Senior Accountant

Ready for the next step in your career?In this role you'll work alongside a high-performing Financial Controller as their 2IC and they will give you the mentoring and exposure you need to develop towards you eventually becoming an FC.You won't be left to work out your own career development. You'll have someone above you who has done the job, understands what good looks like and is willing to help you get there.They've a strong Big 4 background with impressive industry experience and it helps that they're also excellent in person; we know you'll enjoy working with them.You'll be joining a local business that is established, profitable and backed by a successful international parent company.This means you'll get the stability and structure of a larger group without disappearing into a huge finance department. The Australian team is 6 strong and included in that group are two Accountants that will report directly to you.You'll have parking onsite and it's WFH every Friday.What you'll doYou already understand what a Senior Accountant does because you're probably already doing some of the accounting work in your current role. The difference here is what you get exposure to next.You'll have:2 direct reports giving you genuine people leadership experienceOwnership of month-endResponsibility for reviewing the team's work and making sure the numbers make senseMonthly variance analysis and commentary, including presenting the story behind the numbersQuarterly forecasting with Head OfficeBAS, FBT and year-end tax workingExposure to external audit and Big 4 liaisonMonthly commissions calculationsBalance sheet reconciliationsProject accounting exposureProcess improvement and ad hoc projectsWho you areYou'll be CA or CPA qualified, with strong financial accounting experience and some experience of managing people.You won't be an FC now, you'll need to be someone who wants to become one.You'll be comfortable owning month-end, talking to the numbers, reviewing the work of others and dealing with stakeholders outside Finance.You'll also need to be someone who doesn't simply accept that "that's how we've always done it."If you see a better way of doing something, you'll be encouraged to raise it and help make the change.Fully qualified CA / CPAStrong Excel capabilityPrevious people managementSignificant ERP exposureStrong clear communication skillsApply TodaySubmit your CV directly via email to Stewart Selwood on stewart.selwood@roberthalf.com.au or by pressing the Apply button.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: https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy. 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.