Senior Asset Accountant

About the role

A prominent Queensland Government agency is looking for an experienced Senior Asset Accountant on a temporary contract. Embedded in the Strategic Investments and Enterprise Finance division, you will join the Capital and Asset Management team to deliver capital project analysis, ensure compliance with statutory financial frameworks and give strategic asset accounting advice across business groups.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, analyse and present monthly capital project reports, complex reconciliations, executive briefing notes and recommendations on asset and capital performance and budget issues.
• Advise business units on asset accounting policies, including Capital Work-in-Progress and acquisitions, aligned with Australian Accounting Standards, Queensland Treasury Financial Reporting Requirements and Non-Current Asset Policies.
• Contribute to reviewing and implementing capital management policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Ensure annual capital budgets and revisions are accurately integrated and reconciled across Queensland Treasury Budget Papers, Tridata and internal finance systems.
• Build partnerships with internal senior leadership, Queensland Treasury, external service providers and auditors.
• Work closely with the Manager of Capital, Maintenance and Asset Accounting on enterprise finance initiatives.

Required profile

• Proven track record in capital asset accounting, Capital Work-in-Progress, asset registers and large-scale asset reconciliations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to explain complex capital accounting to non-financial stakeholders and executives.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Commerce, Accounting or Finance, and CPA, CA ANZ or IPA (MIPA) membership or advancement, are strongly regarded but not mandatory.

Required skills

• Australian Accounting Standards
• Queensland Treasury Financial Reporting Requirements
• Government financial management frameworks

What we offer

• Full-time public sector standard week of 36.25 hours.
• Exposure to high-profile state capital programs and strategic enterprise investments.
• Collaborative team environment with flexible hybrid work arrangements.