Financial Accountant - contract role
<table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507"><p><strong>Accountant | 6-Month Contract (Maternity Leave Cover)</strong></p><p><strong>Sydney CBD | Hybrid Working (3 days in office)</strong></p><p>Join a collaborative and high-performing finance team within a leading organisation based in the Sydney CBD.<strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>Reporting to the <strong>Senior Financial Accountant</strong>, you will play a key role in supporting month-end close, financial reporting, and compliance activities, while driving process improvements across systems and procedures.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Month-End & Reporting</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare and process general journals, including month-end accruals</li><li>Assist in preparing monthly P&L reports, board packs, and expense analysis</li><li>Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner</li><li>Review and reconcile corporate credit card transactions</li><li>Generate and analyse weekly and monthly sales and credit note reports</li><li>Review daily cash flow reports</li><li>Manage billing processes related to key partnerships and reconcile associated accounts</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Compliance & Technical Accounting</strong></p><ul><li>Support half-year and year-end statutory reporting, including ASX submissions and audit coordination</li><li>Provide input on technical accounting matters, including AASB 15, AASB 16, AASB 137, and AASB 138</li><li>Assist with BAS, FBT, and income tax preparation and review</li><li>Prepare statistical returns for the ABS and ATO</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Business Support & Continuous Improvement</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate with finance and admin teams across Sydney and the Philippines</li><li>Contribute to ad-hoc reporting, analysis, and budgeting initiatives</li><li>Support and back up team members as needed</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li><strong>CA/CPA qualified</strong> with a degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Finance</li><li>Minimum <strong>5 years' experience</strong> in a similar accounting role</li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge with hands-on experience in month-end close and reporting</li><li>Advanced Excel and strong reconciliation skills</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills</li><li>Ability to work autonomously, meet tight deadlines, and adapt to a dynamic environment</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Reference Number:</em> <a href="https://rh--c.vf.force.com/a1GVT00000568wL"><em>06800-0013316384</em></a></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><h4><strong>This is a </strong>hybrid <strong>position.</strong></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/cGFzY2FsZS5kZXNwbGVudGVyZS4xMTg1My4xMDY3NUByaGlhdXMuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
Financial Accounting
- Sydney CBD, New South Wales
- remote
- Project
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100000 - 100000 AUD / Yearly
- <table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507"><p><strong>Accountant | 6-Month Contract (Maternity Leave Cover)</strong></p><p><strong>Sydney CBD | Hybrid Working (3 days in office)</strong></p><p>Join a collaborative and high-performing finance team within a leading organisation based in the Sydney CBD.<strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>Reporting to the <strong>Senior Financial Accountant</strong>, you will play a key role in supporting month-end close, financial reporting, and compliance activities, while driving process improvements across systems and procedures.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Month-End & Reporting</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare and process general journals, including month-end accruals</li><li>Assist in preparing monthly P&L reports, board packs, and expense analysis</li><li>Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner</li><li>Review and reconcile corporate credit card transactions</li><li>Generate and analyse weekly and monthly sales and credit note reports</li><li>Review daily cash flow reports</li><li>Manage billing processes related to key partnerships and reconcile associated accounts</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Compliance & Technical Accounting</strong></p><ul><li>Support half-year and year-end statutory reporting, including ASX submissions and audit coordination</li><li>Provide input on technical accounting matters, including AASB 15, AASB 16, AASB 137, and AASB 138</li><li>Assist with BAS, FBT, and income tax preparation and review</li><li>Prepare statistical returns for the ABS and ATO</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Business Support & Continuous Improvement</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate with finance and admin teams across Sydney and the Philippines</li><li>Contribute to ad-hoc reporting, analysis, and budgeting initiatives</li><li>Support and back up team members as needed</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li><strong>CA/CPA qualified</strong> with a degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Finance</li><li>Minimum <strong>5 years' experience</strong> in a similar accounting role</li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge with hands-on experience in month-end close and reporting</li><li>Advanced Excel and strong reconciliation skills</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills</li><li>Ability to work autonomously, meet tight deadlines, and adapt to a dynamic environment</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Reference Number:</em> <a href="https://rh--c.vf.force.com/a1GVT00000568wL"><em>06800-0013316384</em></a></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><h4><strong>This is a </strong>hybrid <strong>position.</strong></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/cGFzY2FsZS5kZXNwbGVudGVyZS4xMTg1My4xMDY3NUByaGlhdXMuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
- 2025-10-13T04:49:21Z