Management Accountant Networks

The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia's energy future. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it with our customers and communities as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant Networks to join Networks Accounting team in Thomastown office on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Manager Networks Finance, you will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality management reporting for the overall Networks business, partnering with stakeholders and providing them with high quality finance advice.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the co-ordination and control of the month end process and ensure that all journals are posted accurately, in a controlled manner and in accordance with APA policy and deadlines.
• Assist state management accountants in key areas, including cost centre and project forecasts for all cost centres and provide project managers with their monthly results within required timeframes.
• Support ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information, in particular Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet.
• Proactively liaising with the broader organisation to ensure risks and queries are identified, addressed and resolved promptly.
• Assist in project maintenance in Workday, including project creation, close-out, capitalisation and ensuring integrity of master data.
• Aid in ensuring that APA complies with all relevant accounting standards and the compliance with international accounting standards.

Your background

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and qualifications (ICAA, CPA or equivalent).
• Quality experience in financial and management accounting, as well as budgeting and forecasting techniques.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (especially Excel) with strong understanding of major ERP systems, preferably Workday.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent stakeholder, communication and interpersonal skills.

About the Team

The Networks Finance function is accountable for delivering management accounting services for the AGN networks (SA, VIC, NSW, QLD), GDI network (QLD) and APA's own Central Ranges network. Finance facilitates management decision-making and organisational performance by establishing APA accounting policy and governance for the group's financial systems.

The team is accountable for statutory financial reporting, the treasury back office, company financial policy, technical accounting, regulatory accounting, business advice, finance system support and enhancement. In terms of accounting services provided to APA's managed investments and Networks, this Networks Finance team is further accountable for budgeting & forecasting, haulage revenue, capital and operational expenditure analysis and financial management.

Working at APA

At APA we're committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best. We'll provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life.

We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

We are APA

APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia.

And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we're focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.

Our customer centric approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed securing Australia's energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia's energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities .

Join our team and be part of securing Australia's energy future.

We'd love to hear from you.

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

Role closes on Sunday 31 August 2025. Role Reference number: JR3105.

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.