Team Leader, Financial Reporting A well-established Australian financial services organisation is seeking a Team Leader, Financial Reporting to act as backup to the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting. This is a robust step-up opportunity for a technically capable financial accountant ready to lead, mentor, and take ownership of statutory and regulatory reporting.

The Role

Leading a small team and supporting the wider finance function, you'll take ownership of year-end financial statements, regulatory returns, and investment return analysis - including challenging figures provided by external investment managers. You'll also act as a technical reference point for the business, providing explicit, standards-based guidance on complex accounting queries from senior stakeholders.

What You'll Do
Own end-to-end preparation of statutory financial statements and regulatory returns
Lead and mentor a team of experienced financial accountants,



building technical capability across accounting standards
Provide clear, standards-backed guidance on technical accounting queries
Support ad hoc reporting requests from across the business
Contribute to process improvement and systems initiatives

About You
CPA/CA qualified with 10+ years' experience in financial reporting
Insurance industry background essential - general insurance highly regarded, though candidates from life or reinsurance backgrounds with solid technical grounding are also encouraged to apply
Proven ability to prepare financial statements end-to-end (not just note disclosures)
Comfortable mentoring and developing others, even without formal people-management experience - you'll need to demonstrate this
Experience with process improvement or systems projects highly regarded

📌 Team Leader, Financial Reporting Sydney
🏢 Perigon Group Pty
📍 Sydney