Financial Accountant | Immediate Start | Temp to Perm

Michael Page Australia; Ballarat; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Development pathway

Job summary

Michael Page Australia is seeking an experienced finance professional to own month-end and year-end close activities, manage reconciliations, and support external audits. The role partners with stakeholders to deliver timely financial insights and drive process improvements within a hybrid work environment.

You will handle balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, and assist with statutory reporting while supporting cash management and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or qualified CA/CPA with solid accounting fundamentals.
• Strong technical accounting skills: journals, reconciliations, month-end.
• Experience supporting audits and auditor queries.
• Attention to detail with risk identification on P&L and balance sheet.
• Stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset with process automation interest.
• ERP exposure, ideally Business Central.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end and year-end close activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments and financial reporting.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
• Partner with external auditors, providing documentation and analysis.
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation accounting.
• Support cash management activities and bank reconciliations.
• Assist with statutory reporting, audit requirements and compliance.
• Partner with operational stakeholders to provide financial insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting efficiency.
• Support Accounts Payable/Receivable and Payroll functions as required.
• Contribute to financial analysis, variance investigations and management reporting.
• Assist with system enhancement initiatives and automation projects.

Skills

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Reconciliations

Audit support

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

ERP systems

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

Business Central

Job description

• Clear scope for perm
• Report to an exceptional Finance Manager

About Our Client

Our client is a leading infrastructure provider in the Eastern suburbs.

Job Description

• Own month-end and year-end close activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments and financial reporting.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Partner with external auditors, responding to audit queries and providing supporting documentation and analysis.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and manage depreciation accounting.
• Support cash management activities, including bank reconciliations and bank guarantee administration.
• Assist with statutory reporting, audit requirements and compliance obligations.
• Partner with operational stakeholders to provide financial insights and support business decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, systems and reporting efficiency.
• Support Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions as required.
• Contribute to financial analysis, variance investigations and management reporting.
• Assist with system enhancement initiatives and automation projects to improve finance processes and controls.

The Successful Applicant

• Part-qualified or qualified CA/CPA with a solid grounding in financial accounting fundamentals.
• Strong technical accounting skills, including journals, reconciliations, month-end processes and financial controls.
• Experience assisting with audits and confidently managing auditor queries and requests.
• Ability to identify risks and anomalies across the balance sheet and P&L, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with the ability to communicate with both finance and non-finance teams.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset and interest in process optimisation.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and competing deadlines.
• Strong systems aptitude, ideally with exposure to ERP systems (Business Central ideal) and finance process automation.
• Team-oriented, hands-on and willing to support across the broader finance function when required.

What's on Offer

• Immediate start
• Clear scope for perm and a development pathway
• A high performing finance function
• 4/1 Hybrid