Accountant — Group & Australia Operations

Expert360; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Expert360 is seeking a CA or CPA qualified Accountant to own the day-to-day accounting and finance operations for a growing, technology-enabled services business in Australia. You will manage the full month-end close, tax compliance, and payroll coordination across multiple jurisdictions while guiding an offshore team.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will collaborate with stakeholders and drive process improvements, with a clear path to expand responsibilities as the business grows.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification, or equivalent professional designation.
• Hands-on experience with month-end close and statutory reporting.
• Experience coordinating offshore/outsourced accounting resources.
• Experience with tax compliance, BAS/IAS lodgements and payroll accounting.
• Proficiency with Xero or similar cloud accounting platforms; consolidation tools helpful.

Responsibilities

• Own the full month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare management and statutory reporting packs.
• Coordinate BAS/IAS lodgements and payroll across jurisdictions.
• Lead, coach and review offshore accounting resources.
• Drive automation and process improvements in accounting.

Skills

CA or CPA qualification

Month-end close

Offshore resource management

Tax compliance

Xero

Fathom

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

Xero

Fathom

Job description

• Hybrid (Sydney preferred, open to Australia-wide)
• Reporting to the Finance Manager

About Expert360:

Expert360 empowers more than 42,000 (and growing!) elite professionals around the world to find great work and be successful. Expert360 was founded in 2013 with a simple but powerful mission to connect amazing people with great companies to get important work done.

We believe in choice, flexibility and empowerment. We believe that if you can change the world of work, you can change the world. Come and join us in defining and bringing to life the future of work!

About the Role:

We're looking for a CA or CPA qualified Accountant to own the day-to-day accounting and finance operations for a growing, technology-enabled services business. This is a hands-on role focused on Australian and consolidated group accounting, with responsibility for the full month-end close, tax compliance, and payroll coordination across multiple jurisdictions.

You'll work closely with, and report directly to, the Finance Manager, and will direct an offshore accountant who supports transactional processing. This is a genuine opportunity to build technical depth working with private, venture-backed and PE-backed businesses, with a clear path to take on additional clients or step into broader portfolio responsibility as the business grows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and execute the full month-end close process, including accruals, deferrals, FX revaluation and balance sheet reconciliations
• Perform first-pass accounting consolidations and prepare management and statutory reporting packs
• Conduct variance analysis against budget and forecast, and support board reporting with financial commentary
• Own accounts payable and receivable processing, including policy and approval matrix documentation
• Manage BAS/IAS lodgements and coordinate with external tax advisors
• Coordinate payroll delivery across Australia and international jurisdictions, including payroll tax and superannuation compliance
• Direct, review and coach an offshore accounting resource to ensure quality and accuracy of delivery
• Maintain documented accounting processes and drive opportunities for automation and process improvement
• Provide structured reporting to the Finance Manager on portfolio status, compliance deadlines and team performance

What You Need to Be Successful:

• CA or CPA qualified (or equivalent)
• Prior experience as an Accountant or Senior Accountant in a hands-on role, including month-end close ownership
• Strong technical grounding in accounting standards, reconciliations, accruals and statutory reporting
• Experience managing or reviewing offshore/outsourced resources, with the ability to coach for improvement
• Experience with tax compliance, BAS/IAS lodgements and payroll accounting
• Strong working knowledge of Xero or similar cloud accounting platforms; familiarity with consolidation tools (e.g. Fathom) highly regarded
• Comfortable working directly with stakeholders on technical accounting matters
• A stable employment history is preferred - ideally 3+ years in your current role, demonstrating consistency and resilience