Senior Accountant

Role overview

We are seeking a commercially minded Senior Accountant to own core financial accounting and reporting activities, making sure the organisation’s records remain accurate, clear, and dependable. In this position, you will help ensure compliance with accounting standards, legal and regulatory obligations, and internal governance requirements, while also delivering analysis that supports sound business decisions. You will support audit activity and help improve financial controls and reporting processes within a fast-paced and changing environment.

This opportunity suits someone who combines strong technical accounting capability with commercial judgement and the resilience to operate in a high-growth setting.

The role can be performed remotely from anywhere in Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Lead month-end close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly management reports, including reviewing departmental operating expenses against budget.
• Compile annual financial statements in line with IFRS and relevant local requirements, including Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS).
• Build and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and controls to support global audit and licensing obligations.
• Assess existing internal controls and finance processes, then refine them to improve efficiency, compliance, and risk management.
• Oversee the lodgement timetable for a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction group structure.
• Prepare GST/VAT returns and withholding tax submissions for the relevant entities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, along with CA or CPA qualification.
• Background in Big 4 audit, paired with hands-on commercial accounting experience.
• Exposure to fintech, digital assets, or other emerging financial technology businesses.
• Strong command of financial and management accounting, including practical IFRS knowledge and the ability to interpret and document standards for new products and business lines.
• Experience preparing financial statements under IFRS.
• Good understanding of finance and operations processes, along with the internal controls that support them.
• Confidence managing month-end close, reconciling large and complex data sets, and working to strict deadlines.
• Experience with automation, process improvement, or accounting system implementation.
• Clear and proactive communicator with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to work independently, stay on schedule, and improve efficiency without close supervision.
• Adaptable, resilient, collaborative, and consistently professional with high integrity.

Additional information

Department: Finance

Location: Sydney

Employment type: Full-time

Remote work is available across Australia.

Work environment

This role sits within a fast-moving, evolving business environment that values commercial insight, problem-solving, and a hands-on attitude.