Reporting to the Director and working closely with them and department heads, you will take full ownership of financial accounting and reporting while playing an increasingly commercial role across the business.

Key responsibilities

Own the month-end close — journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and a clean, on-time reporting pack

Prepare monthly management reporting with commentary that explains variances rather than just presenting them

Manage compliance obligations including BAS, IAS, FBT, payroll tax and workcover, and act as the primary contact for external accountants and auditors

Prepare year-end statutory financial statements and manage the audit process through to sign-off

Maintain the fixed asset register, lease accounting and inventory valuation

Build and maintain the annual budget and rolling forecasts, working with department managers to build assumptions they believe in

Analyse margin, cost and working capital performance across sales, parts and service, and flag the trends worth acting on

Business partner with department heads — translating financial performance into plain language and practical recommendations

Support cash flow forecasting and stock funding requirements

Continuously improve processes, controls and reporting as the business scales

About you

CA or CPA qualified (or in the final stages of completion)

Degree qualified in accounting, commerce or finance

Solid post-qualification experience in a financial accounting role, ideally with exposure to a product, inventory or asset-heavy business

Strong technical grounding in Australian accounting standards and tax compliance

Advanced Excel skills and confidence working across ERP or accounting systems (Xero, MYOB Advanced, NetSuite or similar)





A commercial mindset — you are comfortable stepping out of the spreadsheet and into a conversation with an operational manager

Clear communicator who can hold their ground with senior stakeholders and explain finance to non-finance people

Hands-on, pragmatic and comfortable in a growing business where the finance function is still being built

About the role

Key responsibilities

- Own the month-end close — journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and a clean, on-time reporting pack
- Prepare monthly management reporting with commentary that explains variances rather than just presenting them
- Manage compliance obligations including BAS, IAS, FBT, payroll tax and workcover, and act as the primary contact for external accountants and auditors
- Prepare year-end statutory financial statements and manage the audit process through to sign-off
- Maintain the fixed asset register, lease accounting and inventory valuation
- Build and maintain the annual budget and rolling forecasts, working with department managers to build assumptions they believe in
- Analyse margin, cost and working capital performance across sales, parts and service, and flag the trends worth acting on
- Business partner with department heads — translating financial performance into plain language and practical recommendations
- Support cash flow forecasting and stock funding requirements
- Continuously improve processes,



controls and reporting as the business scales

About you

- CA or CPA qualified (or in the final stages of completion)
- Degree qualified in accounting, commerce or finance
- Solid post-qualification experience in a financial accounting role, ideally with exposure to a product, inventory or asset-heavy business
- Strong technical grounding in Australian accounting standards and tax compliance
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working across ERP or accounting systems (Xero, MYOB Advanced, NetSuite or similar)
- A commercial mindset — you are comfortable stepping out of the spreadsheet and into a conversation with an operational manager
- Explicit communicator who can hold their ground with senior stakeholders and explain finance to non-finance people
- Hands-on, pragmatic and comfortable in a growing business where the finance function is still being built

Previous experience in the automotive industry would be favourable (not essential)

About us

An established offroad RV and caravan dealership based in North Melbourne, selling and supporting premium touring vehicles for customers who take them well past the end of the bitumen. The business has grown quickly and is now investing in the finance function to match.

Benefits

- Base plus superannuation, reviewed annually
- A broad, high-visibility role with direct access to the Dealer Principal and leadership team
- Genuine scope to shape reporting, systems and process rather than inherit someone else's
- Clear progression as the business grows
- Convenient North Melbourne location with parking on site and public transport close by
- An industry you can actually get excited about — products built for serious offroad touring, and a team that uses them

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📌 Senior financial Accountant (Melbourne)
🏢 Lead Retail
📍 Melbourne