Financial Accountant - Temp to Perm

Redpath Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Redpath Partners seeks an experienced Financial Accountant for an initial 3‑month contract. The role is hands‑on, overseeing the accounts payable function and offshore accounting team while guiding the fund’s move to in‑house fund accounting.

You’ll support reconciliations, journals, month‑end processes and financial reporting, and help drive process improvements across the finance function. Ideal candidates will be CA/CPA qualified (or working towards), with strong fund‑related accounting

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified or working towards qualification.
• Strong financial accounting experience, ideally within funds management, private equity, private credit or financial services.
• Experience managing or working closely with offshore accounting teams.
• Strong understanding of AP, reconciliations and month‑end accounting.
• Fund accounting experience would be highly regarded.
• Comfortable working in a hands‑on environment and improving processes as the business evolves.
• Available to commence at short notice for a 3‑month contract.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day‑to‑day AP process, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
• Coordinate offshore accounting team and review outputs.
• Assist with fund accounting: reconciliations, journals, month‑end processes and financial reporting.
• Support transition of fund accounting activities from external providers into the internal finance function.
• Assist with process improvement, controls and documentation across the finance function.
• Work closely with the broader investment and operations teams and external service providers.

Skills

CA/CPA

Financial accounting

Offshore accounting

Accounts payable

Reconciliations

Month-end

Education

CA/CPA credential

Job description

Our client is a growing private credit fund seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join their team on an initial 3-month contract.

This is a hands‑on role with responsibility for overseeing the accounts payable function and offshore accounting team, while also playing an important role in the fund’s transition towards bringing fund accounting capabilities in‑house.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the day‑to‑day AP process, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
• Manage and coordinate the offshore accounting team and review their outputs.
• Assist with the fund accounting function, including reconciliations, journals, month‑end processes and financial reporting.
• Support the transition of fund accounting activities from external providers into the internal finance function.
• Assist with process improvement, controls and documentation across the finance function.
• Work closely with the broader investment and operations teams and external service providers.

Our client is a growing private credit fund seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join their team on an initial 3-month contract.

This is a hands‑on role with responsibility for overseeing the accounts payable function and offshore accounting team, while also playing an important role in the fund’s transition towards bringing fund accounting capabilities in‑house.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the day‑to‑day AP process, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
• Manage and coordinate the offshore accounting team and review their outputs.
• Assist with the fund accounting function, including reconciliations, journals, month‑end processes and financial reporting.
• Support the transition of fund accounting activities from external providers into the internal finance function.
• Assist with process improvement, controls and documentation across the finance function.
• Work closely with the broader investment and operations teams and external service providers.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high‑performing private credit investment manager at an important stage of its finance function development.

About you

• CA/CPA qualified or working towards qualification.
• Strong financial accounting experience, ideally within funds management, private equity, private credit or financial services.
• Experience managing or working closely with offshore accounting teams.
• Strong understanding of AP, reconciliations and month‑end accounting.
• Fund accounting experience would be highly regarded.
• Comfortable working in a hands‑on environment and improving processes as the business evolves.
• Available to commence at short notice for a 3-month contract.