Principal Accountant

Our Opportunity

Work Location:  Perth (with occasional site travel to Iron Bridge) – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people and Iron Bridge Operations is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.

Roster: Monday to Friday, with monthly site travel as required

** This is a 12 month contract role for a Maternity Leave Cover *

We are seeking a commercially astute and strategic Principal Management Accountant (Principal Finance Business Partner) to join our finance team. This role combines strong technical management accounting capability with high-level business partnering across operational and leadership teams.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager Iron Bridge, the Principal Accountant provides strategic financial leadership, shaping business decisions, driving value creation, and positioning finance as a key enabler of enterprise performance and transformation, while leading budgeting and forecasting across the Iron Bridge operational and capital portfolio and delivering strategic insights that influence outcomes, identify value opportunities, and support senior stakeholders as a trusted advisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning across the Iron Bridge operational and capital portfolio
• Deliver high-quality monthly management reporting, including insightful variance analysis and performance commentary
• Provide financial insight that drives high impact decision making, including advanced financial modelling, scenario analysis, and business case evaluation
• Identify and evaluate risks, opportunities, and value optimisation initiatives to improve business performance
• Support capital investment decisions and provide financial oversight of portfolio
• Partner with senior operational leaders to influence commercial outcomes and drive accountability for performance
• Strengthen and oversee financial governance, controls, and reporting frameworks
• Lead and contribute to business improvement programs, driving efficiency, discipline, and value creation
• Build organisational capability through coaching, mentoring, and leadership of finance team members
• Establish and maintain best practice management accounting and reporting standards
• Develop strong relationships with site based teams, including regular engagement with Iron Bridge operations

Qualifications and Experience

To succeed in this role, you will be a commercially driven finance leader with strong strategic thinking and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights. You will bring a confident leadership presence, with proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and operating effectively in a dynamic, operational environment.

Essential:
• CA / CPA / ACCA qualified
• 5+ years’ experience in management accounting, commercial finance, or business partnering

• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability Experience in [industry – e.g., mining, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing]

• Advanced Excel skills (experience with BI tools highly regarded)
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior operational stakeholders
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills

Desirable:
 • Strong financial modelling and analytical capability Experience in [industry – e.g., mining, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing]

• Experience in capital-intensive or complex operational environments
• ERP system experience (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Pronto, etc.)

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.