Job Description

Work with a leading Canberra-based organisation operating in a complex, regulated environment with a strong reputation for stability, performance and long-term value creation.

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This organisation plays a critical role in the region's energy landscape and offers finance professionals the opportunity to work across technically challenging accounting matters while remaining closely connected to business operations.

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The finance team is high performing, collaborative and values strong culture, accountability and continuous development.

The Opportunityn

This is a permanent leadership role responsible for the group's technical accounting, statutory financial reporting and taxation compliance.

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You'll lead a team of five, report to the Group Manager, and will play a key role in presenting to the audit and risk committee and the board on financial reporting, external audit and tax matters.

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You'll have the chance to:

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- Own the full picture: financial reporting, external audit and end-to-end tax sit together in one role, rather than being split across separate teams
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- Work on technically complex matters, including joint venture and partnership reporting and impairment modelling in a regulated context
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- Lead the implementation of current accounting standards and sustainability reporting requirements across the group
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- Shape governance, systems and processes across accounting, tax and back-office treasury
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The Rolen

You'll be responsible for:

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- Reporting to the audit and risk committee and the board on financial reporting, external audit and tax matters,



including updates to the Delegation of Authority and Tax Risk Management Policy
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- Leading delivery of year-end financial statements for the JV and partnership entities
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- Running the external audit process and maintain a strong working relationship with the external auditors
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- Providing technical accounting advice across the group on complex transactions, new initiatives, programs and projects
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- Overseeing the implementation of new accounting standards, disclosures and sustainability reporting requirements, and document the group's material accounting and tax policy positions
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- Managing the month-end timetable and close, including reconciliations, consolidations, fixed asset register maintenance and reporting of results to owners
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- Leading year-end impairment modelling for assets, including assessing regulatory changes that may impact impairment assessment required under accounting standards
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- Leading the end-to-end tax function, covering compliance, reporting and advice across income tax, GST, FBT, payroll tax and other taxes, and consult owners on positions for material transactions
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- Providing commercially focused tax advice on strategic initiatives, and manage external tax advisers on compliance reviews and any ATO-initiated reviews
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- Overseeing Payment Times Reporting Scheme and foreign investment (FIRB) reporting obligations
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- Leading, coaching and developing your team, including goal setting, performance management and capability uplift
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The Ideal Personn

You're a senior CA or CPA who is as comfortable in the technical detail of a complex accounting or tax position as you are explaining it to an audit committee.

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You see governance and process improvement as part of the job rather than an add-on.

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You will bring the following skills and experience:

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- Tertiary qualifications in accounting or a related discipline, and CA or CPA membership
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- 10+ years' experience across financial reporting and taxation, ideally in a large commercial organisation working with multiple stakeholders
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- A track record managing external auditors and meeting statutory and regulatory reporting requirements
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- Solid technical accounting expertise and confidence interpreting complex accounting matters
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- Experience shaping and implementing systems, processes and governance frameworks
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- Experience leading, coaching and developing a team
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- Hands-on experience with a large ERP, and robust financial modelling capability with advanced Excel skills
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Salary / Ratenn
- $195k + Enhanced Super
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- Salary above the base will be considered commensurate with skills and experience
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- Ongoing, full-time position
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- Office located in Canberra City
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HorizonOne is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.

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📌 Manager Group Reporting & Taxation (Harman)
🏢 HorizonOne Recruitment Pty
📍 Harman