Senior Accountant (Financial Operations)

• 6-month contract, starting as soon as possible
• Central location | Hybrid work weeks
• Support key business initiatives

Overview
Senior Accountant opportunity with well-regarded Financial Services organisation; this is a 6-month contract starting as soon as possible.
  
Reporting into Financial Control, this role combines core financial accounting and finance operations responsibilities with the opportunity to support a significant business initiative currently underway.
  
Working closely with senior finance stakeholders, you will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of financial information, supporting reporting processes, driving operational improvements, and assisting with financial analysis and information requests associated with strategic business projects.
  
Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the month-end, half-year and year-end close processes.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and corporate governance requirements.
• Support oversight of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, invoicing, payments and corporate card activities.
• Source, validate and reconcile financial information from ERP and other systems.
• Support the preparation of financial analysis, reporting packs and data submissions for internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with responding to financial information requests associated with business projects and strategic initiatives.
• Reconcile and validate data against previously reported financial information to ensure accuracy and consistency.

  
About You

• CA/CPA qualified.
• Strong understanding of Australian Accounting Standards and corporate accounting practices.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyse and manipulate large datasets.
• Proven experience preparing reconciliations, investigating variances and working with complex financial information.
• Confident communicator able to engage effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, resilient and solutions-focused, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get into the detail.

  
To find out more about this opportunity, please apply via the link.