Senior SAP Financial Systems Accountant

HorizonOne Recruitment; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Two WFH days

Job summary

HorizonOne is recruiting for a senior SAP financial systems role in Canberra, focused on maintaining SAP compliance with accounting standards and government policy. The role reports to the EL1 Systems Accountant and collaborates with Governance, Risk and Compliance and the Finance Division.

The department offers engagement options including permanent, non-ongoing contract, and labour hire arrangements, with hybrid work and two days from home each week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in finance, accounting, public policy, public administration, law, economics, data science, information technology or a related field.
• CA or CPA qualification, or working towards one.

Responsibilities

• Advising the Assistant Director on the strategic direction of the financial system and translate this into operational priorities.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives that make the department's financial processes more effective and efficient.
• Analysing changes and projects affecting the financial system, and help identify and manage financial control risks.
• Preparing advice on financial systems accounting practices and financial operational impacts, including reconciliations between financial and line of business systems.
• Monitoring changes in accounting standards, financial systems, and Government and Departmental processes, and manage their impact on the financial system.
• Troubleshooting ad hoc accounting or financial system issues as they arise.

Job description

HorizonOne is recruiting for a senior SAP financial systems role in Canberra, focused on maintaining SAP compliance with accounting standards and government policy. The role reports to the EL1 Systems Accountant and collaborates with Governance, Risk and Compliance and the Finance Division.

The department offers engagement options including permanent, non-ongoing contract, and labour hire arrangements, with hybrid work and two days from home each week.