The Carlton Football Club is one of Australia’s oldest and most prominent sport institutions. Founded in 1864, the Club’s headquarters and training facilities are located in Carlton at IKON Park, our traditional home ground. Our IKON Park redevelopment is now complete, and we are proud of our state-of-the-art facilities that supports our high-performance workplace. We are passionate about our contribution to the Community and foster an inclusive and welcoming culture where our values are at the core of who we are and what we do.

About the Role

As the Financial Accountant you will perform an integral role in the finance team, acting as a key financial conduit across the finance team and internal administration departments within the Club. A broader role than your typical Financial Accountant position, you will have a mix of core accounting and processing responsibilities, coupled with business partnering and analysis support to wider Club departments.

Reporting to the Finance Operations Manager, you will be responsible for assisting the finance department in general ledger ownership and integrations, end of month processes including balance sheet reconciliations and preparation of monthly finance reports, assistance with statutory calculations and GST, FBT reporting and ad hoc business projects and reporting.

A key aspect of this role is to ensure financial integrity, quality, and availability of audit trails for all work performed. You will also gain exposure to the rest of the business, building a strong rapport with staff within other departments across the Club.

Key Responsibilities

- Ownership of the Club and associated entities,



general ledgers and integrations from other financial systems across the Club including identifying and managing discrepancies.
- Preparation of month end journals with support from the finance team.
- Key contributor in month end closing procedures, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting finance team in completion of their monthly tasks to ensure an efficient closure each month for accurate and timely reporting.
- Assistance in management of Fixed Asset Register, posting and review of monthly depreciation.
- Assist in the management and reconciliation of Club credit cards, expense claims, and the Club Uber account.
- Process internal business transactions and weekly 1864 café sales and cash reconciliations.
- Support the preparation of statutory obligations for the Club and all subsidiary entities including GST lodgments, FBT lodgments, ASIC compliance, and payroll tax.
- Support wider team with their daily tasks including identifying process improvements, guidance regarding trade debtors and creditors etc.
- Ensure all approvals are obtained in line with the Club’s delegations of authority, where required within the role.
- Support the Accounts Payable Officer where required, and across annual leave periods.
- Assistance and contribution to financial year-end processes including the external audit.
- Key assistance provided to Finance Operations Manager in preparation and management of the annual Club budget,



including assistance in monthly reporting across various departments and deadlines.
- Assistance with preparation of monthly finance reports for Finance & Audit Sub-Committee.
- Preparation of tasks towards the financial year end closing procedures for the Club, including assistance in the consolidated financial statements.
- Preparation of reporting on the Club’s philanthropy endeavors with support from Finance Operations Manager.
- Business Partnering across various departments and business units, specifically providing support in their day-to-day operations from a finance perspective, manage and guide their annual budgets, forecasts and identify any process improvements or ways of working to support business units achieve their strategic goals and effective monthly reporting.
- Support and educate departments on their financial acumen.
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of cost centre coding (revenue and expenses) from business partner units.
- With support from Finance Operations Manager, assistance in processes regarding greenhouse gas accounting and wider Club sustainability initiatives and reporting.

Experience, Skills and Attributes

- Undergraduate Qualification in Accounting / Business related discipline.
- Currently completing or have completed a post graduate qualification in accounting e.g., CA or CPA.
- Exposure to and intuitive in the use of accounting systems and forecast platforms/analysis.
- Ability to read and interpret financial data and provide outputs for varying audiences.
- Demonstrated capability in Microsoft suite products, in particular excel.
- Exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations

📌 Financial Accountant (Melbourne)
🏢 Carlton Football Club
📍 Melbourne