledge) combined with a demonstrable intermediate level of project knowledge.
• CA / CPA qualification preferable
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in a commercial environment
• Experience in general finance and/or accounting role
• Strong foundations in financial principles e.g. month-end, accruals etc.
• Analytical and problem-solving skillset
• Experience with Jobpac (desirable but not essential)
• Advanced skills in MS Office software (particularly MS Excel)
• Experience working with PowerBI or similar analytics applications (desirable but not essential)

How To ApplyPlease submit your interest with the apply button where you will be directed to create a profile on our system. We celebrate diversity at Service Stream and welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups.Feel free to email for any inquiries on how we can best support you with reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and a designated person will contact you regarding your inquiry.Department FinanceHow to ApplyIf this sounds like you apply now to the Service Stream Recruitment Team via the online application button.

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Location: Rockdale, NSW

Job date: Fri, 09 May 2025 03:32:32 GMT

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