Accountant – Well Shape the Role Around the Right Person

Rockhampton, QLD | Public Practice | Intermediate or Senior

If you're an accountant who's quietly open to something better, but not interested in starting from scratch, this role is designed to be flexible, grown into, and negotiated.

- The level is flexible, Intermediate stepping up or Senior owning a portfolio
- Client load and responsibilities can be shaped to suit your experience
- Package is negotiable for the right person (not a fixed band)
- Long-term clients and systems already in place — no chaos
- Support team that lets you focus on accounting, not admin
- This is a role for someone who wants stability, autonomy, and a firm thats prepared to meet you halfway.

Our client is a long-standing Rockhampton accounting firm with established clients, strong internal support, and the maturity to know that great accountants don't all want the same thing. Theyre open to appointing either an Intermediate or Senior Accountant and tailoring the role, workload, and package accordingly.

The role:

- Manage a portfolio of business clients (size and complexity negotiable)
- Prepare financial statements, tax returns and compliance work
- Be the trusted point of contact for clients
- Review and mentor (Senior) or build toward this responsibility (Intermediate)
- Work closely with a capable internal team

About you

- Public practice experience (Intermediate or Senior)
- Comfortable managing clients and deadlines
- CA or CPA qualified (or working toward)
- Looking for a long-term role that fits your life, not the other way around

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone around the world.



Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since launching in 2014, we’ve grown from startup to global scale, reaching a valuation of over $2 billion and building a presence across six countries, with even more growth ahead. We now serve over 350,000 SMEs, pay more than 3 million employees, and support a growing pool of job seekers finding their next role through our platform

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.

- We are Mission First Our Mission determines what we work on, where we invest, and where we focus. Every decision runs through a single filter: does this accelerate our Mission?
- We are Remote First we champion a remote workplace with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy
- We are AI First – we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale
- We Live by Our Values we role model our values 100% of the time
- We Expect High Performance we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average

This role

As our Financial Accountant, you’ll be working with the Financial Control team reporting to the Finance Manager,



and will be instrumental in shaping accurate financial reporting, process automation, and robust internal controls.

Your key focus areas will be:

- Split time between month-end close processes and technical project work.
- Lead AI-driven improvements, system enhancements, and control automation.
- Train, upskill, and support the wider finance team.
- Deliver accurate balance sheet substantiations and budget variance analysis.

This will include the following:

- Own month-end close processes, including revenue reconciliations and usage-based reporting and analysis for service providers.
- Own balance sheet reconciliations and substantiation across your areas of responsibility, ensuring accuracy and audit-readiness ahead of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
- Investigate and explain variances against budget and prior period, providing commentary to the Finance Manager.
- Review and post credit requests to support the broader accounts receivable function.
- Maintain and help implement the finance tech stack, lead AI-driven improvements to controls, and take on focused project work as required.
- Partner with IT, Marketing and other operational teams to ensure accurate cost allocation, accruals and spend reporting.
- Train, upskill and support the wider finance team.

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you’ll need to embody The EH Way – operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you’ll also bring:

- Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- CA/CPA qualified, or near completion.
- 3+ years of experience in a Financial or Ma

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