Want to move beyond traditional accounting and become a genuine commercial partner to project delivery teams? This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Cost Controller to support a range of major projects within a large, complex organisation. This role sits at the intersection of finance and operations, providing critical cost management, forecasting and reporting support to project stakeholders.
If you're someone who enjoys working closely with Project Managers, influencing decision making and driving financial performance across a portfolio of projects, and having tangible impact then this is worth a look.
Supporting a fast-paced project environment, you'll be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, forecasting and cost control while partnering with operational stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insights.
Key responsibilities:
Managing monthly accruals, forecasting and month-end reporting activities
Preparing variance analysis and providing commentary on project performance
Partnering with Project Managers to review costs, trends, forecasts and project outcomes
Maintaining project cost reports and supporting ongoing financial governance
Assisting with project funding requests and approvals
Supporting project controls activities, including forecasting and financial reviews
Managing purchase requisitions and purchase orders across projects
Maintaining project registers and ensuring data integrity across financial systems
Supporting project close-out activities and capitalisation processes
Providing accurate and timely financial information to support operational decision making




Want to move beyond traditional accounting and become a genuine commercial partner to project delivery teams? This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Cost Controller to support a range of major projects within a large, complex organisation. This role sits at the intersection of finance and operations, providing critical cost management, forecasting and reporting support to project stakeholders.
If you're someone who enjoys working closely with Project Managers, influencing decision making and driving financial performance across a portfolio of projects, and having tangible impact then this is worth a look.
Supporting a fast-paced project environment, you'll be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, forecasting and cost control while partnering with operational stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insights.
Key responsibilities:
Managing monthly accruals, forecasting and month-end reporting activities
Preparing variance analysis and providing commentary on project performance
Partnering with Project Managers to review costs, trends, forecasts and project outcomes
Maintaining project cost reports and supporting ongoing financial governance




Assisting with project funding requests and approvals
Supporting project controls activities, including forecasting and financial reviews
Managing purchase requisitions and purchase orders across projects
Maintaining project registers and ensuring data integrity across financial systems
Supporting project close-out activities and capitalisation processes
Providing accurate and timely financial information to support operational decision making
To be successful, you'll likely bring:
Experience as a Project Accountant, Cost Controller or similar project finance role
Strong forecasting, budgeting and cost management capabilities
Experience supporting large-scale projects, infrastructure, resources, engineering or capital-intensive environments
Knowledge of IFRS 15 (desirable)
Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills
Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering capability
Ability to explain financial outcomes to non-finance stakeholders
High attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving
Experience working in a deadline-driven environment
Why Consider This Role?
Exposure to a highly complex, energetic project environment
Significant stakeholder engagement and business partnering opportunities
Opportunity to influence project outcomes rather than simply report on them
CBD location with future flexibility available once established in the role
Strong brand name and career development opportunities
Long-term opportunity to build project finance and commercial expertise
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📌 Cost Controller (Queensland)
🏢 Sharp & Carter
📍 Queensland