Senior Financial Accountant
- Manage month-end and year-end close, financial statements, reconciliations and statutory compliance.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, partnering with business leaders to provide commercial insight.
- Review and mentor accounts team members, improve finance processes and contribute to strategic projects.
Job details
Location: Salary: $120-$130K + Super Job Type: Permanent Discipline: Accounting
Reference: 16997022 Posted: 3 days ago
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Senior Financial Accountant | Brisbane | Permanent | $120-$130K + Super
- Growing commercial organisation willing to offer an accountant real exposure to commercial activities
- You won’t just produce the numbers, you’ll also get exposure to budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management to support strategy
- Not a back office role but one where you’ll support, influence and partner with the wider business
About the opportunity
Are you an experienced financial accountant who is looking to take on a role where you can step beyond producing financial statements and become a genuine commercial accountant?
This is a growing commercial organisation that values what finance can contribute to decision-making. As Senior Financial Accountant, you’ll work on the month-end and year-end process, but you’ll also use the results to help leaders understand performance, spot risks and plan ahead.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver month-end and year-end close, including balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and journals
- Prepare accurate financial statements and management reporting
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, and report on variances against plan
- Partner with business and operational leaders to explain results and provide commercial insight
- Review the work of accounts team members and provide guidance/mentorship
- Support audit, tax and statutory compliance, including BAS and GST
- Identify and implement improvements to finance processes, systems and controls
- Contribute to ad hoc analysis and projects that support business strategy
About you
- Degree qualified in accounting, commerce or similar, with CA or CPA qualification (or working towards it)
- Solid experience in a financial accounting role, ideally within a commercial or multi-entity environment
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and a sharp eye for detail
- Comfortable with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, or keen to build these skills
- Confident communicator who can explain the numbers to non-finance stakeholders
- Proficient in Excel and an ERP or accounting system (e.g. NetSuite, Xero, MYOB, Dynamics)
- Forward-looking accountant, with a track record of process improvement/ upskilling across AI/Automation
What’s on offer
- $120-$130K plus super
- Permanent role with a growing business and room to develop your commercial skills
- Genuine exposure to strategy, budgeting and forecasting
- A collaborative team that wants finance to have a seat at the table
How to apply
Click “Apply” or contact Kerry Tostevin on 0459 621647.
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