Cost Controller / Cost Accountant (Construction Projects)

Project or Cost Accountant / Cost Controller | Construction Industry

Blacktown, NSW | Career Growth Opportunities | 5 days onsite | Onsite Parking

Are you an experienced Project Accountant who enjoys being close to the action rather than sitting behind month-end reports? Our client is a well-established and growing construction business seeking a commercially minded Senior Project Accountant to join their team in Blacktown. Working closely with Project Managers, Divisional Managers, Estimators, and the CFO, you'll play a critical role in driving project performance, profitability, and commercial decision-making across a diverse portfolio of projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that values innovation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making, while offering exposure to major projects, advanced reporting tools, and genuine career progression.

As a key member of the finance team, you will be responsible for project accounting, job costing, contract performance analysis, and commercial reporting across multiple entities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with Project Managers and operational stakeholders to review project performance and profitability.
• Managing project accounting and job costing activities across multiple contracts.
• Updating and reviewing revenue claims to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Preparing contract valuations, forecasting final contract margins, and analysing project outcomes.
• Identifying project risks, opportunities, cost variances, and performance trends.
• Managing contract variations and supporting commercial decision-making.
• Reconciling high-volume labour costing transactions and monitoring subcontractor compliance.
• Managing intercompany transactions and reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Taking ownership of labour on-cost processes and reporting.
• Supporting accounting, billing, and depreciation of significant construction assets and component inventory.
• Leading the implementation and ongoing management of profit centres and cost centres across operational divisions.
• Working closely with the CFO to enhance reporting, business intelligence, and data visibility across the organisation.
• Assisting with the development of Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Previous experience as a Cost Controller, Project Accountant, Cost Accountant, Commercial Accountant, or Senior Project Accountant.
• Experience within construction, engineering, infrastructure, manufacturing, or another project-based environment.
• Strong knowledge of job costing, project accounting, contract accounting, and margin forecasting.
• CA/CPA Qualified 
• Experience managing multiple entities and intercompany reconciliations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to work with large datasets.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and confidence partnering with operational teams.
• Exposure to Power BI, Power Query, Power Apps, or Microsoft Power Platform tools is highly desirable.
• A proactive and commercially focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.

What's On Offer?

• Join a stable and growing construction business with an excellent reputation.
• Work directly alongside an experienced CFO and senior leadership team.
• Significant exposure to project performance, commercial analysis, and strategic decision-making.
• Opportunity to drive reporting improvements and business intelligence initiatives.
• Supportive team culture with long-term career development opportunities.

If you're looking for a role where your commercial acumen and project accounting expertise can genuinely influence business outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Consultant

nicole.townley-white@coretalent.com.au

Reference number: BH-26998
Profession:Accounting and FinanceCost Accounting

Company: Core Talent
Date posted: 25th Jun, 2026