Senior Finance Manager, External Reporting & Advisory

Create Catering; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Parental leave

Health and wellbeing services

Training and development

Performance bonus

Job summary

Westpac is seeking a Senior Finance Manager – External Reporting to lead the Group's statutory reporting, the technical accounting agenda and the external audit relationship from our North Sydney hybrid setup.

You'll own IFRS/AASB reporting for a multi-entity group, develop a scalable reporting function, mentor a small team and partner with Head of Finance and senior stakeholders to drive accurate, timely financial insights.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in external reporting, technical accounting or audit, including Big 4 or mid-tier experience.
• CA/CPA qualified with IFRS/AASB knowledge.
• Experience leading external audits end to end.
• Strong technical writing for senior and board audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own half-year and full-year statutory financial statements under IFRS and AASB.
• Prepare board and Audit & Risk Committee papers on key judgements and reporting outcomes.
• Act as the Group's technical expert on revenue, leases, financial instruments and business combinations.
• Prepare & review technical position papers and advise on major transactions before execution.
• Own the external audit end to end, resolving complex matters with the auditors.
• Maintain the Group accounting policy framework and strengthen reporting controls.

Skills

External reporting

Technical accounting

Audit management

IFRS knowledge

AASB knowledge

Technical writing

Finance leadership

CA/CPA qualified

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

TM1

Cognos Cubes

SQL

Think-cell

Job description

Westpac is seeking a Senior Finance Manager – External Reporting to lead the Group's statutory reporting, the technical accounting agenda and the external audit relationship from our North Sydney hybrid setup.

You'll own IFRS/AASB reporting for a multi-entity group, develop a scalable reporting function, mentor a small team and partner with Head of Finance and senior stakeholders to drive accurate, timely financial insights.