Financial Accountant

seek.com.au; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

seek.com.au is seeking a Financial Accountant to deliver accurate financial accounting across the group, handling month-end close, reconciliations, and statutory reporting. You will support BAS, intercompany activities, and audit responses while driving process improvements with AI tools.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Accounting, CPA/CA or progress toward, and at least 5 years of relevant experience in accounting. Proficiency in Excel and experience with Xero/MYOB/Acumatica are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• CPA or CA qualification, or be actively working towards completion.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting or financial accounting roles.
• Strong understanding of Australian accounting principles and tax compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including dynamic-array functions (XLOOKUP, FILTER, UNIQUE, GROUPBY, PIVOTBY, TRIMRANGE), advanced formulas (SUMIFS, AGGREGATE, INDIRECT) and modern functions (LAMBDA, LET).
• Experience preparing financial reports and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• A proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
• Confident adopting AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen to work smarter and drive process improvement.
• Experience with Xero, MYOB AccountRight or Acumatica (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage financial accounting across multiple entities within the group.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Process month-end journals and support month-end close activities.
• Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including additions, disposals and depreciation.
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial and operational reporting.
• Assist with management reporting, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
• Support BAS preparation and lodgement requirements.
• Assist with year-end reporting and statutory financial statement preparation.
• Support external audit requirements, including preparation of workpapers and audit responses.
• Source, analyse and validate financial and operational data from multiple systems.
• Calculate and reconcile client charges, fuel rebates and rise-and-fall adjustments using EXCEL.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external accountants.
• Contribute to finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilise AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen in day-to-day work to drive greater efficiency and accuracy.
• Use EXCEL and AI LLM tools to streamline and add efficiency to manual finance processes.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Prioritization

AI tools adoption

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA or CA qualification, or in progress

Tools

Xero

MYOB AccountRight

Acumatica

Job description

Job Purpose

As our Financial Accountant, you’ll be responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial accounting across the group. From managing month-end reporting and balance sheet reconciliations through to statutory compliance, audit support and process improvement initiatives, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of our finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage financial accounting across multiple entities within the group.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Process month-end journals and support month-end close activities.
• Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including additions, disposals and depreciation.
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial and operational reporting.
• Assist with management reporting, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
• Support BAS preparation and lodgement requirements.
• Assist with year-end reporting and statutory financial statement preparation.
• Support external audit requirements, including preparation of workpapers and audit responses.
• Source, analyse and validate financial and operational data from multiple systems.
• Calculate and reconcile client charges, fuel rebates and rise-and-fall adjustments using EXCEL.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external accountants.
• Contribute to finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilise AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen in day-to-day work to drive greater efficiency and accuracy.
• Use EXCEL and AI LLM tools to streamline and add efficiency to manual finance processes.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• CPA or CA qualification, or be actively working towards completion.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting or financial accounting roles.
• Strong understanding of Australian accounting principles and tax compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including dynamic-array functions (XLOOKUP, FILTER, UNIQUE, GROUPBY, PIVOTBY, TRIMRANGE), advanced formulas (SUMIFS, AGGREGATE, INDIRECT) and modern functions (LAMBDA, LET).
• Experience preparing financial reports and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• A proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
• Confident adopting AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen to work smarter and drive process improvement.
• Experience with Xero, MYOB AccountRight or Acumatica (desirable).