Job Description

Working together is essential to the timely delivery of quality design and is critical to our solid client relationships and ultimately creating places people love.

Embedded in each of our studios are members of the global Hassell Finance team, who help to partner with local leadership to deliver our projects with the best financial outcomes available. With talented team members integrated across the business, the team keeps Hassell running smoothly through partnerships with our studio Business Support teams.

We are looking for a Studio Accountant to support the leadership group of our Melbourne studio. Reporting to the Australian Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the financial management of our Australian business, in particular the Melbourne professional disciplines. Your contribution and management of the Melbourne projects will support our local Managing Principal and more broadly, our principal group.

You will work in partnership with the studio’s leadership group and local Accountant to oversee the day-to-day finances of the business and control the local accounting processes, ensuring completion of month end reporting in an accurate and timely manner and working with our external partners to meet our regulatory requirements.

The role includes, but is not limited to:

- Assisting project leaders with the budgeting,



forecasting and monthly revenue recognition of their projects.
- Timely management of the studio’s debtor and work in progress positions, including generating accounts receivable invoices.
- Debtor reporting, processing of cash receipts and credit control.
- Update and validate monthly forecasting in conjunction with the Principals/Team Leaders
- Management of the studio’s annual budgeting process, including tracking monthly actuals in line with the studios business plan.
- Project reconciliation and reporting as required. Includes monitoring of consultant invoicing and inter-company projects.
- In house training of Team Leaders in timesheets, project costing system (workplan) and project financial reporting.
- Assisting Studio Manager/Principals/Team Leaders with financial and/or project reporting as required
- Monitor the orderbook, ensuring all projects meet audit requirements and liaise with external auditors annually (as required)
- Manage finance assistant in accounts payable duties
- Employee maintenance in the finance system
- Ensure timesheets are completed/approved and liaise with payroll
- Assist with ad hoc financial analysis when required.

About You:

You are self-motivated, work effectively in autonomous and group environments, take pride and ownership in the work you deliver, and consistently strive for excellence/improvement.

📌 Project Accountant (Melbourne)
🏢 Hassell Services
📍 Melbourne