Assistant Project Accountant, Infrastructure

Assistant Project Accountant, Infrastructure

About Palladium

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social, climate and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to help solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 4,000 employees operating in 90-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, the environment, and, most importantly, people’s lives.

The role

In the role of Assistant Project Account, Infrastructure you support the Project Management team on projects with project financial and monthly reporting into the internal finance department at Palladium. You will also contribute to the ongoing maintenance of the systems that are in place for t he overall development of the Project Management Plan.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support with the systems and processes for the timely delivery of projects and milestones that are agreed with the client.
• Ensure systems are in place to develop and maintain a Project Cost Management Plan.
• Agree Project budgets (internally with Palladium Infrastructure team) and external individual project budgets.
• Support project financial forecast and budget reporting.
• Record and monitor expenditure on a monthly basis and identify variances from budgets and reasons.
• Notify the Project Director about any potential financial issues and agree remedial actions.
• Act as the primary liaison between the Project Teams and Palladium’s APAC Finance Team.
• Prepare invoices for clients and monitor the payment process.

About You

You will have previously worked in a similar role, operating within a Finance team, supporting a range of Projects or Programs with a range of requests. You have excellent MS Excel skills and are comfortable navigating complex systems.

Additional key requirements include:

• An eye for accuracy and attention to detail in a matrixed organisation.
• Ability to meet deadlines and a collaborative approach to working to agreed timescales.
• Previous experience in Government funded projects is a plus.

Benefits at Palladium:

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Travel insurance (including cover for partners & children)
• Employee stock purchase program
• Health and Wellbeing Allowance
• Study Assistance
• Private Health Insurance Allowance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Novated Car Leasing

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at ac [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.