Group Senior Financial Accountant

Lawson Elliott Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Learning & Development

Novated Car Leasing

Job summary

MUFG Pension & Market Services in Sydney seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to deliver high-quality statutory reporting and robust month-end close processes. You will partner with Finance, Tax, Audit and Transformation teams to ensure compliant financial reporting for the group.

Ideal candidates hold CA/CPA, with 5+ years in financial accounting and a proven ability to manage complex reconciliations, technical accounting and audit documentation.

Qualifications

• Must have a professional accounting qualification (CA/CPA or equivalent).
• 5+ years’ experience in financial accounting, statutory reporting, audit or financial reporting environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory financial statements, subsidiary accounts and year-end reporting deliverables.
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities including journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and intercompany accounting.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity through reconciliations, issue resolution and strong financial controls.
• Deliver insightful financial reporting and analysis, investigating P&L and balance sheet movements.
• Support external audit requirements and prepare high-quality audit documentation.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on standards and reporting requirements.
• Support SOX compliance, governance, and continuous improvement of controls.
• Contribute to finance transformation and ESG reporting obligations including climate-related disclosures.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Audit processes

SOX controls

Financial reporting

ERP implementation

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

CA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Financial Accountant

Bring your expertise to an industry with purpose, scale and global impact.

At MUFG Pension & Market Services, your skills in finance, risk, analytics, marketing or operations translate directly into meaningful work supporting millions of Australians. As part of the largest business within a global financial institution, you’ll enter the superannuation sector with strong development pathways, complex client partnerships, and a culture that celebrates diverse perspectives.

As our Senior Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality financial reporting outcomes across the Group. This position is ideal for a technically strong accounting professional with a Big 4 background who enjoys working in a hands‑on reporting environment, partnering with stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Audit and Transformation teams to ensure accurate, compliant and timely financial reporting.

About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, Reporting, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements, subsidiary accounts and year-end reporting deliverables.
• Leading month‑end and year‑end close activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and intercompany accounting.
• Ensuring balance sheet integrity through robust reconciliations, issue resolution and strong financial controls.
• Delivering insightful financial reporting and analysis, including investigation of P&L and balance sheet movements.
• Supporting external audit requirements, coordinating audit requests and preparing high‑quality audit documentation.
• Providing technical accounting expertise and guidance on accounting standards, reporting requirements and complex accounting matters.
• Supporting SOX compliance activities, governance requirements and continuous improvement of financial controls.
• Contributing to finance transformation initiatives and leading finance inputs into ESG reporting obligations, including climate‑related disclosures.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• CA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 5+ years’ experience in financial accounting, statutory reporting, audit or financial reporting environments.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience preparing or reviewing financial statements and statutory accounts.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial reporting, month‑end close, reconciliations, journals and audit processes.
• An audit‑focused mindset with the ability to identify reporting risks, challenge assumptions and maintain high‑quality documentation.
• Exposure to SOX controls, governance frameworks and internal control environments.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work with large and complex datasets.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence both finance and non‑finance audiences.
• Experience supporting finance transformation, ERP implementation or reporting enhancement initiatives will be highly regarded.
• Exposure to ESG or sustainability reporting is advantageous but not essential.

Why Join Us?

Some of our Employment Benefits

• Flexible Working – hybrid model enabling our employees to work in the office and at home.
• Purchased Leave, Parental Leave, Volunteer Leave, Gender transition leave, Well‑being leave.
• Employee Recognition Program – to recognise people who are demonstrating our values and Company purpose.
• Talent Referral Program.
• Salary Sacrificing via Superannuation.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Learning & Development – Development at your fingertips via self‑paced learning, including educational assistance support.
• Employee discounts – Access discounted rates and offers from a variety of providers including Bupa and Microsoft!
• Novated Car Leasing.

Culture at MUFG Pension & Market Services

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We encourage, support and value the various talents and perspectives of our people and promote a flexible and blended work environment where our people can thrive, and their wellbeing is supported. We know that diversity drives better client outcomes, continuous improvement, and growth. Be part of our company and together we will achieve our full potential.

We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities.