Finance Manager – Corporate Accounting

Manager, Finance – Corporate Accounting

CIMIC Group

Sydney | Permanent Role | Office Based | Group Finance Reporting

CIMIC Group is seeking an experienced Finance Manager – Corporate Accounting to ensure financial integrity of the financial reporting process is upheld and improved, as well liaising with senior members of the Finance team to organise mainstream accounting activities and to provide experienced analysis and commentary to the Senior Leaders.

About the Role

This Finance Manager position is within the CIMIC Corporate Accounting team, primarily supporting the CPB Contractors business. This team is responsible for ensuring that the financial integrity of the financial reporting process is maintained and enhanced. The team is responsible for providing a responsive accounting service that fulfils CIMIC’s internal and external reporting requirements, while meeting the accounting needs of key stakeholders.

The team currently has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven CA-qualified accountant with audit experience to continue the improvement of financial reporting systems and quality of financial reporting.

• Your key responsibilities will include:
• Monthly financial reporting – Ownership and preparation of the monthly financial reporting process (OneStream) in a timely and accurate manner.
• Analysis and Commentary – Undertake analysis and provide commentary on key balance sheet and profit and loss accounts (including liaising with Business Units, and ownership of explanations) for inclusion in monthly commentary submission to parent entity.
• Financial statements – Responsibility for preparation/review of financial reports for CIMIC group entities.
• Balance Sheet Control Framework – Ensuring compliance with the CIMIC Balance Sheet Control Framework, including review of monthly Corporate balance sheet reconciliations and assisting with review of Business Unit reconciliations across the group.
• Corporate Accounting – Review of month end journals, including group consolidation journals.
• CIMIC Corporate overheads – review budgeting and reforecasting, and monthly analysis and reporting.
• Business Unit support – Provide Business Units with ad-hoc support and assistance when required including tender request information.
• Project work – Assist and drive ad-hoc technical projects and resolution of issues
• Process improvement – Continually challenge the processes and systems in place to ensure optimum efficiency, automation and quality of financial reporting process.
• Audit support – Coordination of annual audit process, responding to queries and providing support on a timely basis.
• Training - Participate in team training sessions on various accounting software and tools.
• Coaching and mentoring – Provide guidance to, and assist in the development of, junior staff.

About CIMIC

We deliver major projects that shape communities, support economic growth and create long-term value.

CIMIC Group is an engineering led services, construction and natural resources leader with a proud history dating back to 1899. Powered by approximately 30,000 people, we deliver high value, sustainable solutions across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects in around 20 countries.

Our mission is to generate sustainable returns for our shareholders while delivering outstanding results for our clients and providing safe, rewarding and fulfilling careers for our people. We live by CIMIC’s core principles—integrity, accountability, innovation and delivery—all underpinned by safety and sustainability.

About You – Qualifications & Experience

To be successful, you will bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline
• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA or equivalent) – required Sound knowledge of WHS, environmental and workers compensation legislation, and its application on construction sites
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in either financial and/or management accounting activities (general accounting, financial analysis and reports)
• First or second movers from the Big 4 or Top Tier Accounting firms (with an audit background)
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Demonstrable experience of leading and managing teams
• Computer literacy with a sound knowledge of accounting software
• High level of competency in using Microsoft Office tools (esp. Excel), with ability to identify efficiencies and automation
• Ability to analyse and communicate financial information
• Flexible and adaptable to a fast-paced and changing environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a client-focused approach
• Well-developed time management skills
• Strong attention to detail, yet ability to see the big picture
• Understanding of ASIC and ATO requirements
• A self-starter with a strong desire for improvement of processes