Program Accountant

Brisbane, Australia

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refuelling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Group Overview

Metrea is actively building its presence in Australia as part of a deliberate, globally coordinated expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Our Asia-Pacific Market Group, headquartered in Brisbane with an additional office in Perth, is the enterprise's dedicated regional interface — connecting Australia's national security community with Metrea's full suite of capabilities across three core domains: Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Digital & Synthetic. Metrea is now bringing that same depth of mission expertise and proven operating model to Australia.

Underpinning these capabilities is a global network of Support Groups spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement, ensuring that as we grow in Australia, we do so with the full weight of an established global enterprise behind us.

Metrea's solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving; enabling our partners to scale capacity and achieve asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Position Summary

In this role, you will manage the core day‑to‑day transactional accounting activities that keep our financial operations running smoothly. You’ll ensure our accounting records are timely, accurate, detailed, and fully compliant with AU GAAP—providing the foundation the organization relies on for sound financial decision‑making.

You will be successful if you bring strong accounting skills, a problem‑solving mindset, and a genuine eagerness to learn and grow. This position requires professionalism, discretion, and the ability to handle sensitive information with strict confidentiality. Whether your strengths come from formal education or hands‑on accomplishments, this role gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through reliable, high‑quality financial work.

What You'll Do

Execute the company’s accounting and finance procedures with accuracy and consistency

Strong emphasis on Project Accounting, particularly revenue recognition

Generate and input financial transactions into the company’s ERP system (D365)

Perform diligent self‑review of all entries prior to submission

Develop a strong understanding of complex processes, including revenue recognition, fixed assets, project accounting, and accruals

Complete the company’s monthly close process in a timely and organized manner

Analyse monthly financial results to ensure accuracy before final submission

Investigate monthly variances against forecast and clearly communicate findings

Prepare detailed general ledger account reconciliations

Ensure all sub‑ledgers reconcile to the general ledger and resolve discrepancies promptly

Verify proper recording of intercompany transactions

Communicate monthly financial results with clarity and reliability

Apply sound judgment, initiative, and attention to detail when addressing complex ac-counting issues

Manage relationship with the ATO and ensure full compliance with all ATO requirements

Take ownership of and manage the company credit card facility

What You Bring

Thorough knowledge of general accounting principles and the practical application of accounting theory, including project accounting principles

Experience of operating ERP systems

Strong analytical and accounting skills with the ability to interpret and use data effectively

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong command of the English language, both oral and written

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management

Act as a key finance business partner to Project Managers

Demonstrated commitment to company values and professional integrity

Demonstrated eagerness and enthusiasm to learn, grow, and adapt within a rapidly evolving enterprise

In addition to the above, any of the following would be beneficial:

Experience improving processes or enhancing financial workflows

Prior exposure to cross-functional collaboration or supporting multiple business units

Knowledge of US GAAP

Experience of collaborating internationally

Experience of working in the defence industry

CPAA, CA ANZ or equivalent

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Generous PTO

Annual incentive plan

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Income Protection Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Novated Car Leasing

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

Ability to obtain and maintain an AGSVA Security Clearance.

Inclusion Statement

We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and make hiring decisions based on capability, potential and alignment with our values. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.

Travel

Domestic travel within Australia and occasional International travel (UK/US).

Our Firmware

At Metrea, our single core value is Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes are Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.

Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.

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