About Laing O'Rourke

Laing O’Rourke is a $6 billion international operation with 70 years of involvement in Australian construction and infrastructure, including nearly two decades under the Laing O’Rourke banner. The business delivers projects as diverse as the environments in which they are built, from high security military bases and major rail transport infrastructure projects, through to landmark buildings at the transport interface. Laing O’Rourke owns one of Australia’s largest plant and equipment hire company called Select Plant Australia. We know the right culture combined with purposeful technology will help us meet demand and deliver certainty for our clients. That’s the #powerofexperience.

About the role

Laing O’Rourke is currently seeking an experienced Finance Services Officer to join our high-performing team based in Sydney or Brisbane.

The purpose of this role is to proactively support the Finance Services function by performing accounts/accounting tasks, reporting & analysis as required and deliver internal/external services to ensure compliance with all company policies, internal controls, and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Project bank account management, bank receipting & reconciliation, time management & reporting, internal/external audit requests and other accounting tasks as assigned within advised deadlines.
• Support line manager with reporting & analysis for operational insights, business improvement, function workflow management and legislative reporting within agreed deadlines e.g., Payment Times Reporting, Finance Services function reporting.
• Assist in on-boarding new hires to understand our business and system processes.
• Assist team members and employees with investigations and queries related to the assigned function.
• Support the delivery of other tasks including transition of new tasks into the Finance Services function, business improvement projects and escalate to line manager as necessary.
• Support in reviewing aging in-progress items pending resolution by team member and resolving aging balance sheet line items.
• Ensure a co-operative and open knowledge sharing relationship is developed and maintained with other internal stakeholders. 

About you

• Certificate IV or Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent.
• 2-3 years’ experience in accounting with basic understanding of accounting and finance processes, systems, and controls.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Ideally have worked in medium - large finance functions or a shared services environment.

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at

https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.