AI-Driven Senior Financial Accountant (Hybrid/Remote)

Nexl; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Birthday leave

ESOP

Parental leave

All-hands meetings

Job summary

Nexl, based in Sydney, seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to own the engine room of our finance function. You will run month-end close, oversee audits across Australian and US entities, and ensure core finance workflows (AP, AR, payroll, banking, reconciliations) are accurate and timely.

In this hands-on role, you will partner with the Head of Finance, drive budgeting and forecasting inputs, and help automate processes with AI while maintaining strong internal controls and audit trails.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant qualification (CA/CPA) is required.
• 3–5 years of experience in finance or accounting, ideally in B2B SaaS or high-growth environments.
• Solid knowledge of revenue and cost recognition and subscription billing.
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, AP, AR, payroll, bank reconciliations, and multi-entity reporting.
• Proficient with AI tools to speed up reconciliations, reporting, analysis and documentation.
• Comfort with rolling out new technology and improving workflows.
• High attention to detail and ability to meet close deadlines with clean audit trails.
• Clear communicator able to work with auditors and non-finance leaders.
• Experience operating in scaling environments where ownership matters.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.
• Manage multi-entity reporting across Australian and US entities.
• Run AP and AR end-to-end, including invoicing, collections, supplier payments, and reporting.
• Support payroll processing, treasury activities, and cash management.
• Keep the business audit-ready and liaise with external auditors and advisors.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and documentation for audit readiness.
• Partner with the Head of Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for leadership.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual work and improve data quality.
• Use AI to automate reconciliations and data preparation with proper human review.
• Assist in selecting and rolling out new finance systems; support wider BizOps projects.
• Support BizOps operations like vendor onboarding and spend approvals.

Skills

CA qualified

3-5 years

Revenue recognition

Month-end close

AI tooling

Cross-border reporting

System rollout

Strong communicator

Attention to detail

Financial controls

Tools

Xero

Billing systems

Job description

Nexl, based in Sydney, seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to own the engine room of our finance function. You will run month-end close, oversee audits across Australian and US entities, and ensure core finance workflows (AP, AR, payroll, banking, reconciliations) are accurate and timely.

In this hands-on role, you will partner with the Head of Finance, drive budgeting and forecasting inputs, and help automate processes with AI while maintaining strong internal controls and audit trails.