Senior Financial Accountant
High Visibility Finance Role
Leadership & Career Progression
$115,000 - $125,000 + Super and Bonus
A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join its Finance team in a highly visible role with broad exposure across financial control, technical accounting, reporting, governance and business partnering.
This is an opportunity for a technically strong accountant who wants to move beyond traditional month end activities and take greater ownership of financial reporting quality, accounting judgement, stakeholder advice and continuous improvement.
About the role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will play a key role in the quality, accuracy and insight of the financial control environment.
You will remain hands on across month end close, journals and reconciliations while also providing technical accounting support, preparing governance papers, partnering with senior stakeholders and helping develop the wider Finance team.
Key responsibilities
Prepare and review month end journals and complex accounting entries
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items
Analyse financial results, explain key movements and support timely month end close
Prepare technical accounting and position papers for complex or judgemental matters
Support Audit Committee, Board and governance papers
Provide practical accounting advice on transactions, projects and contracts
Lead or support audit workstreams and respond to audit findings
Support statutory reporting, BAS, FBT, financial covenants, tax governance and treasury requirements
Prepare management reporting analysis, variance analysis and performance insights
Support Group Flash, Business Performance Reporting,



budgeting and forecasting
Partner with Commercial, Property, Project Managers and other stakeholders
Lead process improvement and standardisation initiatives
Support finance transformation, systems and reporting improvements
Coach, guide and review the work of other Finance team members
About you
You will be a technically strong accountant with the confidence to work through complex accounting matters, exercise sound judgement and communicate recommendations clearly.
You will ideally bring:
5 or more years of relevant finance experience
Experience across financial accounting, management reporting, audit support, technical accounting or financial control
Strong technical accounting capability
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Experience with month end close and balance sheet reconciliations
The ability to work effectively with senior and non finance stakeholders
Experience reviewing work and supporting the development of other team members
Advanced Excel capability and experience with enterprise finance systems or reporting tools
A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Commerce, Business or Finance
CA ANZ, CPA Australia or equivalent skilled membership strongly preferred
Experience across infrastructure, property, telecommunications, recurring revenue, lease accounting, project accounting, treasury, tax or Big 4 environments would be advantageous.
Why consider this opportunity?
This is a senior and visible finance role offering exposure beyond traditional financial accounting, including technical accounting, governance, audit, stakeholder advisory and process improvement.
It is well suited to an accountant looking to build towards broader Finance Manager or Financial Control leadership responsibilities.
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