Job Brief
Our client is looking for a hands on Financial Accountant to take ownership of audit and tax deliverables through a complex reporting period, with a secondary focus on technical accounting and finance process improvement.
About Our Client
Our client is a large, multi entity group with an active acquisition strategy that adds ongoing complexity to its finance function. The finance team operates in a fast moving environment where priorities shift and the work is rarely routine, offering broad exposure to audit, tax, and technical accounting.
Responsibilities
Support the year end statutory audit process end to end, including liaising with auditors, preparing audit files, and tracking open items through to closure
Assist with company tax return preparation, supporting workpapers and reconciliations, including effective tax rate and deferred tax considerations
Apply AASB standards to day to day accounting entries, reconciliations, and disclosures, and identify when a transaction requires a technical accounting position
Work across areas such as leases, employee benefits, provisions, and equity or share based arrangements, escalating where further research or specialist input is needed
Contribute to process improvement and optimisation initiatives by adapting existing trackers, templates, and models for new use cases




Build financial models where helpful, from cash flow forecasts to scenario analysis, though this sits alongside rather than ahead of the audit and tax workload
Requirements
CA or CPA qualified, or in the final stages, with a background in external audit or a mix of audit and industry
3 to 6 years experience including exposure to tax return preparation or review and statutory audit processes
Solid working knowledge of AASB standards with demonstrated ability to apply them practically in a live accounting environment
Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast changing, less structured environment
Experience in a multi entity or group structure environment highly regarded
Strong written communication, able to summarise technical positions clearly for non technical stakeholders
Available at short notice
What's on Offer
A technically rich role with genuine ownership over audit and tax delivery during a critical reporting period. Clear deliverables and timelines despite the pace of the environment. Strong potential to convert to a permanent position once the initial period is complete. On site parking and a metro station a short walk from the office.
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