Senior Financial Accountant

[axr] Recruitment & Search; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

axr Recruitment & Search has partnered with a Sydney-based investment business to appoint a Senior Financial Accountant. You will own month-end close, consolidation, reconciliation reviews, and statutory accounting in line with AASB, supporting a move to automated reporting.

The role reports to the Senior Finance Manager and offers a hybrid CBD location with WFH, excellent benefits, and exposure to complex group reporting and ESG considerations.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified with 2+ years' commercial experience.
• Strong AASB knowledge and ability to write technical position papers.
• Experience consolidating complex group structures.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close, consolidation and reconciliation review framework.
• Prepare annual statutory financial statements and technical position papers in line with AASB.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly group reporting, and build/maintain a BI reporting layer replacing manual processes.
• Support cash flow forecasting, debt accounting, and covenant and lender reporting.
• Prepare income tax effect accounting, deferred tax and broader tax compliance support.
• Contribute to non-financial and sustainability reporting obligations.
• Act as system administrator for the finance ERP, leading upgrades.
• Support a junior team member as first reviewer, building relationships across internal and external stakeholder.

Skills

Consolidation experience

Power BI/Power Query

Advanced Excel

ERP systems (Oracle/NetSuite/SAP)

AASB knowledge

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Tools

Oracle

NetSuite

SAP

Job description

Lead consolidation, statutory reporting and a shift to automated reporting for an established investment business. High-calibre role.

• Own group consolidation and statutory reporting
• Join an established Australian investment business managing high-quality assets
• Excellent benefits and flexibility/CBD Location with WFH

About the Company

Our client is an established investment business with a portfolio of high-quality, long-term asset holdings The business is known for its disciplined approach to capital management and close working relationships with its underlying investments.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the Senior Financial Accountant will own month-end close, consolidation and reconciliation review as well as preparation pf the statutory, technical and treasury accounting positions that sit behind group reporting. This is an exceptional role for those who want to gain further exposure to complex areas within an investment business.

Key Responsibilities

• GL/Month-End: Own the month-end close, consolidation and reconciliation review framework
• Statutory Reporting: Prepare annual statutory financial statements and technical position papers in line with AASB, monitoring new and emerging standards
• Management Reporting: Prepare monthly and quarterly group reporting, and build/maintain a BI reporting layer replacing manual processes
• Treasury: Support cash flow forecasting, debt accounting, and covenant and lender reporting
• Tax: Prepare income tax effect accounting, deferred tax and broader tax compliance support
• ESG/Sustainability: Contribute to non-financial and sustainability-related reporting obligations
• Systems: Act as system administrator for the finance ERP, leading upgrades.
• People: Support a junior team member as first reviewer, building relationships across internal and external stakeholder

Key Requirements

• CA or CPA qualified; Big 4 or mid-tier audit background followed by minimum 2+ years' commercial experience.
• Strong, current AASB knowledge with the ability to write defensible technical position papers
• Consolidation experience across complex group structures
• Hands-on ERP experience (e.g. Oracle, NetSuite, SAP)
• Practical experience with Power BI/Power Query and structured data modelling
• Advanced Excel skills