Financial Accountant | Sponsorship Available

Cirql; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirql is seeking a Financial Accountant in Melbourne to support a high-growth digital marketplace. This temporary-to-permanent role offers day-to-day financial control, month-end close, and multi-entity statutory compliance with visa sponsorship for eligible Working Holiday visa holders.

You will work closely with the Financial Controller and CFO, manage ledgers, assist with budgeting, and leverage AI-enabled automation tools to streamline accounting routines in a fast-paced, scalable

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
• CA/CPA status (or equivalent) desired.
• Demonstrated experience in financial accounting and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end month-end and period-end close processes in Xero across multiple entities.
• Ensure statutory and regulatory tax compliance including BAS/GST, payroll tax, and FBT with external advisors.
• Supervise daily transactional processing and assist with accounts receivable and payroll runs.
• Manage intercompany loan accounts, intercompany recharges, and eliminations.
• Support FP&A with short-term cash flow tracking and budget variance analyses.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline ledger reconciliations and routine accounting tasks.
• Assist executive leadership with ad-hoc schedules and entity setups.

Skills

Attention to detail

Balance sheet integrity

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary qualification in Accounting/Finance/Commerce

Tools

Xero

Job description

Financial Accountant | Sponsorship Available

At Cirql, we don't focus on industry specifics - our core specialisation is partnering with middle-market organisations that are experiencing change. This client is the perfect example of that - an established and high-growth digital marketplace leader proactively structuring its corporate systems, processes, and capability for the next wave of expansion.

Cirql is proud to represent an established household name in the Australian digital platform and technology sector. Connecting millions of Australian businesses and consumers nationwide, the group pairs the commercial strength and cash-generative stability of a proven market leader with the agility and pace of a venture-backed scale-up. The business is currently executing a major corporate evolution, expanding its footprint across distinct operating arms spanning high-traffic digital products, high-growth mobile consumer applications, and specialised online services.

Operating at the leading edge of modern workflow integration, the organisation champions an AI-first approach across its core functional disciplines. The internal environment is built for execution: lean, transparent, and non-bureaucratic. Teams are empowered with direct access to senior leadership, high autonomy, and an ongoing mandate to build scalable, modern processes.

About the Company

At Cirql, we don't focus on industry specifics - our core specialisation is partnering with middle-market organisations that are experiencing change. This client is the perfect example of that - an established and high-growth digital marketplace leader proactively structuring its corporate systems, processes, and capability for the next wave of expansion.

Cirql is proud to represent an established household name in the Australian digital platform and technology sector. Connecting millions of Australian businesses and consumers nationwide, the group pairs the commercial strength and cash-generative stability of a proven market leader with the agility and pace of a venture-backed scale-up. The business is currently executing a major corporate evolution, expanding its footprint across distinct operating arms spanning high-traffic digital products, high-growth mobile consumer applications, and specialised online services.

Operating at the leading edge of modern workflow integration, the organisation champions an AI-first approach across its core functional disciplines. The internal environment is built for execution: lean, transparent, and non-bureaucratic. Teams are empowered with direct access to senior leadership, high autonomy, and an ongoing mandate to build scalable, modern processes.

About the Opportunity

This is a pivotal Temporary-to-Permanent Financial Accountant position structured to provide immediate operational stability while offering a defined pathway to permanent full-time employment. Full visa sponsorship is available for eligible Working Holiday Visa holders with proven accounting capability.

Reporting directly to the Financial Controller with day-to-day operational alignment to the CFO, you will serve as the hands-on financial engine of the group. Your mandate is focused on delivering pristine financial control, month-end discipline, balance sheet integrity, and multi-entity statutory compliance.

You will work closely with an assistant accountant handling daily transactional processing, review core ledgers, and support baseline cash and budgeting routines. This role is purposefully designed around foundational accounting hygiene and clean reporting structures without the noise of complex commercial modeling, making it an ideal launchpad within an innovative Australian scale-up.

What You’ll Do

• Executing end-to-end month-end and period-end close processes in Xero across multiple group operating entities, preparing journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and consolidated trial balances.
• Ensuring complete statutory and regulatory tax compliance across group entities, managing BAS/GST lodgements, payroll tax reconciliations, leave provisions, and FBT returns alongside external tax advisors.
• Supervising and reviewing daily transactional processing, invoice entry, accounts receivable follow-ups, and routine payroll runs performed by an offshore Assistant Accountant.
• Managing intercompany loan accounts, intercompany recharges, and eliminations across operating subsidiaries to maintain clean, audit-ready balance sheets.
• Supporting baseline FP&A operations by maintaining the short-term cash flow tracker, compiling actual-versus-budget expense variances, and assisting with data compilation for annual budget roll-forwards.
• Leveraging the group's enterprise AI tools and automation platforms to streamline recurring ledger reconciliations and transactional accounting routines.
• Assisting executive leadership with ad-hoc schedule preparation and documentation connected to ongoing group structuring and entity setups.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for a technically grounded, detail-focused accounting professional who takes pride in balance sheet integrity and thrives in an evolving, fast-paced environment. You are a pragmatic, solutions-oriented operator with strong communication skills and an appetite for modern workflow efficiency.

In addition, you will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce, with CA/CPA status (or equivalent international qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA, either completed or underway).
• Demonstrated experience in financial accounting, month-end ledger ownership, and statutory compliance within Australia or a comparable jurisdiction.
• Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417 or 462) holders with full Australian work rights are strongly encouraged to apply, with employer sponsorship supported for high-performing talent transitioning to permanent status.

• Strong personal accountability, high attention to detail, and the adaptability to maintain structure within a dynamic scale-up setting.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to collaborate directly with executive stakeholders.

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