Management Accountant Land

Management Accountant- Land

About you

You are a finance professional with a strong foundation in accounting and a keen interest in supporting strategic business objectives through insightful financial analysis. With a degree in Accounting or Finance, and ideally holding or working towards CA or CPA accreditation, you bring advanced Excel skills, excellent communication abilities, and a talent for translating complex financial data into meaningful insights for non-financial stakeholders. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities with precision and demonstrating strong business acumen and commercial awareness. Experience with ERP or financial software is an advantage, but your ability to listen, problem-solve, and collaborate effectively is what sets you apart.

About the role

As a Land Management Accountant at Babcock, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Finance Manager to deliver effective financial decision support systems and analysis. You will be responsible for contract reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis, while partnering with key personnel to provide financial guidance across ongoing and ad-hoc projects. Your work will include overseeing month-end close activities, project invoicing, debtor management, cash flow reporting, and customer reporting, as well as assisting with statutory compliance requirements such as tax, audit, and financial reporting. You will monitor and update business processes and controls, initiate improvements to procedures, and contribute to the wider finance team with ad-hoc support. This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact on Babcock’s operations, ensuring financial integrity and enabling program managers to achieve strategic and commercial objectives.

To be successful in this position, you will bring;

• Australian Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Commonwealth Defence Security Clearance as defined by AGSVA guidelines
• High level of communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders

At Babcock, our purpose is to “Create a Safe & Secure World Together.” Guided by our principles—be curious, think outcomes, be kind, collaborate, be courageous, and own & deliver—we are committed to building a workplace where you can grow, contribute, and make a difference.

Your future at Babcock – what we offer you   

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;   
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;   
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;   
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much  

more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;   

• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;   
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.   

Who we are  

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.   

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,500 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.   

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:   

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;   
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;   
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;  • Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.   

So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the ‘Apply Now’ button below.   

To learn more about us visit www.babcock.com.au   

Job req #70527

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.   

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks.  These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.   

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