? Financial Accountant

? Pymble, NSW

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:

In this varied role, you’ll:

- 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 lodgments, 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 contemporary office environment with great benefits, including:

? Fitness Passport – discounted access to multiple fitness facilities

?️ Office Lunch Club – discounted meals

? Free staff shuttle from the Central Coast and Blacktown

? Employee Assistance Program for you and your family

? Career progression opportunities and full training

? Free secure on-site parking

? Employee referral bonuses & tax-effective salary packaging options

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 12/11/2026. 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? Please reach out to the recruiter assigned to this position! All application will be personally reviewed by one of our Talent Acquisition team members.

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 (Sydney)
🏢 Busways Group
📍 Sydney