Senior Group Accountant

Norwest Recruitment; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwest Recruitment Pty Ltd. is seeking a Senior Group Accountant to lead group consolidation and financial reporting across monthly, quarterly and annual cycles from Parramatta.

You will manage intercompany eliminations, audit coordination, and statutory reporting under AASB/IFRS and the Corporations Act, with exposure to overseas group reporting. Ideal candidates will have CA/CPA qualifications, strong technical accounting knowledge, and experience in multinational or ASX-listed environments.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualifications and substantial post-qualification experience.
• Experience in group consolidation and statutory reporting.
• Knowledge of AASB, IFRS, intercompany eliminations and equity accounting.
• Experience coordinating external audits and managing statutory reporting obligations.
• Exposure to multinational or ASX-listed organisations.
• Big 4 audit background highly regarded.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead group consolidation processes and prepare consolidated results for overseas group reporting.
• Manage intercompany eliminations, consolidation adjustments, joint venture reporting and reporting packages.
• Prepare consolidated and separate statutory financial statements, ensuring compliance with AASB, IFRS and Corporations Act requirements.
• Coordinate interim and year-end external audits, including schedules and supporting documentation.
• Prepare treasury, financing and regulatory reporting, including ABS submissions.
• Provide technical accounting support across complex transactions and changes to accounting standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, controls, data quality and automation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

CA or CPA qualifications

Job description

Senior Group Accountant - Parramatta

Are you a technically strong accounting professional looking to take ownership of group consolidation and financial reporting within a large, complex organisation? This is an opportunity to join an established multinational business in a senior group reporting role, working across consolidated financial results, statutory reporting, joint ventures and international group submissions. You'll play a key role in ensuring reporting accuracy, meeting deadlines and maintaining compliance with Australian and international accounting standards.

The Company

Join a large, internationally connected organisation with complex reporting requirements and a strong focus on collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. Working closely with senior finance stakeholders, business units and overseas group finance teams, you'll gain exposure to a broad range of technical accounting and consolidation matters.

The Job

Reporting to the Group Reporting Manager, you'll lead key consolidation and reporting activities across monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles, as well as budgets and forecasts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead group consolidation processes and prepare and review consolidated financial results for overseas group reporting.
• Manage intercompany eliminations, consolidation adjustments, joint venture reporting and reporting packages.
• Prepare consolidated and separate statutory financial statements, ensuring compliance with AASB, IFRS and relevant Corporations Act requirements.
• Coordinate interim and year-end external audits, including audit schedules, supporting documentation and the resolution of audit queries.
• Prepare treasury, financing and regulatory reporting, including relevant ABS submissions.
• Provide technical accounting support across complex transactions, acquisitions, purchase price allocations and changes to accounting standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, controls, data quality and automation.

About You

To succeed in this role, you'll bring strong technical accounting knowledge, a thorough understanding of group consolidation and the ability to manage competing reporting deadlines in a complex environment.

You'll ideally have:

• CA or CPA qualifications and substantial post-qualification experience.
• Demonstrated experience in group consolidation, financial reporting and statutory financial statements.
• Strong knowledge of AASB, IFRS, intercompany eliminations, joint ventures and equity accounting.
• Experience coordinating external audits and managing statutory reporting obligations.
• Exposure to a multinational or ASX-listed organisation, ideally with reporting responsibilities to an overseas parent company.
• A background in Big 4 audit or chartered accounting will be highly regarded.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across multiple business units.0

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Take ownership of complex group reporting and consolidation activities.
• Gain broad exposure to joint ventures, statutory reporting, technical accounting and international group requirements.
• Work closely with senior finance stakeholders and overseas group reporting teams.
• Contribute to meaningful reporting improvements and finance transformation initiatives.
• Further develop your technical accounting expertise within a large multinational environment.