Project Billing Specialist (Accountant / Assistant Accountant)

About us

At Datacom, we combine technology, expertise, and talented people to help organisations thrive in a rapidly changing world. As one of Australasia's leading technology providers, we work with customers across industries to solve real-world problems and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Whether we're supporting governments, enterprise organisations, or growing businesses, we're committed to creating meaningful outcomes for our customers, communities, and each other.

About Datacom

With over 6,200 people, and centre’s of technical excellence spread across Australasia, Datacom is committed to developing and growing its capability across Asia. Founded in 1965 in New Zealand, and with over 2 decades of operating in Malaysia and the Philippines, Datacom has experienced expediential growth. Through all this, Datacom has maintained high levels of profitability with a track record of delivering innovative, cost effective digital and technology solutions, all delivered by dynamic teams spread across various locations. Our people are the best in their fields - smart, passionate, and dedicated to providing exceptional IT services to our customers. This makes for a rewarding and fast-paced place to work.

About the Role

We are looking for a qualified Accountant or Part Qualified Assistant Accountant to support Billing Operations through strong analysis, reporting, and commercial insight.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with the business, understanding how projects are structured and delivered, and ensuring projects are administered accurately and efficiently. Your role will be a senior role within the team and will include managing complex projects, a high level of understanding of budgets and revenue recognition, and mentoring the team.

The role has a strong financial focus and suits an Accountant or Assistant Accountant who enjoys the challenges of complex contracts and their financial construct.

What You'll Do

As a Project Billing Specialist, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Project administration
• Project billing
• Project financials: budgets, billing rules, revenue recognition rules, work in progress (WIP), and deferred revenue
• Reviewing project setup in SuiteProjects Pro to ensure project information supports accurate revenue and margin reporting
• Identifying and investigating project setup or data issues that may impact reporting quality or commercial outcomes
• Supporting the Team Manager and Team Leads with financial acumen
• Working collaboratively with the Project, Process & Reporting Analyst, Revenue Team, Finance, and business stakeholders
• Contributing to improvements in reporting, data quality, and analytical processes
• Supporting ad hoc analysis and reporting requests as required

What You'll Bring

As Project Billing Specialist, you will be expected to demonstrate:

• CA or CPA qualification is highly desirable
• A bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Two years' experience in an accounting or finance role, ideally within a project-based environment
• Experience working with ERP and project accounting systems, such as NetSuite, SuiteProjects Pro, or similar
• Strong analytical skills and an interest in understanding how financial results connect to operational activity
• High attention to detail and a focus on producing accurate, reliable information
• Confidence working with non-finance stakeholders and explaining financial outcomes clearly
• Strong Excel and systems capability

Benefits

Our office is at BGC Taguig and we have hybrid work setup (Twice a week) and we promote Work-Life balance, and an APAC focus means no graveyard shifts!

We also provide exciting perks such as spotter fees, HMO with Free 4 Dependents, Leave credits, Performance bonuses, and a work-life balance environment

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us. We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, and professional development courses to name a few.

You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment. We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities. We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.