Group Financial Accountant

C120 Challenger Group Services Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive bonus scheme

18 weeks parental leave

Challenger Day

Employee share plan

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site café

Wellness programs (Fitness Passport, y

flu shots & skin checks

Job summary

Challenger Limited in Sydney is seeking a Financial Accountant – Group Financial Control to join the high-performing team. The role focuses on month-end close, reconciliations, reporting and audit across Challenger corporate entities and SPVs.

You will collaborate with Senior Accountants and the Finance Manager to connect entity-level accounting with group outcomes. Hybrid role (3 days in office / 2 days WFH) offering clear progression, robust financial control and exposure to ASX reporting

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in financial control or large-scale accounting.
• Exposure to multi-entity environments and intercompany accounting.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and core accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting for Challenger corporate entities and SPVs, including journals and reconciliations.
• Assist intercompany processing and investigate reconciling items.
• Contribute to month-end close and consolidated Group reporting.
• Prepare audit workpapers and respond to auditor queries with guidance from seniors.
• Work with Workday, Workiva and Excel for reporting and controls.

Skills

CA/CPA

IFRS

Intercompany

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Growth mindset

Education

Professional accounting 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 ASX‑listed 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.
• 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.
• A growth mindset - comfortable asking questions, learning from others and building mastery over time.
• Desirable Experience in financial services, mortgages or accounting for financial instruments.
• Exposure to Workday, Workiva or similar finance systems.

Why join our Group Financial Control Team?

Group Financial Control is a collaborative, technically strong team that takes pride in getting the fundamentals right - accuracy, curiosity and consistency. You’ll enjoy:

• Genuine breadth across accounting, reporting and governance
• Strong leadership with clear expectations
• Mentoring and coaching
• Hybrid working and a supportive, inclusive culture
• A solid foundation for a long‑term finance career within an ASX‑listed group

Why Challenger?

At Challenger, we’re small enough to be agile, but big enough to accelerate bold ideas. We support your growth and development, offering flexibility and a culture that values your unique contributions.

• Competitive discretionary bonus scheme
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
• Challenger Day – one extra day off every year in recognition of the effort our people make.
• Additional support leave (fertility, gender affirmation)
• Extra superannuation contributions
• Employee share plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised on-site café and central location near Martin Place Metro
• Access to free onsite yoga, mindfulness and Pilates classes.
• Fitness Passport
• Access to annual free flu shots & skin checks https://www.challenger.com.au/about-us/careers/our-benefits #LI-KM1 #LI-Challenger #LI-Hybrid

Challenger's employee value proposition guides how we work: Grow and realise your potential, supporting each other, stronger together and making things happen. Our culture encourages curiosity, considered thinking and meaningful contribution, with opportunities to build a broad and rewarding career. We are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities and ways of thinking can thrive, and promoting flexible working to support work-life balance.

Challenger is proud to be a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, a Family Friendly Workplace and recognised as a Bronze Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), the national benchmark for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion.

Job type: Permanent Posting Close Date : 02/12/2026

Life at Challenger is fast moving and always exciting. Together we’re driving to deliver our vision to provide our customers with financial security for retirement. Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and perspectives to a workplace which is inclusive, flexible, and driven by our values – act with integrity, aim high, collaborate and think customer. Our environment is one where our passionate teams can thrive. Our people quickly discover that a role at Challenger is much more than just a job. Our working environment is unique and encourages our employees to share their ideas and feel empowered to tackle new opportunities.