Financial Accountant

About the Role We are seeking a proactive, commercially focused, and high-energy Financial Accountant to take ownership of our month-end financial reporting and core accounting processes. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring complete accuracy across our General Ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, and statutory tax reporting, while driving workflow automation and continuous improvement. This is a dynamic, hands-on role suited for a qualified professional with strong technical capabilities, system savvy, and a collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude. If you are an ambitious accountant who thrives in a fast-paced retail or manufacturing environment and enjoys engaging with cross-functional teams, we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities • Month-End Ownership: Support/Lead the full month-end close process, ensuring all reporting across the business is completed accurately and within strict timeframes. • Balance Sheet & General Ledger: Perform robust monthly balance sheet reconciliations and maintain strict control over the General Ledger chart of accounts. • Asset Management: Manage and maintain the fixed asset register across the business. • Taxation & Compliance: Prepare monthly Business Activity Statements (BAS), Instalment Activity Statements (IAS), and annual Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns. • Payroll Oversight: Ensure all payroll transactions, journals, and reconciliations occur seamlessly and accurately. • Forecasting & Analysis: Assist in preparing rolling forecasts, budgets, and operational financial modelling. • Process Automation: Continuously identify opportunities to automate reporting, streamline workflows, and enhance system efficiency. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Actively partner with operations, supply chain, and retail teams to drive financial control and commercial understanding. What We Are Looking For • Qualifications: Fully qualified CA / CPA (or equivalent recognised accounting qualification). With minimum 3+ years' experience • Industry Experience: Background or strong exposure to Retail, FMCG, or Manufacturing environments is highly desirable. • Technical Savvy: High-level proficiency in advanced Excel (complex formulas, financial modelling, large data manipulation) is required. • ERP Experience: Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud or SAP S/4HANA (or similar large ERP systems). • Commercial Acumen: Strong financial awareness with the ability to connect accounting data to operational business drivers. Personal Attributes: • Ambitious and proactive. • A "roll-up-your-sleeves" mindset and a positive, team-first attitude. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships across all levels of the business. Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button. Reference Number: 06830-0013507403 This is a hybrid position. 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.