Accountant - 6 month contract

Anglicare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Salary packaging

Professional development

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is seeking an Accountant for a 6-month max-term role within the Finance Operations team. You will oversee the end-to-end fixed asset accounting process, capital projects, asset capitalisation, depreciation, transfers and disposals across the organisation.

You will work with project, development and operational teams to ensure strong financial governance and accurate reporting of capital expenditure, maintaining asset integrity and sound controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in fixed asset accounting, project accounting and capex management.
• Strong ability to prepare balance sheet reconciliations and month-end reporting.
• Demonstrated analytical mindset and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage fixed asset lifecycle including additions, transfers, reclassifications, depreciation and disposals.
• Monitor capital projects and ensure timely capitalisation of completed assets.
• Prepare project spend reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end journals.
• Partner with project, property and operational stakeholders to improve capex information quality.
• Support audit requirements, financial controls and continuous process improvement.

Skills

Fixed asset accounting

Capital expenditure

Financial reporting

Excel

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Transform lives, every single day Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we have been serving people, enriching lives and strengthening communities for more than 170 years.

As one of Australia's largest Christian organisations, we support thousands of older people, families, children and individuals through aged care, community services, housing and community services programs.

As an Accountant, you’ll be key to our mission to enrich lives and strengthen communities. This is an exciting 6‑month max‑term opportunity within our Finance Operations team, supporting the management of fixed assets, capital projects and financial reporting across the organisation.

Your opportunity

As our Accountant, you will manage the end‑to‑end fixed asset accounting process and provide accurate, timely oversight of capital projects, asset capitalisation, depreciation, transfers and disposals across Anglicare. You'll work closely with project, development and operational teams to ensure strong financial governance and accurate reporting of capital expenditure. By maintaining the integrity of our fixed asset register and supporting key capital projects, you'll help ensure sound financial controls and accurate decision‑making across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the fixed asset lifecycle including additions, transfers, reclassifications, depreciation and disposals
• Monitor capital projects and ensure timely capitalisation of completed assets
• Prepare project spend reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and month‑end journals
• Partner with project, property and operational stakeholders to improve the quality and timeliness of capital expenditure information
• Support audit requirements, financial controls, reporting and continuous process improvement initiatives

What you’ll bring

• You are a detail‑oriented accounting professional with strong analytical skills and experience managing fixed assets, capital expenditure and financial reporting processes.
• You enjoy partnering with stakeholders and are confident working across complex projects and competing priorities.

What’s required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience in fixed asset accounting, project accounting and capital expenditure management
• Strong experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting month‑end reporting activities
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong understanding of financial controls, accounting standards and audit requirements
• A continuous improvement mindset and strong stakeholder management capability

What’s preferred

• CPA or CA qualification, or currently studying toward a professional accounting qualification
• Experience within a complex or multi‑site organisation
• Exposure to property development, construction or capital project environments
• Experience extracting and analysing large data sets from various finance systems

Why Anglicare?

For 170 years Anglicare has been serving those in need— providing care to older people and services to the vulnerable. With our recent acquisition of Infinite Care and Autumn Aged Care, today we employ 9,500 staff and are blessed to serve alongside 1,500 volunteers. We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.

At Anglicare, you’ll get the stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well‑established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people. You will also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career.

On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy in a career with us:

• Flexible work options to support work‑life balance
• Pay less tax on your income and increase your take‑home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free.
• Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment also tax free with salary packaging.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training to advance your career
• Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family

Anglicare’s diversity and inclusion

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian‑based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

We celebrate diversity, champion equity, and foster a culture of belonging— because your unique perspective helps shape stronger communities. Joining our team means becoming part of a values‑led community, committed to transforming lives across aged care, housing, mental health, disability and family services. Here, you'll find the stability and support to build a meaningful career while making a positive impact in the lives of our society’s most vulnerable people. Because your passion for helping others deserves a home where it can truly flourish.

Anglicare is where you can do the best work of your life.

Your rewards and benefits

We believe that caring for others starts with caring for our people. Because you put so much heart into helping the most vulnerable in our community, we're committed to supporting you to thrive both professionally and personally. Here, we recognise that meaningful work deserves meaningful support. So, we've designed a comprehensive package of rewards and benefits that reflect our values and make a real difference to your life. We support your career by investing in your growth, balance and security through professional development opportunities. We also offer competitive salary packaging, wellbeing programs and generous discounts for you and your family.

Staff Rewards- Enjoy access to our staff rewards portal, with exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers, free wellbeing resources and more.

Salary Packaging- Pay less tax on your income and increase your take‑home pay! With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free. You can also spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment… tax free!

Employee Assistance Program- At Anglicare, we care about your mental wellbeing, both at work and at home. Our confidential Employee Assistance Program provides free counselling as you need it.

Employee Referral Program- Be rewarded with a $1,200 incentive every time you help us find the right person for a permanent role! Simply go to our careers page, refer a friend for a permanent role, and if they're hired, you’ll receive an additional $1,200 (taxable) payment when they reach six months of service.

Formal Recognition- The Performance Review process supports your professional goals through ongoing conversations and feedback from your manager. Your Annual Review Conversation provides an opportunity to formally recognise and reward outstanding performance through career progression, skill development and secondment.