Project Accountant (Gosford)

Job Details Project Accountant (Project & Commercial Focus) We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Project Accountant to take ownership of company and project-level financial performance across a dynamic portfolio. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a project-driven environment and enjoys partnering closely with operational teams to drive margin, cash flow, and performance accuracy. The Role As Project Accountant, you will report to the CFO, with direct exposure to CEO as the company actively pursues acquisition and growth opportunities as it’s next step in it’s evolution. You will be the financial lead across the project portfolio, with full oversight of cost, margin, cash flow, and WIP. You will play a key role in business performance reporting, forecasting, commercial decision support, and financial governance. This is a hands‑on role requiring strong analytical capability, commercial acumen, and systems ownership. Key Responsibilities Business Performance & Project Control
- Continuously improve project-level financial performance reporting and forecasting
- Optimise and embed project cost to complete and reporting dashboards
- Ensure accuracy of project margin reporting and WIP
- Partner with operational teams to drive financial accountability via monthly project cost reviews
- Regularly review job costing activity rates Commercial & Bid Support
- Support pricing frameworks
- Review and challenge material project deviations
- Contribute financial inputs to bid pricing
- Manage day‑to‑day commercial levers including variations, claims, and cost control Revenue Recognition & WIP
- Own revenue recognition methodology and controls
- Calculate Percentage of Completion (POC), WIP, and accruals
- Maintain detailed project financial evidence and documentation Reporting & Deliverables
- Prepare monthly management accounts
- Deliver cost-to-complete and margin analysis
- Produce WIP schedules and project financial reports
- Provide billing and commercial reporting support Systems & Process Ownership
- Own ERP and project financial reporting system integrity
- Drive standardisation, governance, and controls
- Ensure accurate project system inputs
- Recommend process improvements based on operational insights About You
- Qualified accountant (CA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Strong experience in project-based or contract-driven environments
- Deep understanding of revenue recognition and POC accounting
- Proven experience managing WIP and cost-to-complete forecasting
- Commercially confident with strong stakeholder partnering skills
- ERP systems experience with a focus on process integrity
- High attention to detail with strong analytical capability
- Proactive, solution‑oriented, and comfortable challenging assumption If you think you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we would love to hear from you. About Us Crossmuller is an creative and progressive multi-disciplined company specialising in the design, manufacturing and implementation of equipment and turn‑key solutions for the Australian manufacturing and related industries. Crossmuller is an Equal Opportunity Employer Apply Now #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3q8j10