Group Financial Accountant

Challenger; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenger Limited, based in Sydney, is seeking a Financial Accountant in Group Financial Control. The role operates on a hybrid schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH) and focuses on month-end close, reconciliations, reporting and audit for corporate entities and SPVs.

You will partner with Senior Accountants to understand entity-level accounting flows to Group results, while building robust financial control and business partnering capabilities.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CA, CPA or equivalent) with post-qualification experience in financial control, commercial accounting or large-scale audit.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and core accounting principles.
• Experience with multi-entity environments and intercompany accounting.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to explain financial information clearly.
• Proficient in Excel and financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting for Challenger corporate entities and SPVs, including accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with intercompany processing and investigation of reconciling items.
• Ensure balances are accurate, complete and well supported.
• Investigate variances and explain movements.
• Contribute to month-end close activities and inputs into consolidated Group reporting.
• Support preparation of statutory financial statements and ASX disclosures.
• Prepare audit workpapers and respond to auditor queries with guidance from senior team members.
• Work with systems and processes using Workday, Workiva and Excel to support reporting and reconciliations.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Intercompany accounting

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

Workday

Workiva

Excel

Job description

Challenger Limited is an ASX-listed investment management firm managing $120 billion in assets (as at 30 June 2026). Life with us is fast moving and always exciting. Together we're driving to deliver our vision to provide our customers with financial security for a better retirement.

We achieve this goal by providing a work environment where people from diverse backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences can contribute and succeed.

Financial Accountant – Group Financial Control

Sydney CBD | Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days WFH)

• Join a high-performing Group Finance team and accelerate your development.
• Gain exposure to corporate accounting and securitised mortgage vehicles, including SPVs.
• Contribute the ASX-Listed Group’s half-year and full-year reporting and owning the financial statements for selected entities.
• Build strong financial control and business partnering capability with clear progression pathways.

About the role

This is a broad financial accounting and control role designed to build strong fundamentals through increasing responsibility across month-end close, reconciliations, reporting and audit.

You’ll take ownership of defined deliverables, produce audit-ready support, and develop confidence explaining the drivers of the entities you are responsible for. Working closely with Senior Accountants and the Finance Manager, you’ll build a clear understanding of how entity-level accounting flows through to Group results and external reporting.

Key responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Control

• Support the accounting for Challenger corporate entities and SPVs, including accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with intercompany processing and investigation of reconciling items.
• Ensure balances are accurate, complete and well supported.
• Investigate variances and clearly explain movements.

Group & Entity Reporting

• Contribute to month-end close activities across the Group.
• Assist with inputs into consolidated Group reporting.
• Support preparation of statutory financial statements and ASX reporting disclosures.
• Prepare audit workpapers and respond to auditor queries with guidance from senior team members.

Systems, Process & Ways of Working

• Work with tools such as Workday, Workiva and Excel to support reporting and reconciliations.
• Assist with maintaining clean data, schedules and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and accuracy, rather than relying on "how it's always been done".
• Maintain strong habits around accuracy, timeliness and self-review.

Skills, experience & qualifications needed

You’re a qualified accountant (CA, CPA or equivalent) with post qualification experience in financial control, commercial accounting or large-scale audit. You’re organised, curious and comfortable working through detail, while building confidence explaining your work.

You will bring:

• A working understanding of IFRS and core accounting principles.
• Experience preparing journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Exposure to multi‑entity environments and intercompany accounting (or a strong desire to learn).
• Intermediate Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, SUMIF/SUMIFS, XLOOKUP).
• Strong attention to detail and pride in producing accurate, well‑supported work.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills