TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Senior Project Accountant
Location Negotiable within NSW (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability)
Permanent Full-time
Salary package of $178,647, include a base salary of $158,152 p.a plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.
That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.
We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.
We invest in our people
At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.
We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, a 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.
About the role
The Senior Project Accountant is responsible for overseeing all the financial aspects of TAFE capital and operating expenditure projects with building key relationships, providing financial advice, guidance and information to project managers and other relevant stakeholders, monitoring the project performance against budget and forecasts, delivering consolidated projects forecast, supporting project budget submissions, contribute to governance frameworks, maintaining project accounting policies and procedures and producing regular project reporting.
This position sits within the Finance Business Partnering Corporate team reporting to Senior Manager, Project Accounting.
About You
You are a financial expert, with experience in shaping business decisions by building relationships, providing trusted insights and advice. You previously had a significant exposure to project and capital accounting in a large complex organisation, including knowledge of asset capitalisation requirements and capital expenditure budgeting and forecasting. You have strong analytical and impeccable communication skills, are organised and a natural problem solver. You enjoy building trusting relationships, collaborating with your team and taking initiative.
You have experience building reports and previous exposure to large ERP tools. Knowledge of Power BI and SAP is an advantage.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- A valid Working with Children Check (required prior to commencement)
- Degree qualification in related field or equivalent significant experience.
- Membership of recognised professional accounting association (at member or associate level).
- Strong experience in project accounting and business partnering in a large complex organisation, including knowledge of asset capitalisation requirements and capital expenditure budgeting and forecasting.
- Strong analytic skills with demonstrated experience translating insights into implementable recommendations.
To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close 11.55pm on Sunday 18th May
To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:
- Your current resume
- Cover letter addressing the essential requirements 4 and 5 with examples (2 pages max).
- Proof of degree qualification and membership of recognised professional accounting association.
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Kate Ward, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via email on kate.ward17@tafensw.edu.au or call 02 79216384
Role-specific enquiries: contact Katerina King, Senior Manager Project Accounting, via email on katerina.king4@tafensw.edu.au
For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.
To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.
Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.