Bookkeeper

Mckinnel Associates; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Paid parental leave

Salary packaging options

Purchased leave

Discounted private health care

Wellbeing programs and employee-disoc.

Education assistance and career dev

Job summary

Employment Hero seeks a Financial Accountant in New South Wales to join the Finance Control team. You will drive accurate financial reporting, automate processes, and strengthen internal controls while supporting the post-go-live Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations environment.

You will work with the Finance, IT and Transformation teams to stabilise the system, enhance governance and reporting, and support day-to-day finance operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or related discipline.
• CA/CPA qualification or near completion.
• 3+ years of experience in financial or management accounting.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite and Zuora (or similar ERP/billing systems).
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills; reconciling data across multiple systems.
• Proactive, process-improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close, revenue reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and substantiation.
• Investigate variances and provide commentary to Finance Manager.
• Cost allocation, accruals, and spend reporting across areas of responsibility.

Skills

Excel/Sheets

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Accounting degree

CA/CPA

Tools

NetSuite

Zuora

Job description

Ampcontrol has just implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations and we need an experienced finance systems professional who can step in quickly to support our post-go-live period. This is a critical role focused on stabilising the system, resolving user issues, embedding new finance processes and ensuring our newly implemented F&O environment runs effectively across the business.

You will work closely with Finance, Digital and Transformation teams to provide urgent hands-on support during this important phase, helping users navigate the new system while strengthening controls, governance, reporting and day-to-day finance operations.

We're open to candidates located anywhere across New South Wales, with occasional travel to our Tomago Head Office required.

This opportunity is available on either a permanent or fixed-term contract basis.

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting to the Business Performance Lead, your immediate focus will be providing post-go-live support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. You will troubleshoot issues, support finance users, improve system stability and help ensure the successful adoption of F&O across Ampcontrol’s finance environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide hands-on post-go-live support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, resolving user issues and improving system stability
• Partner with Finance, Digital and technical teams to support system improvements, testing, integrations and releases
• Maintain finance system controls, workflows, governance, documentation and key configurations
• Support financial data integrity, reporting, analysis and continuous improvement across finance operations

About You

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Strong D365 Finance and Operations experience is essential
• Qualifications or equivalent experience in Finance, IT, Data Analytics or a related discipline
• Hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or similar ERP systems in a finance environment
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to add value quickly post-implementation
• Sound understanding of financial processes, controls, reporting, data structures and stakeholder engagement

Experience with SQL, Power BI, system integrations and change management projects will be highly regarded.

Employee Benefits

At Ampcontrol, we believe great work deserves great rewards. When you join us, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, lifestyle, and career growth, including:

• Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle
• Paid parental leave to support your family
• Salary packaging options to help you make the most of your income
• Purchased leave for greater work-life balance
• Discounted private health care
• Wellbeing programs and employee discounts
• Education assistance and career development support

Ready to challenge the future?

We value Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to Reconciliation through our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan. Join us in our journey towards Reconciliation and making a meaningful impact in the community.

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone around the world. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since launching in 2014, we’ve grown from startup to global scale, reaching a valuation of over $2 billion and building a presence across six countries, with even more growth ahead. We now serve over 350,000 SMEs, pay more than 3 million employees, and support a growing pool of job seekers finding their next role through our platform

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.

• We are Mission First Our Mission determines what we work on, where we invest, and where we focus. Every decision runs through a single filter: does this accelerate our Mission?
• We are Remote First we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy
• We are Al First – we are committed to using Al to accelerate our mission; Al is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale
• We Live by Our Values we role model our values 100% of the time
• We Expect High Performance we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average

This role

As our Financial Accountant, you’ll be working with the Financial Control team reporting to the Finance Manager, and will be instrumental in shaping accurate financial reporting, process automation, and robust internal controls.

Your key focus areas will be:

• Split time between month-end close processes and technical project work.
• Lead AI-driven improvements, system enhancements, and control automation.
• Train, upskill, and support the wider finance team.
• Deliver accurate balance sheet substantiations and budget variance analysis.

This will include the following:

• Own month-end close processes, including revenue reconciliations and usage-based reporting and analysis for service providers.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and substantiation across your areas of responsibility, ensuring accuracy and audit-readiness ahead of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
• Investigate and explain variances against budget and prior period, providing commentary to the Finance Manager.
• Review and post credit requests to support the broader accounts receivable function.
• Maintain and help implement the finance tech stack, lead AI-driven improvements to controls, and take on focused project work as required.
• Partner with IT, Marketing and other operational teams to ensure accurate cost allocation, accruals and spend reporting.
• Train, upskill and support the wider finance team.

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you’ll need to embody The EH Way – operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you’ll also bring:

• Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• CA/CPA qualified, or near completion.
• 3+ years of experience in a Financial or Management Accountant role.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite and Zuora (or similar ERP/billing systems) highly regarded.
• Strong Excel and/or Google Sheets skills and comfort reconciling data across multiple systems.
• A proactive, process-improvement mindset – comfortable identifying and implementing