Senior Financial Accountant - 14-month fixed-term to end of 2027
- Join a collaborative Financial Reporting team on a 14-month contract.
- Manage the end-to-end preparation of financial statements and external audit processes.
- Contribute to improvements in financial reporting processes and systems.
Job description
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join their Financial Reporting team on a a 14-month contract opportunity, running through to the end of 2027.
The Role
Reporting into the Head of Financial Control and Reporting, you will join a small, newly formed team that works closely with all other finance groups across the organisation. The team is well supported and collaborative, and is currently in the process of uplifting its systems and reporting processes, offering genuine scope to contribute to meaningful improvement work beyond business as usual.
This position covers the core deliverable of end-to-end preparation of the organisation's financial statements. You will independently manage the full statement-build process, rather than working across discrete components, and will be the key point of contact for the organisation's external audit.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare a complete set of financial statements end-to-end, including consolidated and entity-level reporting
- Manage month-end and quarter-end close processes, including journal preparation, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Apply new financial reporting standards
- Ensure all accounting activities are completed in accordance with relevant accounting standards, legislative requirements, and internal policies
- Act as the key point of contact for the external audit, coordinating internal and external stakeholders.
- Build and maintain relationships across the business to support the audit process and broader finance function
- Contribute to board paper preparation and other governance reporting
- Proactively identify and support improvements to financial reporting processes and procedures
About You
- CPA or CA qualified
- Solid background in financial or management accounting, gained within a chartered, corporate, or public sector environment
- Experience preparing end to end statutory or consolidated financial statements
- Exposure to external audit processes, whether from an audit firm background or from managing audit relationships in industry
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply accounting standards and relevant legislation
- Experience within a larger or more complex organisation is well regarded, though not essential
- A proactive, adaptable communicator who is comfortable raising issues, contributing ideas, and picking up varied reporting requirements as they arise
- Genuine interest in contributing to process and systems improvement within a team that is open to change
* Please note all applicants must have full working rights in Australia
If this sounds like you, please Apply Now or contact Jack Green on ********************** for further information.
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