Job Description

The Opportunity

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An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join a high-performing finance team supporting a complex retail business. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timely delivery of financial reporting activities while supporting ongoing transformation initiatives. Working within a collaborative and evolving environment, you will partner closely with finance and operational stakeholders while helping drive process improvements, system enhancements and the successful delivery of key finance projects.

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The Role

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Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you will take ownership of core financial accounting activities, support month-end and reporting processes, act as a key liaison between stakeholders and offshore teams, and contribute to the successful implementation and optimisation of finance systems and processes. This is an opportunity for a technically strong accountant who enjoys balancing financial control, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement within a dynamic business environment.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Lead the delivery of accurate and timely month-end close, journals, reconciliations and financial reporting activities.
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- Partner with finance and operational stakeholders to enhance reporting frameworks and deliver meaningful financial insights.
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- Provide guidance and oversight to offshore accounting teams to ensure service quality and continuous capability development.
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- Support ERP implementation, testing, defect management and post go-live process optimisation initiatives.
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- Drive process improvement and standardisation initiatives,



leveraging technology and automation to improve efficiency and control.
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- Review complex balance sheet reconciliations and ensure the effectiveness of financial controls and governance frameworks.
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- Coordinate audit deliverables and support internal and external compliance requirements.
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- Act as a technical accounting resource, helping resolve complex issues and supporting successful business initiatives.
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About You

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You are a commercially minded and technically capable finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You enjoy building relationships, driving improvement and using your accounting expertise to support business outcomes. Your ability to influence stakeholders and navigate change will be highly valued.

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You will bring:

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- CA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
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- 5+ years' experience in financial accounting, shared services or business services environments.
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- Strong month-end, reporting, reconciliation and financial control experience.
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- Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA, Dynamics 365 or similar platforms.
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- Demonstrated process improvement and transformation experience.
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- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
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- Exposure to offshore or outsourced service delivery models will be highly regarded.
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This role offers the chance to join a large and sophisticated organisation during an important period of transformation. You will gain exposure to complex accounting matters, senior stakeholders, large-scale process improvement initiatives and ERP transformation projects while continuing to develop your leadership and business partnering capabilities.

📌 Senior Financial Accountant (South Australia)
🏢 Sharp & Carter Finance and Accounting
📍 South Australia