Major Projects Accountant

About Us

At Transgrid, our work improves the lives of millions – from lighting up sports fields, schools and homes, to powering the wheels of commerce and everything else in between. Now it’s your turn to make it happen. 

We play a crucial role in delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable energy to millions of Australians. Operating over 13,000 km of high-voltage transmission lines and 128 substations across NSW and the ACT, we connect electricity generators to the distribution network powering homes, businesses, and communities. As Australia accelerates its energy transition, the work we do has never been more significant.

The Opportunity

At Transgrid, we're playing a critical role in Australia's clean energy future. As we deliver the infrastructure that connects renewable energy projects and powers millions of homes, businesses and communities across NSW and the ACT, we're looking for a skilled Project Accountant to join our team.

In this role, you'll provide trusted financial support across major infrastructure projects, ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust analysis and valuable insights that enable informed decision-making. Working closely with project teams and stakeholders across the business, you'll help drive financial performance, reporting integrity and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

About You

You're a detail-oriented Project Accountant with experience supporting large-scale infrastructure or capital projects. You enjoy partnering with stakeholders, analysing financial data and providing meaningful insights that help projects succeed.

You'll bring:

• Degree qualifications in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Experience in project accounting within a large corporate or infrastructure environment.
• Strong financial accounting, reporting, analytical and financial modelling skills.
• The ability to interpret complex financial data and communicate insights to a range of stakeholders.
• Experience driving business performance and continuous process improvement.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of accounting standards, regulatory frameworks, and asset cost accounting/capitalisation (desirable).

Our Leadership Principles & Values 

Our Leadership Principles, Courage, Care, Clarity and Connection, form the foundation of how we lead at Transgrid. Courage means doing what is right even when it is hard. Care means valuing people and leading with genuine consideration for others. Clarity means making sure your team understands what good looks like and why their work matters. Connection means linking people to our purpose and building strong relationships across teams, customers and partners.

You will also uphold our Values: Safety, Achievement, Integrity and Service, delivering outcomes that are safe, sustainable and genuinely useful to the customers and communities we serve.

Benefits and Perks

At Transgrid, we empower our people with a well-rounded benefits package designed to support their personal, professional and social wellbeing, helping them deliver their best work every day.

• 20 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: Genuine support for every stage of family life.
• Corporate Discounts: Retail, utilities, travel, health and wellbeing, and more.
• Novated Leasing: Tax-effective vehicle options through novated leasing arrangements.
• Workplace Flexibility: Work from home flexibility and flexible arrangements to suit your life and your role.
• Tertiary Education Support: Financial support for ongoing study and professional development.
• Career Mentoring and Training: Regular training and career mentoring to help you grow.

Applications close on Monday, July 20th   however will be assessed on a rolling basis and may close earlier – Apply today and play a crucial role in driving the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future!

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas.