Senior Financial Accountant

Melbourne Racing Club; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Wellbeing program

Learning & development

Modern office building

Job summary

Melbourne Racing Club invites applications for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance Department on a full-time basis at Caulfield Racecourse. You will lead PLG's financial reporting, manage core accounting processes and influence budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis to support informed business decisions.

Reporting to the Finance leadership, you will drive month-end closings, balance sheet reconciliations and policy improvements, while collaborating with venue teams across

Qualifications

• Accounting degree and CPA qualification.
• 5+ years of accounting experience with month-end and GL management.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Hospitality/gaming industry experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end reconciliation and ensure GL balances are accurate.
• Oversee venue and head office adherence to policies and deadlines.
• Review and improve financial policies and PLG processes.
• Coordinate year-end GL finalisation and liaise with auditors.
• Lead month-end closing and 5-day P&L delivery, balance sheet packs within 10 days.

Skills

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Accounting Degree

CPA qualification

Tools

Power BI

General Ledger systems

Accounting Software

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance Department on a full-time basis, located at Caulfield Racecourse.

We're searching for an engaging Senior Financial Accountant who brings strong financial capabilities, communicates with confidence, thinks commercially and enjoys building genuine connections across the business. You will lead PLG's financial reporting and core accounting processes while playing an influential role in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis. Your expertise will deliver clear, timely insights that support informed decision-making and help shape PLG's strategic direction.

About Us

Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) is an iconic sporting and entertainment organisation with a proud 150-year legacy. While we're renowned for hosting elite horse racing at Caulfield, Sportsbet Sandown and Mornington Racecourses, we're also so much more. From vibrant events and functions to our 17 Pegasus Leisure Group (PLG) hospitality venues across Victoria and community initiatives through the MRC Foundation, we're dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences for our guests, members and community.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Manage the month-end reconciliation process in line with financial reporting deadlines and ensuring all GL balances are true and correct.
• Ensure venues and head office support teams are adhering to policies, procedures, and deadlines to support month-end processes.
• Review, improve and ensure adherence to all financial policies and procedures within the PLG business.
• Coordinate year-end finalisation of general ledger and liaise with audit for all PLG related requests.
• Review and improve system integrations to improve the efficiency of the reconciliation process.
• Actively promote a strong working relationship between the PLG finance team, finance support team and venue management.
• Lead the month-end closing process, ensuring completion of the P&L within a 5-day timeframe.
• Coordinate the completion of all quarterly PLG balance sheet rec packs for sign off within 10 days of month end. There must be no material, unexpected variances booked at year-end.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.

Qualifications & Experience Essential

• Accounting Degree and CPA qualified
• Experience interpreting and applying key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• 5+ years of experience in accounting or finance, with a solid understanding of general accounting principles and practices.
• Proven experience leading month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger management.
• Experience in budgeting processes, financial forecasting, and variance analysis.

Skills & Experience

• A continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to build capability in areas such as Power BI, reporting automation and emerging finance technologies.
• Experience working in a hospitality, gaming or similar industry(desirable)
• Strong Accounting Systems knowledge
• Advanced Excel
• Takes a proactive approach, using initiative to identify opportunities, address issues early and drive practical improvements without waiting for direction
• Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Communicates financial information clearly and confidently, adapting their approach to suit different audiences across the business.
• Works with full competence to interpret and apply knowledge of laws, regulations and policies in area of expertise. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Works with full competence to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.

What's in it for you?

• Brand new state-of-the-art administration building with standing desks and breakout spaces.
• Access to our year-round well-being initiatives including our Employee Assistance Program for staff and family.
• Ongoing learning & development opportunities.
• Free onsite parking.

Melbourne Racing Club values differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation and encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.