BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.As the Project Accountant within the Project Performance team you will have responsibility for ensuring the delivery of timely, accurate and insightful project and management financial information to business and finance stakeholders. You will partner effectively with Business Unit Delivery leads and BU Finance Business Partners to ensure that accounting and reporting of project performance is efficient and effective. You will be responsible for reviewing the outputs of other team members and coaching team members where necessary.This role will support our International Government business, which provides differentiated technology-based solutions which enable Government organisations across the world to find and stop threats, manage risks and operate securely and effectively in the digital world.Core Duties / Key Accountabilities: Act as a trusted advisor to the businessProject set-up - ensure appropriate consideration of IFRS15 revenue recognition in the set-up of all new projects and use of accounting structures to optimise financial informationProject forecasting - work collaboratively with BU stakeholders to ensure the requirements for financial forecasting on projects are understood and delivered. Providing robust challenge to the project Estimate to Complete to ensure accurate forecasting.Orderbook - own the monthly orderbook reconciliation process and associated analysis of backlog and secured revenue profileProject trading - ensure there is an appropriate process for using project forecasts to inform the trading of project revenue and gross margin with review and validation with business stakeholdersReporting and analysis - ensure insightful financial reporting of project performance using the SSR and other reporting mechanisms as appropriateManagement and Project Accounting - manage month-end process to create project and business area P&L, BS and Cash Flow and present this information to leadersManagement Reporting - review first draft financial / management reporting for use with business stakeholdersProject Admin - liaise with project control to assist with any queries.Budgeting/Forecasting - provide support to Finance Business Partners in terms of historic financials and inputting into financial modelsCash flow and Management - oversee interface into Shared Services team to ensure bills raised in a timely manner; work with business stakeholders to drive cash collectionFinancial Control - take ownership and responsibility for reviewing/approving reconciliations including order book, project and business area financial reconciliations (e.g. working capital, SSR)Other adhoc tasks as requiredQualifications: ACCA / CIMA / ACA / CPA Qualified. Able to gain and maintain a baseline security clearance.Location - This role will be hybrid and based out of our Canberra or Melbourne offices.
Life at BAE Systems Digital IntelligenceWe are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.
Division overview: Financial ServicesAt BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and the financial sector is one of the biggest targets for cyber-attacks. Our Financial Services business unit is responsible for all of our clients in the financial sector and handle all areas of these relationships. The Financial Services Division helps banks, insurers and other major financial institutions to combat fraud, unauthorised trading and money laundering, and meets their regulatory compliance obligations.As a member of the Financial Services business unit, you will be responsible for providing critical services to clients in the financial sector and ensure that we remain a leading name in cyber security. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
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