Senior Accountant

NSW Department of Education; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Superannuation

Annual leave loading

Career progression

Flex Leave entitlements

Job summary

NSW Department of Education invites applications for Senior Accountant in Parramatta to strengthen capital financial governance, lead assurance, compliance and reporting across a diverse capital portfolio.

You will oversee asset revaluations, ensure integrity of capital accounting, and align practices with legislation, policy and external standards, while partnering with finance teams and external stakeholders to deliver quality public education.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or finance; eligible for membership of a recognised professional association.
• Experience in financial governance, compliance and internal control.
• Ability to analyse complex financial information and provide practical, risk-based advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead assurance, compliance and reporting across a capital portfolio.
• Oversee asset revaluation processes and the integrity of capital accounting and reporting.
• Provide trusted financial advice to finance teams, business partners and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems and processes and manage financial risks.

Skills

Financial reporting

Capital accounting

Management accounting

Audit/assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Job Description

• Ongoing Full time
• Located in Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available
• Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10 with salary ranging from $133,348 to $ 146,945 + super and annual leave loading
• Join the NSW Department of Education's Capital Compliance team and play a key role in supporting the financial management in capital investment that delivers schools and educational facilities

About The Role

As the Senior Accountant, you will play a key role in strengthening the Department's capital financial governance by leading assurance, compliance and reporting activities across a diverse capital portfolio. You will lead and coordinate asset revaluation processes, oversee the integrity of capital accounting and reporting, and ensure financial practices align with legislative requirements, departmental policies and external standards.

Working collaboratively with finance teams, business partners and external stakeholders, you will provide trusted advice, identify opportunities to improve systems and processes, manage financial risks, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the department's capital financial management and support the delivery of quality public education.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Bring

• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, capital or asset accounting, management accounting, audit or assurance.
• Strong knowledge of financial governance, compliance and internal control principles.
• The ability to analyse complex financial information and provide practical, risk-based advice.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical financial concepts to a range of audiences.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and driving positive change.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to deliver quality outcomes within tight timeframes.

Key Knowledge And Experience

• Demonstrated experience working in financial or management accounting roles
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential Requirements Of The Role

• Degree in accounting or finance discipline and eligibility for membership of a recognised professional association or demonstrated relevant and successful workplace experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions

Closing date: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Susie Yan via email at [e-mail]

For recruitment process enquiries, please contact [e-mail]

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.