Senior Financial Accountant - 14-Month Fixed-Term

About the role

A client of the recruiter is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant for a 14-month fixed-term contract ending in 2027, based in Brisbane. Reporting to the Head of Financial Control and Reporting, you will join a small, newly formed team that works closely with all finance groups and is improving its systems and reporting processes. The role covers end-to-end preparation of the organisation's financial statements, with independent management of the statement build and as the main contact for the external audit.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare complete sets of statutory financial statements end to end, including consolidated and entity-level reporting
• Apply technical accounting standards and changes correctly
• Ensure all accounting activities comply with accounting standards, legislative requirements and internal policies
• Act as the key point of contact for the external audit, coordinating internal and external stakeholders
• Build relationships across the business to support the audit and the finance function
• Contribute to board paper preparation and other governance reporting
• Identify and support improvements to financial reporting processes and procedures

Required profile

• CPA or CA qualification
• Solid background in financial or management accounting in a chartered, corporate or public sector environment
• Experience preparing end-to-end statutory or consolidated financial statements
• Exposure to external audit processes, either from an audit firm or from managing audit relationships in industry
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting standards and legislation
• Full working rights in Australia

Required skills

• AASB knowledge and practice
• Experience in a larger or more complex organisation is well regarded but not essential