Senior Accountant

Colonial Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PICA Group is seeking a Senior Accountant to ensure financial integrity, compliance and performance across strata and community schemes. The role partners with Strata Managers, clients and auditors to deliver accurate reporting and mentoring. A strong accounting background and mentoring ability are essential.

The position is a 12-month maximum-term contract with a focus on continuous improvement, governance and stakeholder collaboration to support community living.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Commerce, Finance or related discipline.
• 5+ years' accounting experience.
• Experience using StrataMaster and strong proficiency in Excel and financial systems.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, compliance, audits and regulatory obligations.
• Sound knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, GST, BAS and taxation requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with mentoring ability.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting across a portfolio of strata and community schemes.
• Manage complex reconciliations, trust accounting activities, and financial control processes.
• Oversee BAS, taxation, compliance, audit and year-end reporting requirements.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and mentoring to Accountants and Assistant Accountants.
• Partner with stakeholders to solve financial challenges and drive operational excellence.

Skills

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Reconciliations

Technical accounting

Education

Accounting/Commerce/Finance degree

Tools

StrataMaster

Excel/Finance systems

Job description

Where financial accuracy, compliance, and client service come together.

• Own reporting, compliance, audits and technical accounting matters
• Mentor and support developing accounting professionals
• Join Australia's leading strata and property services provider

This is a 12-month maximum-term contract

The impact you’ll have:

As a Senior Accountant, you'll play a key role in ensuring the financial integrity, compliance, and performance of a diverse portfolio of strata and community schemes.

Partnering with Strata Managers, clients, auditors, and key stakeholders, you'll deliver accurate reporting, provide financial expertise, oversee compliance requirements, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is ideal for an experienced accountant who enjoys solving complex problems, mentoring others, and making a meaningful impact through high-quality financial management.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting across a portfolio of strata and community schemes.
• Manage complex reconciliations, trust accounting activities, and financial control processes.
• Oversee BAS, taxation, compliance, audit, and year-end reporting requirements.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and mentoring to Accountants and Assistant Accountants.
• Partner with stakeholders to solve financial challenges, improve processes, and drive operational excellence.

What you’ll bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related discipline, with 5+ years' accounting experience.
• Experience using StrataMaster and strong proficiency in Excel and financial systems.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, compliance, audits, and regulatory obligations.
• Sound knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, GST, BAS, and taxation requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to mentor others and influence outcomes.

What’s in it for you:

• Growth: Expand your expertise across financial reporting, compliance, audits, trust accounting, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Flexibility: Balance work and life with structured shifts and 50/50 hybrid options.
• Challenge: Work across a diverse portfolio of community schemes where accuracy, compliance and problem-solving matter.
• Belonging: Join a supportive team that values knowledge-sharing, continuous learning, and helping each other succeed.
• Giving Back: Help enhance community living. Your work directly supports the financial wellbeing of the communities we serve.
• PICA Perks: Discounts and wellbeing programs that support life inside and outside of work.

Who is PICA Group?

We’re Australia’s leading strata and property services provider, with a trusted network of specialists in strata and facilities management, property development, debt recovery and legal services. For more than 70 years, we’ve enhanced community living by caring for one of our customers’ most valuable assets, their home.

We're also proud to be officially recognised as a great place to work. Our employees recently participated in an external survey, and 91% of our employees said that PICA Group is a Great Place to Work ! If you're looking for a workplace where you can grow, feel supported, deliver real value to customers, and help create a great place to work, then this could be the perfect role for you.

Everything we do is guided by our values: Say is Straight | Collaborate | Simplicity | Focus on Solutions | Delight the Customer | Get Things Done

At PICA we value diversity and encourage a speak up culture where our people bring their whole selves to work to enhance community living for all.

For up-to-date information about PICA Group, visit us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prudential-investment-company-of-australia/mycompany/ https://picagroup.com.au/

You must have the right to live and work in this location to be considered for this opportunity.

It is PICA Group’s policy not to accept speculative CV’s from Agencies, unless the role has been released directly to the agency. Should we require any assistance from agencies on any roles a member of the Talent Acquisition team will contact agencies directly