Senior Management Accountant (12 Months Contract)

[axr] Recruitment & Search; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Our client in Inner South Sydney, NSW is seeking a Senior Management Accountant for a 12-month parental-leave cover within the FP&A team. The role focuses on month-end processes, reconciliations, and variance analysis while clearly explaining numbers to commercial stakeholders.

Requirements include CA/CPA or equivalent, senior experience in management accounting or FP&A, advanced Excel, and the ability to work with large data sets. Start in December with a 130k–150k package plus super.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified, or equivalent.
• Strong month end experience with journals and reconciliations.
• Experience communicating financial results to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own month end for a commercial portfolio, including journals, accruals and general ledger reconciliations.
• Deliver monthly performance reporting, variance analysis and KPI commentary, tracing movements back to source data.
• Maintain the budget and forecast models for your portfolio and support the long range plan.
• Partner with a commercial lead to explain results and align operational and financial views.
• Contribute commentary to group reporting for senior leadership and the board.
• Assist with occasional smaller business cases, such as a new tenancy.

Skills

Month end accounting

Variance analysis

Explain financial results to non-fin/?

Advanced Excel

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Management Accountant
12 month contract, Immediately Available
Inner South Sydney, NSW
$130,000 to $150,000 package including Superannuation
Job BriefOur client is looking for a Senior Management Accountant to cover parental leave for 12 months within their FP&A team. The role suits a senior management accountant, senior financial analyst or FP&A analyst who is strong on month end, reconciliations and variance analysis, and who can confidently explain the numbers to commercial stakeholders.
About Our ClientOur client is a large, well established organisation in the infrastructure sector. Finance works closely with the business and is seen as a genuine partner to commercial leaders, with a small team that carries a broad workload across reporting, planning and analysis.
Responsibilities

• Own month end for a commercial portfolio, including journals, accruals and general ledger reconciliations
• Deliver monthly performance reporting, variance analysis and KPI commentary, tracing movements back to source data
• Maintain the budget and forecast models for your portfolio and support the long range plan
• Partner with a commercial lead to explain results and keep operational and financial views aligned
• Contribute commentary to group reporting for senior leadership and the board
• Assist with occasional smaller business cases, such as a new tenancy

Requirements

• CA or CPA qualified, or equivalent
• Solid experience in a senior management accounting, financial analyst or FP&A role within a large corporate
• Strong month end experience, including journals, accruals and reconciliations
• Experience maintaining budget and forecast models
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets
• Ability to explain financial results clearly to non finance stakeholders
• Experience in retail, property, transport or infrastructure is highly regarded
• Available to start in December

What's on Offer

• A 12 month contract with a large organisation covering a broad commercial portfolio
• Exposure across retail, property and transport areas of the business
• A supportive FP&A team and close working relationships with commercial leaders
• Free onsite parking