Project Finance Officer

**Nous is a great place to work**

Nous Group is an international management consultancy with over 750 people working across Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Canada. We are a values-based organisation that is inspired and determined to improve people's lives in significant ways. Working in unique, cross-disciplinary teams we create innovative and enduring solutions that transform businesses, governments, and communities. We realise a bigger idea of success.

Nous Group is proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work in the UK, Canada, and Australia, reflecting our expanding global influence and success. Nous consistently garners accolades as an exceptional workplace through various competitive reviews. We've been acknowledged as one of LinkedIn's Top Companies for career growth in Australia and have been awarded Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review on multiple occasions.

We are seeking a **Project Finance Officer** to join us on a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract, with an immediate start. This role will support the efficient and effective management of Nous' consulting projects. Working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with project teams across Australia, this role is part of Nous' global Finance Team (c. 20 people) and will report to the Lead Project Financial Officer. This is a great opportunity for someone who has some project finance or project accounting experience in a smaller company and is eager to move to a medium-sized corporate team to learn how to support large project teams across Australia.

This position is well-suited to individuals with initial experience in project finance or accounting within a small company setting, who are now looking to expand their expertise by stepping into a role within a medium-sized enterprise. While desire for progression to an accounting career is not necessary, this role provides excellent knowledge development for an Assistant Accountant role as it ensures a thorough understanding of project accounting information.

This is a permanent full-time role and involves a flexible mix of working time in Nous' Melbourne office and working from home.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Address support tickets related to project setup and ongoing management; ensure project details are accurately reflected in the project management system;
- Create project invoices with a keen eye on adherence to project scopes and contract terms.
- Collaborate with project teams to address financial issues, facilitating the progression of project milestones and accurate invoicing.
- Work with Accounting Team to resolve financial queries related to projects
- Generate reliable financial reports and conduct reconciliations to confirm the integrity of data between project management and accounting systems.
- Identify and contribute to the implementation of improvements within financial and project management system processes.

**And the practical experience and skills required**:

- A comprehensive understanding of financial and accounting principles
- Experience with medium/large CRM or project management systems - in particular, experience with Salesforce and/or Kimble or similar systems would be highly regarded
- A commitment to effective team collaboration, with rapid and thorough engagement with inquiries.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisation skills
- Strong customer service orientation and communication skills
- Ability to adapt to change quickly
- A process-driven approach inclusive of root cause analysis for continuous improvement
- Experience in a professional services environment would be desirable, particularly experience within a consulting company

**Finally, the important details**

We seek people who demonstrate an ability to work effectively with individuals with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.

If you have experience working on complex problems and want to be part of a dynamic team that puts people at the centre of everything, then we'd love to hear from you