Senior Financial Accountant (ASX)

Brisbane Temporary AU$130,000 - AU$150,000 per year View Job Description
We're partnering with a high-growth organisation looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to become the technical backbone of their finance team. This is the role for someone who enjoys being trusted, influencing decisions, and having real ownership rather than just ticking boxes each month.
  • Take ownership and lead change
  • Join a growing national business with serious growth plans

About Our Client

Forget being another cog in a large finance machine.

Here, you'll be the person leadership turns to for advice. You'll own critical reporting and compliance processes, help shape financial strategy, drive improvements, and play a key role in a business that's evolving and growing.

  • High-profile role with exposure to senior leadership
  • Diverse responsibilities spanning financial reporting, tax, compliance, audit and technical accounting
  • Opportunity to drive automation and process improvement projects
  • Modern, growing business with a positive culture
  • Autonomous role where your expertise will be valued
  • Supportive leadership team that encourages fresh ideas
  • Long-term career growth opportunities

Job Description

As the Senior Financial Accountant, you'll be the technical backbone of the finance team, ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance obligations and providing guidance on complex accounting matters.

You'll be heavily involved in month-end and year-end reporting cycles while also partnering with leaders across the organisation to support key business decisions.

  • Owning the month-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery
  • Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
  • Maintaining balance sheet integrity and leading reconciliations
  • Managing fixed asset and lease accounting registers
  • Preparing complex journals and technical accounting adjustments
  • Managing taxation compliance including BAS, FBT and income tax obligations
  • Supporting automation initiatives and finance transformation projects

The Successful Applicant

You'll ideally bring:

  • CA or CPA qualification
  • Big 4 or Mid-Tier Chartered background highly regarded, particularly where you've gained strong technical accounting, audit or financial reporting experience
  • Several years' experience in a Senior Financial Accountant, Financial Accountant or similar role
  • Strong Australian financial reporting and statutory accounting experience
  • Solid understanding of AASB accounting standards
  • Experience preparing BAS, FBT and income tax returns
  • Strong knowledge of statutory compliance requirements

Whether you're an experienced Senior Financial Accountant looking for a fresh challenge, or you're stepping up from a Financial Accountant role and ready for greater autonomy, we'd love to hear from you.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary package of $120,000 - $140,000 + Super
  • High-profile role with direct exposure to senior leadership
  • Opportunity to become the technical accounting expert within the finance team
  • Broad role spanning financial reporting, tax, compliance, audit and business partnering
  • Genuine opportunity to influence finance processes and drive automation initiatives
  • Modern Brisbane office environment with a collaborative team culture



Contact
Aj Bhatia
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7109895
Phone number
+61 403 184 201

Job summary

Function
Accounting & Finance
Specialisation
Financial Accounting
Industry
Energy & Natural Resources
Location
Brisbane
Job Type
Temporary
Consultant name
Aj Bhatia
Consultant phone
+61 403 184 201
Job Reference
JN-092026-7109895

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