Finance & Project Administrator

Finance & Project Administrator | Part Time | Approx 20hrs (3-4 days)

We are looking for an experienced Finance & Project Administrator to join EDLA Group in a part-time position, supporting finance activities across our group of businesses.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working across accounts, project costing and financial administration, and who is comfortable managing competing priorities in a busy operational environment.

 The role is expected to be approximately 20 hours per week across 3–4 days, with some flexibility around how those hours are structured.

 EDLA Group incorporates businesses operating across equipment supply, energy services and pastoral operations, including Farley Riggs, EnServe and EDLA Pastoral. This provides a varied role with exposure to multiple entities, projects and operational teams.

 About the role

You will support the day-to-day finance function across the Group, with responsibilities including:

• Accounts payable and supplier account management

• Processing and managing creditor payment runs

• Purchase order administration and invoice matching

• Corporate credit card reconciliation and acquittals

• Debtor management and follow-up of overdue accounts

• Bank reconciliations across multiple entities

• Project cost allocation and project accounting support

• Monitoring project budgets, costs, commitments and WIP

• Supporting the financial administration of EnServe projects, ensuring project costs, purchases and other chargeable items are accurately captured, allocated and available for invoicing

• Identifying missing or unallocated project costs and following up with relevant stakeholders to support accurate and timely project billing

• Identifying project cost discrepancies and variances

• Assisting with month-end and financial reporting activities

• Supporting year-end and audit requirements

• Working closely with operational and commercial teams to resolve finance and project costing queries

• Contributing to improvements in finance systems, processes and workflows

 About you

We are looking for someone who has practical finance experience and enjoys being involved in the detail.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a finance or accounting support role

• Experience with accounts payable, reconciliations and debtor management

• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy

• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

• Confidence working independently within established processes

• Experience using Xero, finance applications and Microsoft Excel

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• The ability to work across multiple entities, projects and cost centres

• A willingness to learn new systems and contribute to process improvement

Experience working within a project-based, operational or multi-entity business environment would be highly regarded.

Exposure to project accounting, project costing, WIP, job costing, payroll support or month-end processes would also be an advantage.

If you are an experienced finance administrator looking for a varied role where you can take ownership of your day-to-day responsibilities and build further exposure to project accounting, we would like to hear from you.

To apply, please submit your resume together with a cover letter outlining your previous experience and how it relates to the key responsibilities of this role.