Senior Management Accountant

Alder Group proudly celebrated 22 years in 2025 - we bring engineering and construction teams under one roof, to deliver building, civil and infrastructure projects. Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for numbers and a knack for driving financial performance? We're a dynamic and growing construction company seeking a Senior Management Accountant to be a key player in shaping our financial future. In this pivotal role, you'll work closely with senior leadership to provide insightful analysis, guide decision-making, and help steer our projects toward profitability and success. If you're ready to bring your expertise to a team that values innovation, integrity, and impact — we want to hear from you! About the role:

• Accounting management: Manage and assist AP and AR staff ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Payroll: Processing fortnightly payroll
• Monthly compliance reporting: statutory returns including BAS statements, payroll tax returns, superannuation lodgements and other industry related reporting
• Project accounting: Manage financial aspects of construction projects in conjunction with project teams. Collaboration with project managers/contract administrators to ensure financial alignment and timely reporting
• Month-End and Reconciliation Activities: Perform month-end close including balance sheet reviews, cost allocations and P&L analysis
• Monthly Reporting: Deliver comprehensive and accurate reporting from a divisional manager level through to board.
• End of year audit/tax: Liaise with external auditors and tax accountants to assist with preparation of final reports/returns
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in the preparation and management of budgets, forecasts including fortnightly cash flow forecasting
• Process Improvement and Efficiency: Identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance efficiency, working closely with stakeholders to implement solutions that benefit the business
• Team Leadership: Mentor junior staff and promote continuous improvement

About You - Skills And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and CA/CPA qualification (essential)
• Minimum 5 years' experience in management accounting or similar finance support roles
• Construction industry experience an advantage but not essential
• High-level numeracy and analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Commercial acumen and stakeholder management
• Proficiency in finance/ERP systems, and advanced Excel
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organisational skills

About The Business Here at Alder Group, we have a diverse portfolio of works to our name and deliver outstanding and award winning construction projects across the infrastructure, education, retail, commercial, health, hospitality, industrial, manufacturing and community sectors. From project inception through to handover, our work is high quality, good value and safe all thanks to our great team which you could be part of! What We Offer

• Full time position
• A competitive remuneration package
• Social get togethers - including our annual Alder family Christmas getaway
• Healthy minds and bodies - a confidential employee assistance program
• We live by our values of ensuring sustainability, supporting diversity, striving for innovation and seeking to provide a challenge that stimulates our teams every day