Senior Accountant

Links Golf and Wellbeing; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Links Golf & Wellbeing on the Gold Coast seeks a Senior Accountant to join our finance team at Hope Island. You will ensure accurate financial reporting, manage compliance and provide insight for decision-making.

With 5+ years in a senior accounting role and a relevant degree (CPA desirable), you’ll oversee payroll, budgets and audits in a dynamic hospitality and leisure setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a senior accounting role
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• CPA qualification desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to understand and communicate complex financial issues
• High integrity and commitment to accuracy and completeness

Responsibilities

• Managing monthly management reporting and financial analysis
• Preparing budgets and financial forecasts
• Identifying trends, variances and opportunities to improve financial performance
• Overseeing payroll processes, including payroll journals, liabilities, STP, Payday Super, Payroll Tax and WorkCover requirements
• Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register
• Overseeing creditor payments and monitoring cash position
• Providing accounting guidance across AP and AR
• Managing interim and annual external audits
• Coordinating taxation and FBT returns with external tax accountant
• Supporting GST, PAYG withholding, Payroll Tax, WorkCover and other statutory obligations
• Maintaining strong financial controls and governance
• Working with the Club Manager on insurance renewals and claims

Skills

Senior accounting

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA qualification desirable

Job description

Senior Accountant

Links Golf & Wellbeing | Hope Island, Gold Coast. Full-time | Senior accounting role | Excellent lifestyle environment. Lead the numbers. Influence the business.

Links Golf & Wellbeing is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our team at our prestigious Hope Island operation.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, with a close working relationship with the Club Manager, this is a key role within our finance function. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial reporting, managing important statutory and compliance obligations, and providing financial insight that supports sound business decision-making.

This is much more than a month-end accounting role. You will have broad exposure across financial reporting, payroll, budgeting, forecasting, taxation, audit, compliance, accounts payable/receivable and financial analysis.

What you’ll be doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing monthly management reporting and financial analysis
• Preparing and monitoring budgets and financial forecasts
• Identifying trends, variances and opportunities to improve financial performance
• Overseeing payroll processes, including payroll journals, payroll liabilities, STP, Payday Super, Payroll Tax and WorkCover requirements
• Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register
• Overseeing creditor payment runs and monitoring cash position.
• Providing accounting guidance and support across AP and AR.

Managing interim and annual external audits.

• Coordinating taxation and FBT returns with our external tax accountant.
• Supporting compliance across GST, PAYG withholding, Payroll Tax, WorkCover and other statutory obligations.
• Maintaining strong financial controls and governance.
• Working with the Club Manager on insurance renewals and claims.

About you

You will be an experienced accountant who combines strong technical accounting capability with commercial awareness and a practical, hands-on approach. You will bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar senior accounting role.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• CPA qualification is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to understand and communicate complex financial and management issues.
• A high level of integrity and commitment to accuracy and completeness.

Why join Links Golf & Wellbeing?

This is an opportunity to join a well-established and highly regarded organisation in one of the Gold Coast’s most desirable locations.

You will enjoy a role that offers variety, responsibility and direct exposure to management, where your financial expertise will contribute to the ongoing performance and success of the business.

If you are an experienced accountant looking for your next senior opportunity and want to work in an environment where you can make a genuine difference, we would like to hear from you.