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
A fast-growing online marketplace company in Melbourne wants a Financial Accountant on a hybrid contract designed to lead to permanent full-time work. It gives the finance team steady cover now and a clear route to a lasting position.
Sitting under the Financial Controller and working alongside the CFO, you would take charge of month-end routines, accurate balance sheets and statutory compliance for several entities in the group. A junior colleague processes day-to-day transactions, leaving you to review ledgers and back up cash flow and budget tracking. The focus is on solid fundamentals and tidy reporting rather than intricate commercial modelling, in a lean workplace with direct access to senior leaders.
This opening is meant for people who are already in Australia on a Working Holiday visa with full work rights.
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Key Responsibilities
- Own the monthly and period-end close in Xero for multiple group entities, producing journals, balance sheet reconciliations and consolidated trial balances
- Keep every group entity compliant with tax and regulatory duties, handling BAS/GST lodgements, payroll tax reconciliations, leave provisions and FBT returns with external tax advisors
- Review the daily processing, invoice entry, accounts receivable chasing and routine payroll runs done by an offshore Assistant Accountant
- Look after intercompany loan accounts, recharges and eliminations across the operating subsidiaries, keeping balance sheets clean and ready for audit
- Back up baseline FP&A: update the short-term cash flow tracker, build actual-versus-budget expense variance reports and gather data for annual budget roll-forwards
- Apply the group's enterprise AI tools and automation platforms to speed up recurring ledger reconciliations, and prepare ad-hoc schedules and documents for executives on group structuring and entity setups
Requirements & Eligibility
- Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or Commerce
- CA/CPA status, or an equivalent international qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA (completed or in progress)
- Hands-on financial accounting background, including month-end ledger ownership and statutory compliance, gained in Australia or a similar jurisdiction
- Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417 or 462) holders with full Australian work rights are strongly encouraged to apply, and employer sponsorship is supported for high-performing talent moving to permanent status
- Personal accountability, close attention to detail and the flexibility to keep things structured in a scaling business
- Clear, concise written and spoken communication, and confidence working directly with executives
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