Ready to build a best-practice month-end close from the ground up?

Permaconn is a global leader in critical communications, delivering reliable and secure signalling and connectivity solutions across the security, fire and IoT sectors. Our solutions are used across residential, commercial and retail markets in Australia and New Zealand, and we're now scaling into the UK & Ireland.

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Financial Accountant to strengthen our control environment, lift the quality of our financial reporting and bring a commercial lens to the numbers across the group.

What you'll do

- Own the month-end close calendar, including journals, accruals, prepayments and revenue recognition, with a focus on faster, higher-quality close
- Own the Group Consolidation, including intercompany and elimination entries
- Deliver audit-ready balance sheet reconciliations and working papers
- Support statutory reporting, audits and tax compliance (BAS/GST, FBT, PAYG) across Australia, New Zealand and UK & Ireland
- Design, document and monitor key financial controls, and close control gaps with practical fixes
- Drive process improvement, automation and AI initiatives across finance
- Support our Finance Transformation Programme, including the move from MYOB to Xero
- Partner with FP&A; and the business to turn results into commercial insight

What you'll bring





- CA/CPA qualified (or equivalent) with a degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field
- 5+ years' hands-on financial accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
- Strong understanding of accounting standards, and the judgement to apply them
- Experience preparing audit-ready working papers and supporting external audits
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with finance systems (MYOB/Xero or similar)
- A commercial mindset, solid attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly with non-finance stakeholders

Bonus points: experience in a multi-entity or fast-growing business, exposure to tax compliance with external advisors, and a track record of bringing AI into finance processes.

Why join Permaconn?

This is a permanent opportunity to shape how finance operates in a growing, multi-entity business. You'll set the standard for a disciplined month-end close, build a robust control environment and partner with the business to turn financial results into commercial insight. If you take ownership, enjoy continuous improvement and want to grow with the business, we'd love to hear from you.

Interested? Apply now or send us a message to find out more.

📌 Senior Financial Accountant (Sydney)
🏢 Permaconn
📍 Sydney