Senior Financial Accountant

insurance & care NSW; Gosford; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Gym subsidies

Health checks

EAP support

Career development opportunities

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Job summary

icare seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to lead statutory reporting across multiple entities, ensuring compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and NSW Treasury requirements. Ideally based in Gosford, with flexibility to work from the Gosford office at least one day per week.

The role focuses on delivering accurate financial statements, supporting AASB 17 implementation, and partnering with auditors and treasury teams to drive sound financial decisions.

Qualifications

• Must be CA or CPA with experience delivering statutory financial statements.
• Experience in complex financial services or insured environments.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards.
• Experience with AASB 17 Insurance Contracts.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into practical outcomes.
• Proven ability to work with auditors and treasury stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements across multiple entities.
• Deliver monthly NSW Treasury submissions and year-end returns.
• Support implementation and ongoing compliance of AASB 17.
• Provide accounting advice to stakeholders and partners.
• Collaborate with Audit Office and Treasury on complex queries.
• Develop accounting positions, papers and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting controls and processes.

Skills

CA or CPA

Statutory FS

Australian Accounting Standards

AASB 17

Financial analysis

Auditor relations

Collaborative approach

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Job description

Location: Gosford

Deliver statutory reporting, ensure compliance, and help keep icare schemes sustainable and affordable

• Lead statutory reporting across multiple icare entities
• Join a supportive and stable team
• Starting salary from $133,348 + super

About the role

Sound financial and actuarial stewardship helps keep schemes affordable, effective and sustainable for the people who need them. As a Senior Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering statutory financial reporting across multiple icare entities, ensuring compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and NSW Treasury requirements.

This role is ideally based in our Gosford office, where you'll work closely with key stakeholders and your Finance colleagues. We are also open to Sydney-based candidates, provided you are able to work from the Gosford office at least one day per week.

What you'll be working on

• Prepare and analyse statutory financial statements across multiple icare reporting entities, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and legislative requirements.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting to NSW Treasury, including monthly submissions, early close activities and year-end returns.
• Apply technical accounting expertise to support the implementation and ongoing compliance requirements of AASB 17 Insurance Contracts.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to provide advice on financial accounting matters and help ensure reporting outcomes are accurate and meaningful.
• Collaborate with the Audit Office, NSW Treasury and other key stakeholders to respond to complex financial and compliance queries.
• Develop accounting positions, technical papers and recommendations to support sound decision-making and compliance outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen financial reporting processes, controls and ways of working across the organisation.

What you'll bring

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).
• Demonstrated experience preparing and delivering statutory financial statements in a complex financial services, insurance or similarly regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, with experience applying technical accounting requirements in practice.
• Experience working with or implementing AASB 17 Insurance Contracts and the ability to translate complex requirements into practical outcomes.
• Ability to analyse financial information, investigate complex issues and develop well-reasoned accounting positions.
• Confidence building relationships with auditors, treasury stakeholders and business partners while explaining technical concepts clearly.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to contribute within a supportive, close-knit team environment.

What we offer

• Work-life balance: Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Health and wellbeing: Gym subsidies, health checks, and EAP support
• Career development: Learning opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Employee benefits: Extra leave, health insurance discounts, salary packaging and novated leasing
• Inclusive culture: Recognition programs, mental health initiatives and support for hidden disabilities

About icare

icare provides insurance and care to the people, businesses and communities of NSW. Our work supports recovery, independence and safer workplaces. We protect homes, public assets; and essential services, and help manage schemes that need to remain fair, affordable and sustainable for the future. We believe the better we do, the better for NSW.

We are committed to building a safe and inclusive workplace where people feel respected, supported and able to contribute their best. Inclusion is not a standalone initiative; it is part of how we make better decisions, design better services and reflect the communities we serve. We welcome and support people of all abilities and backgrounds to apply – if you need adjustments during the process, email: [e-mail]

Please note

• You must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold unrestricted working rights to apply.
• This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks including criminal history checks.
• For more information about icare visit our website.