Senior Financial Accountant

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

Job summary

Hudson is seeking an experienced finance professional in Sydney to support a high-growth organization on a six-month contract with potential for permanence. You will manage month-end close, GL maintenance, reconciliations, and management reporting while ensuring compliance with accounting and taxation standards.

You will contribute to budgeting and forecasting, assist with BAS and tax lodgements, and support year-end audit preparation. Strong Excel skills and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Post-practice accounting experience.
• Month-end close experience including journals, accruals and reconciliations.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines; intermediate to advanced Excel.
• CPA/CA completed or in progress preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely month-end close and maintain the general ledger.
• Prepare reconciliations and management reports in line with accounting principles.
• Assist with statutory compliance (BAS and tax lodgements) and year-end audit prep.
• Maintain the membership register to support subscription collection.
• Support annual budget and forecasting with accurate data and analysis.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations (bank, intercompany, clearing accounts).
• Prepare monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reports with variance commentary.
• Process and review accounts payable and receivable; maintain fixed asset register.

Skills

Month-end close

Accruals

Journal entries

Reconciliations

Excel skills

Communication

Team player

Education

Bachelor degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

• High growth industry/multi-site
• Month-end close financial reporting
• 6-month contract/potential permanent

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will support the finance function by delivering an accurate and timely month-end close, maintaining the general ledger, and preparing reconciliations and management reports in line with relevant accounting and taxation principles. You will also assist with statutory compliance, including BAS and other tax lodgements, year-end audit preparation, and maintenance of the membership register to support timely subscription collection.

You will support the annual budget and forecasting process with accurate data and analysis and prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including bank, intercompany and clearing accounts. You will also prepare monthly Profit & L&OS and Balance Sheet reports with variance commentary and process and review accounts payable and receivable transactions and maintain the fixed asset register.

Suitable candidates will have a degree in Accounting, Finance or related field with post-practice (commercial) accounting experience. You will have demonstrated hands-on month-end close experience, including journals, accruals and reconciliations. Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines with a good working knowledge of accounting systems and intermediate to advanced Excel skills is required. You will have good communication skills and be able to work well in a team and ideally be CPA/CA completed or in progress.

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Casual Loading Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.

Due to current Victorian labour hire licence restrictions, Hudson is not advertising, offering or accepting applications for contract, temporary or labour hire roles that are based in Victoria or otherwise connected to Victoria. This includes contract, temporary or labour hire roles where the candidate resides in Victoria, even if the role is based in another state. These restrictions do not apply to permanent or fixed term employment opportunities.