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We pride ourselves on maintaining high standards of safety, quality and operational excellence.\nWith significant growth continuing across Victoria, we are creating new opportunities to support a recently acquired client and an important portfolio of residential properties across South-East Melbourne.\nPurpose of the Role\nBGIS is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to support the financial management, governance and reporting requirements of this newly established contract.\nReporting to the Finance Manager, you will support a broad range of financial activities, including accounts payable and receivable, invoicing, claim validation, reconciliations, forecasting and month-end reporting. You will work collaboratively with operational teams, finance stakeholders and client representatives to maintain financial accuracy, integrity and contractual compliance.\nThis is an opportunity to contribute to a significant community-focused property portfolio while helping establish effective financial processes and controls for a newly acquired client.\nThe ideal candidate will be collaborative, analytical and detail-oriented, with a thoughtful approach to stakeholder relationships and a genuine commitment to accurate, timely and high-quality financial outcomes.\nKey Responsibilities\nSupport month-end, forecasting and budgeting activities to enable accurate and timely financial reporting\nPrepare financial reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet accounts\nSupport accounts receivable, invoicing, claims processing and cash collection activities\nMonitor financial data integrity and maintain compliance with financial controls and governance requirements\nPrepare financial analysis, reports and variance commentary for management review\nAssist with internal and external audits and broader finance compliance requirements\nBuild positive working relationships with operational teams, client representatives, subcontractors and finance stakeholders\nIdentify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and automation\nEnsure financial activities align with BGIS policies, accounting standards and contractual requirements\nProvide financial and operational insights that support informed business decisions\nEducation, Experience & Skills\nEssential:\nA tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline\nAt least five years’ experience in an Assistant Accountant, Management Accountant, Financial Analyst or similar finance position\nExperience supporting month-end reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting\nExperience across accounts payable, accounts receivable and cashflow processes\nStrong financial, commercial, analytical and reconciliation skills\nAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using financial reporting systems\nStrong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate financial information\nClear and considerate communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships across finance, operations and client teams\nAn interest in process improvement, effective financial controls and automation opportunities\nFull working rights in Australia\nDesirable:\nCPA or CA membership, or substantial progress towards completion\nExperience within facilities management, construction, property services or maintenance environments\nExperience supporting a large or complex service delivery contract\nFamiliarity with contractual claims, invoicing and financial governance requirements\nWorkplace Arrangements\nThis is a permanent full-time position based in South-East Metropolitan Melbourne and operating during core business hours.\nA hybrid working arrangement is available post Go Live, providing a balance between workplace collaboration and working remotely.\nWhy Join BGIS?\nThis is an opportunity to join BGIS at an exciting stage of growth and become part of a newly established team supporting an important community-focused property portfolio.\nKey Benefits Include:\nHybrid working arrangement\nCareer development opportunities within a global organisation\nA supportive and inclusive team environment\nMeaningful work supporting residential properties and local communities\nExposure to a diverse contract and newly established financial operations\nSpot recognition vouchers and a $2,000 employee referral bonus\nAccess to Flare discounts across retailers, energy providers, utilities and more\nFitness Passport access for you and your family at participating gyms and aquatic centres nationwide\nEmployee Assistance Program, wellbeing initiatives and optional annual flu vaccination vouchers\nTwo paid volunteer days each year\nCareer opportunities through secondments and internal mobility\nEndorsed by WORK180 as an employer of choice for women\nRecognised by WORK180 as a Top 5 Employer for career development opportunities\nRecognised as a Top 101 Workplace for Women in 2026 by WORK180\nAs a global leader in facilities management, asset management, project delivery and workplace solutions, BGIS manages over 50,000 client locations worldwide and employs more than 10,000 people globally. We work across some of Australia’s most important sectors, including Government, Healthcare, Education, Defence, Commercial Property and Critical Environments.\nHow to Apply\nIf you are an experienced and collaborative finance professional who enjoys bringing accuracy, insight and thoughtful financial support to operational teams, we would love to hear from you.\nBGIS is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.\nEligibility\nApplicants must have full working rights in Australia.\nApply Now\nBe part of a newly established team delivering meaningful financial and operational outcomes across an important community-focused property portfolio.\nExplore more opportunities at https://apac.bgis.com/careers/","description_format":"text","description_chars":6499,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Australia","iso":"AU","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Property Management","Facilities Management"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T15:25:52Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":64,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.847,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":23,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/bgis-assistant-accountant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/bgis-assistant-accountant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T03:32:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1788,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1897636},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1897636"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbgis-assistant-accountant"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbgis-assistant-accountant"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbgis-assistant-accountant"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/bgis-assistant-accountant\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbgis-assistant-accountant"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3873495}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"bgis.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3873495},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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