Senior Analyst: Finance Operation & Controls

About the Role We are seeking an experienced Financial Operations Accountant to support the Finance team on a 6-month contract. This role will focus on core business-as-usual (BAU) financial accounting activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records and supporting month-end and year-end reporting processes.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare and post journals to the General Ledger.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
- Support month-end and year-end close processes.
- Maintain financial controls and ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.
- Manage ledger integrity and routine financial accounting activities.
- Assist with Record-to-Report (R2R) processes.
- Support financial reporting and audit requirements as needed.
- Work closely with internal finance stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate financial outcomes.

Skills & Experience

Essential

- CPA or CA qualified (or equivalent).
- 4-5+ years' experience in Financial Accounting, Finance Operations,



or a similar role.
- Strong General Ledger and Record-to-Report experience.
- Experience preparing and posting journals.
- Strong balance sheet reconciliation skills.
- Experience supporting month-end and year-end close activities.
- Understanding of financial controls and ledger management.
- Experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, TechnologyOne, or similar.

Desirable

- TechnologyOne experience.
- Variance analysis experience.
- Solid stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUPs, and financial reporting.

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📌 Senior Analyst: Finance Operation (Australia)
🏢 Peoplebank
📍 Australia