Asset Accountant

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW seeks an Asset Accountant to support financial accounting and control activities across the organisation, including asset accounting and statutory reporting under Australian Accounting Standards and NSW Treasury requirements.

You will report reliable asset information, drive accuracy in asset processes, participate in asset valuations and stocktakes, and collaborate with Finance stakeholders to enable timely, compliant financial management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial accounting and control activities across large organisations.
• Ability to contribute to asset accounting, financial reporting and statutory disclosures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise, handle deadlines and maintain data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Support financial accounting and control activities across the organisation.
• Contribute to asset accounting, financial reporting and compliance including statutory reporting for fixed assets.
• Prepare asset reconciliations and participate in asset valuations and stocktakes.
• Provide practical advice to stakeholders and maintain asset data integrity.

Skills

Asset accounting

Financial reporting

Reconcilations

Stakeholder comms

Compliance

Job description

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Asset Accountant

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Accounting

Job location: Macquarie Park, NSW, AU, 2113

Job reference number: 111553

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $124810.0-$139787.0

You’re agile, keen and open to meaningful work and opportunities that come your way.

You’ll make a tangible impact on the people of NSW, using your finance and accounting skills to help build a sustainable and thriving transport network for generations to come.

In this role, you'll:

Support financial accounting and control activities across the organisation. You will contribute to enterprise-wide asset accounting, financial reporting and compliance, including statutory reporting for fixed assets participating in the preparation of asset related disclosures for statutory reporting in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and NSW Treasury requirements.

You will be responsible for reporting reliable asset information and driving accuracy across asset accounting processes in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and strict reporting deadlines. Working closely with stakeholders across Finance, you will contribute to annual asset valuations, support the organizational wide stocktake of operating assets, ensure compliant reconciliations and asset reporting activities that support informed decision-making and effective financial management.

You are a capable and collaborative accounting professional with strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Your experience in a complex diverse accounting portfolio or in a professional environment enables you to interpret financial information, maintain asset data integrity, investigate discrepancies and deliver accurate, timely and well-supported outcomes.

You have demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing reconciliations, applying accounting policies and requirements, and providing practical advice to stakeholders. You exercise sound judgement, take ownership of your work and can manage competing priorities while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers .

Applications close 11:59 PM Wednesday 7 October 2026.

For more information about this role, please contact [e-mail].

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Transport acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the country on which we work, their traditions, culture and a shared history and identity. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continued connection to country.