Financial Accountant, 6 months contract initially

Absolute Executive Recruitment Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six months initial contract

Job summary

Absolute Executive Recruitment Pty Ltd client in healthcare seeks a financial accountant in Sydney to cover month end close, balance sheet reconciliations, BAS/FBT, and weekly/monthly management reporting. Modern finance stack with AI tools used daily.

You will work on-site in Macquarie Park, collaborating with the CFO/CEO and contributing to budgets, forecasts, and board reporting with a clear path to permanency.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification preferred, though strong candidates without it will still be considered.
• 3–5 years in a financial or management accounting role.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, and pivot tables.
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or Power Query; AI tools in finance is well regarded.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and timely month end close processes.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare and lodge monthly BAS statements.
• Manage the annual FBT return process.
• Produce weekly and monthly management reports.
• Support preparation of the monthly board report.
• Provide insight on revenue and cost trends across the business.
• Contribute to annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Manage company credit cards through the expense management system.
• Use AI tools to automate reconciliations and first-draft reporting, reviewing output before use.

Skills

Strong written communication

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Power Query

AI tools in finance

Job description

Job Brief

A financial accountant role covering month end close, balance sheet reconciliations, BAS and FBT compliance, and weekly and monthly management reporting. This is a clean, well run function rather than a cleanup job, and suits someone who wants to use modern finance systems and AI tools as part of everyday work.

About Our Client

Our client is a well established business operating in the healthcare sector. The finance team reports closely to the CFO and CEO and has genuinely embedded AI tools into daily reporting and analysis, so this is a function that is actively modernising their processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and timely month end close processes
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare and lodge monthly BAS statements
• Manage the annual FBT return process
• Produce weekly and monthly management reports
• Support preparation of the monthly board report
• Provide insight on revenue and cost trends across the business
• Contribute to annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
• Manage company credit cards through the expense management system
• Use AI tools such as Claude, Copilot, or ChatGPT to automate reconciliations, first draft reporting, and stakeholder correspondence, reviewing all output before it is used

Requirements

• CA or CPA qualification is preferred, though strong candidates without it will still be considered
• 3 to 5 years in a financial or management accounting role
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, and pivot tables
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or Power Query is well regarded
• Practical experience using AI tools in a finance context is well regarded
• Strong written communication skills, able to explain the story behind the numbers clearly
• Available to work on site 5 days a week at Macquarie Park

What's on Offer

A technical accounting role in a healthcare business with a clear sense of purpose. Six months initially with a genuine path to permanency. Direct visibility into board reporting and real scope to shape how the finance team uses AI and automation day to day.