Assistant Accountant

Full job description
Finance & Contract Analyst
Job ID
18123+
Posted
21-Aug-2026
Service line
GWS Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Accounting/Finance, Facilities Management, Purchasing/Procurement

Location(s)
Melbourne - Victoria - Australia, Sydney - New South Wales - Australia

We Look forward for you to join us!

Hybrid working arrangement
Mon -Friday (+ am -6 pm)
Location of work: George Street, Sydney CBD (Main-Head Office)
Support APAC coverage - Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Hongkong
Maybe required to visit site across Sydney/Melbourne
Fixed Term Contract -Full time (6 months) -likely conversion to Permanent

About the role:


CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Contract/Finance Analyst to join the team located in Sydney, Australia.
The main responsibility of this role is to provide leadership to the client account, financial and administrative support to the Account Director and Finance Manager


What You’ll Do:

Finance

To assist with the control of all financial and commercial aspects of contracts within the business unit, this includes but not limited to:
Managing invoice pool ensuring all invoices are assigned correcting Q codes and supporting the CS team with clearing overdue invoices.
Monitor the contracts OPO’s over 60 days and support resolving issues.
Monitor the contract’s debt and support both Contract Managers and Contract Support on resolving issues.
Monitor the contract’s Work in Progress to ensure everything is current and support in closing out aged WiP
To prepare and issue weekly and monthly metrics document and give updates on team meeting
Support with Month End tasks where needed
Prepare accurate reports for the Portfolio which feed into Business Unit reports in line with strict monthly company timetable including full Profit & Loss account with analysis and commentary, Balance Sheet extracts and reconciliations, and detailed Project Profitability reporting
Raising vendor POs & support with monthly billing to client
Commercial / Operation
Must have understanding in the requirements & ensuring best practices for the contract such as Terms & Conditions, Purchase Orders, Invoices etc
Ability to discuss and challenge contractual and commercial matters during discussions with clients and also internal stakeholder
Organise & attend Contract Reviews and contribute sharing best practice for improvements

Procurement

Assisting BU Procurement Team for contract-related renewals for subcontractors
Onboarding of BU overhead & new contracts' vendors
Co-owning knowledge in MySupplier & provide training when required

People / Contract Support

Ensure Contract support new starters have all systems set up and necessary training has been carried out
Provide ad hoc training for the Contract Support and Management team on SME subjects
Plan and lead regular Contract Support Meetings
Ensure use of best practice, communication and understanding of key business messages through site visits

QHSE / Reliability

Systems administrator for CBRE platforms like 4sight, CERM Quantum & QHSE Gateway
Ability to support SMEs to grant access to any new joiners
Helping to collate data for reports within each Contract if necessary

What You’ll Need:

Minimum 3 -6 years experiences in related field being in Finance/Accounting basic invoices/billing/purchase order
Education: Accounting/Finance/Business Management or related field
Good communication skills - confident to speak with diverse and multiple stakeholders
Preference: Chartered Accountant (current/in progress)
Good proficiency in Microsoft Excel - basic formulas, pivot table, v-look up etc
Meticulous, data driven & proactive - key strength