Ko te take ka parekareka e koe ki te mahi ki kōnei | Why you will enjoy working here
Downer is committed to delivering excellence by ensuring our people have the environment and the means to be successful. We offer:
Te kōwhiringa | The Opportunity
Are you an experienced Contract Administrator with a strong financial background and a reputation for getting things done?
We are looking for a highly organised, detail oriented professional who thrives in a busy, fast paced environment and can confidently manage multiple priorities at once. This role provides robust administrative, commercial, and financial support across all levels of the business, from frontline operational staff through to supervisors and managers.
This role is best suited to an experienced administrator who has built strong capability across contract and financial administration and enjoys working in a high volume environment. Strong time management skills will be essential, as you'll be balancing competing deadlines while ensuring accuracy across a broad range of financially focused administrative activities.
You'll take pride in delivering high quality work, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, and supporting operational teams to achieve successful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage month end administration processes and reporting requirements
Stakeholder & Customer Management for the Surfacing Department
Maintain financial accuracy and compliance with company processes and procedures
Support payment claims, and work assignments where required
Maintain accurate contract records and documentation on Sharepoint
Attend contract meeting and contribute to administrative and reporting requirements
Support onboarding activities for new employees
Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Nga pūkenga matua | Important Skills
This position requires someone who can operate with confidence, professionalism, and sound commercial judgement.
You've likely built your career across contract administration, commercial support, finance administration, project administration, or business operations roles and can confidently manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
You will bring with you:
Solid experience in a Senior Contract Administrator, Commercial Administrator, Finance Administrator, or Business Support role
Strong financial administration experience
Advance Microsoft Office Skills, particularly Excel
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
Want to know more about what it is like to work at Downer? Then head to our People Site here!
Me pēhea ki te tono | How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click Apply Now to submit your application! The reference number for this role is 724549
We are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test, medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior to starting employment. If you need support with this requirement, please talk to our team.
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
Enabling communities to thrive.
It’s what we’ve done for more than 150 years. Solving problems. Making the extraordinary run smoothly every day. We’re keeping the lights on and the water flowing. Running the hospitals that take care of us. Delivering the transport that takes us from A to B. Maintaining communication networks that keep people connected. Helping our Government and Defence customers keep them protected. Delivering train fleets. Building bridges, roads and streets. Now we’re building momentum too. Moving forward even faster.
Across Australia and New Zealand, we’re transforming the way we work. Unlocking our potential to lead by example. Using our passion and expertise to deliver complex projects and turn fresh ideas into solutions that make society a better place. Creating opportunities for our people, growth and value for our shareholders, and world-class solutions for our customers. Imagining. Innovating. Engineering. Enabling.
