Financial Accountant

Mykey People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established captive finance business in Australia and New Zealand is seeking a Financial Accountant on a 12-month contract. You will own month-end close, consolidation across multiple entities and drive process improvements in a predominantly manual environment.

Responsibilities include end-to-end close for broker and NZ entities, reviewing movements at entity and group level, and supporting year-end statutory reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of financial accounting/controllership experience, incl. consolidation and multi-entity statutory reporting.
• CA or CPA (essential).
• Strong AASB technical skills; financial services experience essential.
• Track record of improving manual/spreadsheet-heavy processes.
• Advanced Excel; detail-oriented; able to meet tight deadlines and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end month-end close for broker and NZ entity (journals: accruals, provisions, depreciation, intercompany, eliminations).
• Review P&L and balance sheet movements at entity and consolidated level.
• Support year-end statutory and consolidated financial statements.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations; support external audit and statutory accounts process.
• Streamline month-end reporting processes (templates, spreadsheets, folder structures) for accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with the Financial Controller on consolidation, eliminations and Group reporting.
• Use advanced Excel to automate manual models and speed up reporting.

Skills

Financial accounting

Consolidation

Intercompany eliminations

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Our client is a well‑established captive finance business operating across Australia and New Zealand, backed by a global parent group. With a growing loan and lease portfolio and continued investment in Finance, they're seeking a Financial Accountant on a 12‑month contract to own month‑end close, statutory reporting and consolidation across multiple entities, and drive process improvement in a highly manual environment.

Key Responsibilities

Own end-to-end month-end close for the broker entity and NZ entity (journals: accruals, provisions, depreciation, intercompany, eliminations)

Review P&L/balance sheet movements at entity and consolidated level

Support year-end statutory and consolidated financial statements

Own balance sheet reconciliations, support external audit and statutory accounts process

Streamline month-end/reporting processes (templates, spreadsheets, folder structures) for accuracy and efficiency

Partner with the Financial Controller on consolidation, eliminations and Group reporting to parent entities

Use advanced Excel to automate manual models and speed up reporting

About You

5+ years' financial accounting/controllership experience, incl. consolidation and multi-entity statutory reporting

CA or CPA (essential)

Strong AASB technical skills; financial services experience essential

Track record improving manual/spreadsheet-heavy processes

Advanced Excel; detail-oriented; comfortable with tight deadlines and competing priorities

Proactive, able to engage non-finance stakeholders on business drivers

On-site preferred, especially the first 6 months and key reporting periods; flexible time when needed