Financial Accountant
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Accounting & Finance · Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Contract · $90,000 - $120,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
An established digital marketplace organisation in Melbourne, expanding rapidly within Australia's digital platform and technology industry, has an opening for a Financial Accountant. The appointment is temporary-to-permanent: it provides immediate operational stability and is structured with a defined pathway to permanent full-time employment.
The Financial Accountant reports directly to the Financial Controller and aligns with the CFO on operational matters. Responsibility sits squarely on month-end discipline, the integrity of the balance sheet and statutory compliance for a group of entities. Transactional processing is carried out by an assistant accountant; the Financial Accountant reviews the core ledgers and contributes to baseline cash and budgeting routines. Foundational accounting and clean reporting take priority over complex commercial modelling, and the environment is lean, transparent and non-bureaucratic, with direct access to senior leadership.
Full visa sponsorship is available for eligible Working Holiday visa holders already in Australia who have proven accounting capability.
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Key Responsibilities
- Carry out month-end and period-end closing in Xero for several group operating entities
- Prepare journals and balance sheet reconciliations, and consolidate the trial balances of the group
- Secure statutory and regulatory tax compliance for the group's entities: BAS/GST lodgements, payroll tax reconciliations, leave provisions and FBT returns, coordinated with external tax advisors
- Supervise the offshore Assistant Accountant, reviewing invoice entry, receivables follow-ups, routine payroll and other daily transactional processing
- Administer intercompany loan accounts, recharges and eliminations among subsidiaries, so that balance sheets remain clean and audit-ready
- Contribute to baseline FP&A through the short-term cash flow tracker, actual-versus-budget expense variance reports and data compilation for annual budget roll-forwards
- Apply the group's enterprise AI tools and automation platforms to recurring ledger reconciliations and transactional accounting tasks
- Prepare ad-hoc schedules and supporting documents for executive leadership in connection with group structuring and entity set-ups
Requirements & Eligibility
- A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or Commerce
- CA/CPA status, or an equivalent international qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, completed or underway
- Demonstrated experience in financial accounting, ownership of the month-end ledger and statutory compliance, in Australia or a comparable jurisdiction
- Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417 or 462) holders with full Australian work rights are strongly encouraged to apply
- Strong personal accountability and high attention to detail, with the adaptability to uphold structure within a dynamic scale-up
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, and the confidence to collaborate directly with executive stakeholders
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