Ready for your next opportunity? This is a career step-up opportunity to bring your communication and organisational skills to Busways’ Pymble Head Office! We’re looking for a Financial Accountant. You have the chance to make a key difference in the community by ensuring safe and reliable transport services every day
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage and reconcile cashbooks for assigned legal entities, ensuring transactions are accurate, timely and appropriately supported.
- Coordinate manual payment requests and investigate and resolve cashbook discrepancies and outstanding items.
- Perform monthly pre-close and post-close financial reviews, including investigation of variances and preparation of financial commentary.
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and financial reports, including expense reports for senior stakeholders, ensuring discrepancies and outstanding items are appropriately followed up.
- Manage assigned invoicing processes and debtor collection, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to resolve invoicing, account reconciliation and outstanding balance queries.
- Review and reconcile corporate credit card transactions and employee expense claims on a weekly basis.
- Complete assigned month-end accounting processes, including bank and depot cash reconciliations, journal preparation, accruals, prepayments, and other financial adjustments.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly BAS returns, perform weekly excise duty calculations and lodgements, and prepare monthly FBT accrual journals.
- Support the Manager and Senior Accountants with day-to-day accounting matters, financial analysis, process improvements and ad hoc requirements.
What You’ll Bring
- Must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have valid, unrestricted working rights.
- Degree, Diploma or other tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years' relevant experience in a commercial or corporate finance environment.
- Practical experience supporting or completing month-end close activities, including reconciliations and preparation of accounting journals, with the ability and willingness to develop broader financial accounting skills.
- Studying towards CA or CPA qualification.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and identify appropriate solutions.
- High level of computer competence, in particular Microsoft Word and Excel, with the ability to work effectively with financial systems and reporting tools.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing deadlines and deliver quality outcomes within required timeframes.
- Strong work ethic and a results-oriented attitude with a commitment to confidentiality
- Strong verbal and written communication skills that will allow you to build professional relationships across a diverse workforce.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned responsibilities and recognise when matters require escalation.
What We Offer You At Busways, we don’t just transport people – we care about every part of the journey. You’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative team in a modern office environment with great benefits, including:
- Career growth opportunities
- Versatile work – up to two working from home days + flexible start/finish times
- A supportive team culture with regular lunches and social events
- Employee Referral Program – generous cash bonuses
- Modern offices with communal kitchen, outdoor space, fresh fruit & quality coffee
- Free secure on-site parking
- Free staff shuttle from Central Coast & Blacktown
- Fitness Passport – discounted access to multiple fitness facilities
- Confidential support via Telus Health’s Employee Assistance Program
- Office Lunch Club – quality discounted meals made easy
Who We Are For over 80 years, Busways has proudly delivered reliable, safe, and high-quality bus services across NSW and South Australia. With a team of 2,800+ people, we’re committed to ensuring every journey is a positive experience, transporting over 53 million passengers annually.
How To Apply
Think this sounds like your perfect fit? Please apply via the Apply button. This ad will expire on 12/10/2026. All applicants will receive an outcome via email. Please include the following in your application:
- A cover letter telling us who you are and why you’d be a great fit for this role!
- A current resume detailing your experience.
Please Note: The successful applicant will be offered an initial 12 month fixed-term contract with the intention of then becoming a permanent employee. This is part of Busways hiring policy for all admin roles. Our rate of conversion to permanent positions is over 90%. Questions? Contact our Recruitment Team on 02 9497 1800 or
[email protected].
Busways is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and candidates from diverse backgrounds.
No agency applications, please.
📌 Financial Accountant (Pymble)
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