Capital Accountant (FTC 12 Months)

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians.

Perth Airport is investing more than $5 billion in new infrastructure so we can support our airline partners to grow, offering more services to new destinations and an improved customer experience. This will be the largest funded private equity build in Western Australia for the last 30 years.

Over the coming decade we will expand T1 International, and build new domestic terminal facilities, a parallel runway, two multi-storey carparks and our first airport hotel. This will deliver one airport for the people of Western Australia which will host all flight services in a central location giving passengers a seamless, world-class travel experience.

The Perth Airport estate is spread over 2100 hectares and has developed a $1.5 billion portfolio of existing industrial premises and significant vacant land holdings.

We service a truly diverse community and play an important role in strengthening cultural, family and social bonds while supporting business, tourism and leisure travel.

Our team are currently looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Capital Accountant for a Fixed Term Contract of 12 Months.

What you'll do:

This is a varied and interesting role with multiple stakeholders across the business. As the Capital Accountant you will be responsible for providing financial reporting and analysis for the Perth Airport Capital program.

Reporting to the Manager Business Planning & Analysis this role will be key to providing monthly capital reporting as well as regular reporting to external stakeholders. In addition, you will facilitate the annual budgeting and monthly forecast processes. The role is also involved in the capital approval process and you will be required to assist in the review of all requests for funding.

A critical aspect of this role will be to maintain accurate asset and capital transactions. This will include understanding the appropriate tax and accounting options as well as providing information for statutory and regulatory accounts.

About you:

You'll be CA, CPA, or CIMA qualified (or working towards certification) with at least 2 years’ experience in a Financial Reporting role.

This role requires you to have excellent communication skills and you must be confident in dealing with multiple stakeholders. In addition, you will have a high attention to detail along with highly developed time management skills.

A good understanding of Microsoft Office 365, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerBi, and experience using financial accounting systems for reporting will be highly regarded.

You’ll thrive as part of a high-performing team, gain trust quickly, and be passionate about delivering best-in-class customer service.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in the Finance field, with prior Capital Accounting experience. This role will require a high level communication with all levels of employees both internally and externally to the business.

About Us:

We offer a dynamic and supportive team culture, a contemporary workplace with great facilities and a modern approach to work/life integration. Our competitive remuneration package comes with additional company benefits including free parking.

Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to building an equitable and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. At PAPL we place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

If this sounds like you please get in touch.