What You Will Be Working On

- Deliver month-end and year-end accounting, journals and balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and resolving outstanding items.
- Prepare financial, management and resident-related reports, explaining key movements and findings clearly.
- Coordinate annual village operating budgets with Village Managers, testing assumptions and understanding planned activities and costs.
- Prepare forecasts and investigate variances, identifying financial risks, opportunities and practical actions.
- Support tax reconciliations and external audits with accurate calculations, schedules and supporting documentation.
- Improve processes and documentation, working with Finance colleagues to resolve historical accounting and data quality issues.

What Type Of Person Will Be Successful

- A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, and CA or CPA qualification.
- Sound knowledge of accounting standards, financial reporting principles and taxation requirements.
- An understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
- The ability to explain financial information clearly to finance and non-finance colleagues.
- Initiative, sound judgement and a commitment to accurate work and continuous improvement.
- Experience in a multi-site organisation, retirement living, property or aged care would be valuable, as would familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar ERP systems.

What We Offer

- Permanent full time | 35 hours per week
- Salary range $87,352.30 to $101,210.82 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
- Adaptable working arrangements, including hybrid work (after probation), flexible start and finish times, and the option of a 9-day fortnight
- Generous leave entitlements, including 4 weeks annual leave, 1-week MyLeave (supporting your health and wellbeing) and 14 weeks parental leave
- Long service leave after 5 years
- Access to Fitness Passport for you and your family
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including a Sponsored Study Program




- Employee Rewards Program
- Confidential Employee Assistance Program
- A supportive and collaborative team environment

What We Are Looking For

- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Commerce, Business, or a related discipline.
- Experience in an Assistant Accountant, Financial Accountant, or similar accounting role.
- Sound knowledge of financial accounting principles, reporting requirements, and compliance obligations, with the ability to deliver accurate and timely financial outcomes.
- Experience administering grants and accounting for grant income and expenditure in accordance with relevant accounting standards, including AASB 1058 and AASB 15.
- Experience in fixed asset accounting, including asset capitalisation, depreciation, disposals, and asset reporting.

Key Responsibilities

1. Prepare statutory financial statements and coordinate audit deliverables, supporting schedules and responses to external auditor queries.
2. Complete assigned month-end, quarter-end and year-end activities, including journals, accruals, provisions, reclassifications and supporting analyses.
3. Review results for completeness and accuracy, investigate unusual movements and provide clear variance commentary.
4. Prepare high-quality balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and support timely remediation of control issues.

What You Must have

- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, with a CA, CPA or equivalent qualification completed or in progress.
- Relevant financial accounting experience in a complex or multinational organisation.
- Sound knowledge of financial reporting, close processes, balance sheet controls and statutory reporting requirements.
- Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system, together with strong Excel capability.

Benefits

- Gain hands‑on exposure to acquisitions, integration and finance transformation projects
- Work directly with experienced finance leaders and broaden your technical expertise
- Strong opportunity for contract extension and long‑term career progression

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📌 Investment Funds Financial Accountant | Ai & Automation Focus (Sydney)
🏢 Fitzgerald Jenkins Recruitment
📍 Sydney