Senior Management Accountant

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Management Accountant to join our Health and Education team and play a key role in delivering strategic financial outcomes across contracts in Australia and New Zealand. This also includes an exciting opportunity to work at one of our contracts at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Reporting to Finance Team Lead, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

What You’Ll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Deliver partnered financial management support across Health & Education contracts.
• Manage finance and accounting functions including internal controls and reporting.
• Prepare and present monthly results, budgets, forecasts, and performance analysis.
• Support strategic direction and drive sustainable cost management.
• Provide financial support and commercial acumen to contract stakeholders.

What You’Ll Bring

• Degree in Accounting, Finance and/or Business Finance/Management.
• CA ANZ / CPA membership.
• Proven experience in financial management and accounting with a strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, EOM reporting, and data analysis.
• Sound understanding of relevant accounting standards/guidelines, and applicable legislation.
• Developed stakeholder management skills and the proven ability to develop, maintain and influence business relationships 

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career. 
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
• Training and development to support and diversify your career. 
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we.  With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.  Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.