Project Finance Specialist

Flexible working hours and working from home arrangements
- Join a team of experts that thrive on a challenge and unconventional thinking
- Fantastic Career development and career opportunities

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 4,500 talented people across 14 offices in Australia. We have committed to halving the carbon footprint of our designs and advice by 2030. Our sustainable solutions and Future Ready projects will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

Our vibrant workplace culture is an important part of what makes this a great place to work. It is supported by our Guiding Principles:

- We value our people and our reputation.
- We are locally dedicated with international scale.
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo.
- We foster collaboration in everything we do.
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

WSP prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people by offering flexible working, 12 months parental leave, opportunities for global mobility, purchased additional leave, and competitive remuneration among many more benefits designed to help you shine. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse, and equal opportunity workplace. We promote Indigenous voices and are actively delivering a ‘Stretch’ level Reconciliation Action Plan. Accredited by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice, we also support the LQBTQI+ community, and encourage all employees to bring their whole selves to work.

The opportunity

We are currently looking for a Project Finance Specialist with 1 - 2 years’ experience to become integral members of the Finance team based in Perth.

The role will be based in our Perth office with the option to work from home 2-3 days/week (if desired). You will support project teams locally and nationally.

This is a pivotal role in which you will build relationships with Project Managers, Commercial Managers and Corporate Finance whilst being part of a large group of like-minded professionals across Australia.

You will:

- Make project accounting recommendations throughout the Project Lifecycle
- Monitor project budgets and investigate any variances
- Interpret financial information to support project management and commercial decisions
- Champion data integrity and ensure accurate financial information is recorded in the ERP
- Assist with subcontractor engagements
- Prepare and submit invoices to clients
- Manage multiple projects of varying values at any given time
- Attend project-related meetings to inform the team regarding the status of project financials
- articulating problem projects and following up on any identified actions as discussed

What we'll love about you

This role is strategically important to our future growth and impact.

We are looking for someone who has a can-do attitude, who is consultative, able to prioritise their work and get things done.

Some of your experience will include:

- Minimum of 1-2 years of project finance administration experience is needed for this role
- Tertiary qualifications highly regarded
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficient MS Excel knowledge
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Joint Venture and Alliance experience will be highly regarded
- Ability to manage a high volume of work and pick up new tasks quickly

Whilst you will ideally have previous Project Finance experience, we're also open to talking to a commercially savvy accountant who wants to influence the business to create value or a contract administrator with engineering/construction experience keen to transition to finance.

What you’ll love about us:
At WSP we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many benefits to ensure your professional development & well-being.
- Flexible, Family friendly working arrangements and working from home
- Salary Continuation Insurance
- Parental Leave & Purchased additional annual leave
- Corporate employee discounts and offers
- Wellness at Work & Social Club with events all year round
- Employee Reward & Recognition program
- Professional and technical development opportunities
- Global and National Mobility Opportunities
- Extensive professional and technical development opportunities.

Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion

Discover a forward-thinking culture that incorporates some conventional yet non-negotiable qualities, like respect, integrity, and trust. We welcome to the table all perspectives, strengths, skills, creeds, and genders because we know that diverse ideas breed extraordinary results.

WSP supports a diverse and inclusive work environment as well as equal employment opportunities. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people of culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please no recruitment agencies.

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