Accounting Delivery Manager

We currently have an opportunity for an Accounting Delivery Manager. Join our Accounting Services team and lead end-to-end accounting delivery across a hybrid onshore and offshore model.

Reporting to the Manager Accounting Services, you'll drive service performance, financial control outcomes, stakeholder experience, team capability and continuous improvement. 

What You’ll Do 

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Lead complete and timely accounting delivery, including month-end close, reporting obligations and control activities. 

• Own the quality and timely completion of balance sheet reconciliations, resolving issues and escalating risks. 

• Manage onshore and offshore team performance against agreed service levels, KPIs, quality and control outcomes. 

• Build a high-performing team through clear expectations, coaching, performance management and capability development. 

• Identify and implement sustainable process improvements that strengthen controls, reduce risk and improve stakeholder outcomes. 

What You’ll Bring 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting or finance, with CPA or CA qualification required. 

• Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring and improving team performance. 

• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, relevant legislation, financial controls and month-end processes. 

• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement, commercial awareness and communication skills across all business levels. 

• Experience driving root cause analysis, process improvement and efficiencies across ERP and EPM environments. 

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career. 

• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.

• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.

• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we.  With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.  Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.

Pre-employment checks

The preferred candidate will be required to complete reference, criminal history, work eligibility and qualification checks, together with the applicable medical assessment and drug and alcohol screening.