Job Description
Join a growing financial services business in a broad Senior Accountant role/n Your new company /n An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Accountant to join a growing and innovative financial services business on an initial 6-month contract. This is a broad, hands-on role where you will take genuine ownership of the day-to-day finance function across multiple entities, working closely with the Head of Finance and gaining exposure to a fast-moving fintech and digital asset environment. Your current role /n Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will take responsibility for a broad range of financial accounting activities and play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
Your responsibilities will include: /n /n
- Owning the month-end close across multiple entities, including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany and balance sheet reconciliations /n
- Preparing monthly financial statements, supporting schedules and variance analysis /n
- Managing accounts payable, employee expenses, approvals and payment runs /n
- Running and reconciling payroll, including superannuation, leave accruals and STP reporting /n
- Preparing BAS/IAS, PAYG withholding, payroll tax and FBT requirements /n
- Preparing year-end financial statements and audit workpapers /n
- Liaising with external auditors and supporting the annual audit process /n
- Maintaining accurate accounting records and reconciliations /n
- Supporting treasury activities and digital asset accounting /n
- Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes,
controls and automation /n
What you'll need
to succeed /n /nTo be successful in this role, you will be a hands-on and technically strong accountant who is comfortable taking ownership within a smaller finance environment.
You will ideally have:/n /n
- CA or CPA qualification /n
- Minimum 5 years' accounting experience /n
- Strong hands-on month-end and financial reporting experience /n
- Strong balance sheet reconciliation skills /n
- Experience preparing financial statements and audit workpapers /n
- Good knowledge of Australian tax and payroll compliance /n
- Experience using Xero or similar cloud-based accounting systems /n
- Advanced Excel skills /n
- Ability to work autonomously and manage competing deadlines /n
- Financial services, fintech or regulated industry experience would be highly regarded /n What you'll get in return /n /n
- Initial 6-month contract with potential for extension or permanency /n
- Broad, hands-on role with genuine ownership across the finance function /n
- Work closely with the Head of Finance and have a visible impact on the business /n
- Exposure to a growing fintech environment /n
- Opportunity to improve finance processes, controls and automation /n
- Hybrid working two days per week in the office What you need to do now /n /nIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now./n /nIf this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career./n /n#3027585/n