Senior Financial Accountant

Job title : Senior Financial Accountant
Location : Melbourne
Job type : Contract or Temp
Salary : $60 to $65 Plus Superannuation Per Hour
Contact name : Jonathon Prince
Contact email : jprince@sharpandcarter.com.au
Job reference : 1678600
About the Role
Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, you will play a critical role within Group Finance, ensuring the organisation meets its external reporting, audit, and regulatory obligations. This role is ideal for a technically strong accountant who thrives in complex environments and enjoys owning statutory reporting, consolidations, and compliance
  
This is a hands-on position suited to someone who enjoys high-quality financial reporting, problem-solving, and continuous improvement within a collaborative team environment.
  
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the preparation and delivery of annual consolidated financial statements for the organisation, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting.
  • Coordinate statutory and regulatory reporting
  • Oversee and support the completion of government grants
  • Provide technical accounting advice on complex transactions
  • Support month-end processes
  • Assist the Financial Reporting Manager with finance projects
  • Identify and contribute to continuous improvement
  • Mentor and support junior team members through knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  
About You
You will be an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Financial Accountant with the capability to manage multiple complex reporting requirements.
  • Extensive experience preparing statutory consolidated financial statements for large or complex organisations.
  • Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards
  • Excellent analytical skills and the ability to work effectively with large data sets.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to strict deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels.
  • Proven ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
  • CA or CPA qualification (essential).
  • Experience with SAP and/or large ERP systems (highly regarded).
  
The Organisation
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join a leading Not-for-Profit organisation on a contract basis is a collaborative finance team environment.  This is an opportunity to lead high-impact reporting activities respected NFP organisation with meaningful purpose.
  
To Apply
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Jonathon Prince on jprince@sharpandcarter.com.au