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Job Description

Senior Financial Accountant

Join a growing, multi-entity professional services group that is bringing finance activity across its businesses into a more centralised structure. As Senior Financial Accountant, you’ll play a hands-on role across daily cash flow, group reporting and the FY26 group audit, while helping improve how the group consolidates its financial information.

What you’ll be doing

• Review cash flow daily and follow up on any identified items for review


• Own the month-end close across multiple entities, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations and group reporting


• Help improve group consolidations by bringing Xero data into Excel and reducing reliance on manual spreadsheets


• Work with the team to improve and automate the consolidation process


• Support the FY26 group audit by preparing information and working with external auditors


• Assist with tax and audit work, including reviewing historical transactions and preparing supporting information


• Build a sound understanding of the group’s finance systems, entities and reporting needs


• Support and review work completed by offshore bookkeepers, helping keep reconciliations and finance tasks on track

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a practical, hands-on accountant who can manage the details of daily finance and month-end while helping improve group reporting and consolidation.
You’ll be comfortable working across multiple entities, taking ownership of your work and communicating clearly with the finance team and external auditors. You’ll also be ready to get involved in the details as the group prepares for its FY26 audit.

You’ll bring:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field


• Professional qualification in Accounting (CA/CPA)


• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience, including end to end month end close and management reporting for a multi-entity group


• Experience preparing group consolidations, including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations


• Solid working knowledge of Australian tax and compliance: GST/BAS, FBT, income tax, payroll tax across multiple states, superannuation, STP and workers compensation


• Experience with cash flow forecasts, budgets and reforecasts


• Strong hands-on experience with Xero/MYOB, including system administration


• Experience in professional or technology services, recruitment, labour hire or another service business with multiple entities would be useful.

What’s on offer?

• Work closely with a finance leader who is committed to developing their team and supporting each person’s career growth.


• A broad role across daily finance, month-end, group reporting, systems and audit


• The opportunity to improve how finance is consolidated and reported across the group


• Close working relationships with the finance team and external auditors


• A hybrid working arrangement, with three days in the office and two from home

Apply now or contact Joselle Masongsong at The Onset on [email protected]