Finance Manager- Management & Project Accountant

• Accounting
• Finance Manager
• NSW Other
• Permanent / Full Time

14/9/2026

• Succession pathway into Finance Manager role
• Wollongong location
• Established manufacturer of specialised engineered equipment

Finance Manager succession opportunity | Management and Project Accountant

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | Full time | Office-based | 38 hours per week

Competitive salary + superannuation + genuine pathway into a Finance Manager role

360HR Solutions is proud to be partnering with an established engineering and manufacturing firm operating across a diverse portfolio of projects in Wollongong and internationally, including Abu Dhabi in the UAE and Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia.

This role would suit a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys combining hands-on accounting work with project insight, operational engagement and long-term career progression.

Are you an experienced Management Accountant or Project Accountant ready to step into a broader, more senior finance role?

This is a rare opportunity to join the business as part of a planned succession strategy, working closely with the long-standing Finance Manager during a structured handover before progressively taking on greater responsibility within the finance function.

The Opportunity

Based in the Wollongong office, you will initially work alongside the current Finance Manager through a structured handover period of approximately 12 months.

This is a hands-on senior finance position combining management accounting, project accounting, financial accounting, reporting, systems and people leadership.

You will also lead two finance team members based across Wollongong and Melbourne.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting
• Financial oversight and reporting across multiple concurrent projects
• Monitoring project costs, performance and variances
• Month-end and year-end accounting processes
• General ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating financial anomalies and unusual transactions
• Supporting payroll-related statutory requirements and reconciliations
• Banking, payment processes and financial controls
• Improving finance processes, reporting and business intelligence
• Working with Pronto and Cognos to interrogate financial information and improve reporting
• Supporting and developing finance team members
• Working collaboratively with senior management, operational teams and external advisers
• Progressively learning and assuming the responsibilities of the Finance Manager

About You

You may be an experienced Management Accountant, Project Accountant, Senior Management Accountant or emerging Finance Manager with experience in a project-driven environment.

Experience within engineering, manufacturing, heavy industry, construction, infrastructure or a similar project-based sector would be particularly advantageous.

You will bring:

• A relevant degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline is required
• Strong management and project accounting experience
• Experience working across multiple projects, contracts or cost centres
• Strong understanding of month-end, year-end, GL and financial reporting
• Excellent Excel and financial systems capability
• ERP experience, with Pronto highly regarded
• Reporting/BI experience, with Cognos or similar highly regarded
• Strong commercial awareness and an ability to understand the financial performance of projects
• The confidence to work with both finance and operational stakeholders
• A practical, hands-on approach combined with the ability to see the bigger commercial picture
• CA/CPA qualification, or progress towards qualification, is highly regarded
• Willingness to undertake occasional interstate and international travel, including approximately twice-yearly travel to the UAE.

Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is not simply another accounting position. It offers the chance to join an established business during an important period of succession and knowledge transfer, learn the finance function thoroughly and progressively take on broader finance leadership responsibility.
For an experienced Management Accountant or Project Accountant looking for their next career step, this role offers a genuine pathway into finance management.
If you have strong project accounting experience and are ready to explore your next career move in Wollongong, we would love to hear from you.

Apply through LinkedIn or contact Kerry Stephens, Senior Consultant at 360HR Solutions, for a confidential discussion about whether this opportunity is the right next step for you.