Project Finance Lead

**Make it yours.**
Experience the excitement of building a career in an evolving construction business where people and performance make amazing things happen.

**This is Symal**
Symal is a trusted partner in the building and construction industry.

We're an evolving and cohesive group of businesses offering fully integrated civil solutions across diverse sectors. Our group capabilities include self-performing civil infrastructure on large multi-million projects, plant and equipment hire, an Indigenous contractor, a waste resource and recovery business, and commercial, industrial and retail property development.

Together, we believe in fostering partnerships today to create a better tomorrow.

**The role**:
An opportunity for an experienced Project Finance Lead to join Symal, based on one of our major Project’s for a key client. The role is based on-site in Pakenham, VIC, where you will have ongoing support from the wider Finance team.

**Your impact**:
Leading the function, you will be instrumental in meeting cyclical reporting obligations and ensuring adequate financial controls are established, to provide accurate financial reporting for the business and its stakeholders.

**Your every day**:

- Support the Symal Infrastructure business on its TOC projects with government bodies such as Major Road Projects Victoria
- To ensure that all TOC projects are compliant with various bodies by payment and lodgement of obligations as and when they fall due
- To manage the project audit process, ensuring that information provided is accurate and treated correctly in accordance with contractual / client agreed requirements
- Undertake the day-to-day running of the finance function for TOC projects in the business
- Control the overall budgeting / forecasting process and ongoing measurement of budget performance for the relevant project
- Work with the broader finance team, driving a high performance culture, ensuring that all tasks are performed accurately, timely and value added at every opportunity
- Prepare the monthly claim to clients.

**Who are you?**
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Commerce
- CA or CPA Qualified
- At least 10 years’ experience within Finance, in a Manager, Lead or Accounting role
- Experience preferably working within construction - civil or on a major infrastructure Project
- Experience using Jobpac is highly desirable
- Advanced MS Excel experience
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
- Ability to travel to and work from Pakenham, Victoria
- Passion for developing your career with Symal and be mentored by industry experts
- Full Australian or New Zealand working rights, as this is a permanent role

**A career with us**
Symal is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors.

Staff perks and benefits offered to build an engaged and talented workforce include:

- Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement
- Opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting and complex projects
- Annual social calendar of fun activities and events
- A corporate social responsibility program for the chance to support not-for-profits and social enterprises
- Bonus leave days, including your birthday off and a day of wellbeing
- Bupa corporate healthcare benefits
- Flexible working arrangements

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.