Senior Accountant

Hero Calling | Senior Accountant | Temp-to-Perm 

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established ASX-listed engineering and mining services organisation seeking a technically strong Senior Accountant to support its finance function through a busy reporting period.

This is a hands-on opportunity suited to someone who enjoys getting into the detail across month-end, statutory reporting, reconciliations, audit support and multi-entity accounting.

Fact File:

• School of Accounting: Financial Accounting & Reporting
• Industry: Engineering / Mining Services
• Contract Type: Initial Contract with Potential Extension
• Availability: Immediately Available / Short Notice
• Rate: Up to $75ph + Super
• Location: North of the River
• Systems: JD Edwards preferred
• Qualification: CA / CPA / CIMA preferred

About the Role:

Reporting into the Financial Reporting Manager, this position will play a key role in supporting the organisation’s financial reporting function across a complex multi-entity environment.

You will be responsible for delivering accurate month-end reporting, maintaining balance sheet integrity, assisting with statutory reporting and audit requirements, and providing broader technical accounting support across the finance team.

This is a genuinely hands-on Senior Accountant role rather than a people-management position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly financial and management reporting.
• Support month-end and year-end close.
• Prepare journals, accruals and provisions.
• Complete balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations.
• Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations.
• Support multi-entity reporting and consolidations.
• Assist with statutory reporting requirements.
• Prepare audit workpapers and support external audit.
• Maintain fixed asset and CAPEX accounting.
• Support WIP and project accounting.
• Assist with BAS and compliance requirements where needed.
• Investigate accounting variances and reporting issues.
• Support continuous improvement across financial reporting processes and controls.

Short but Sweet:

We are seeking a technically strong accountant with:

• Strong Senior Accountant or Financial Accountant experience.
• CA, CPA or CIMA qualification preferred.
• Excellent month-end and year-end capability.
• Experience across statutory reporting, consolidations and audit.
• Strong balance sheet and GL reconciliation experience.
• Exposure to multi-entity environments.
• Strong understanding of accounting standards.
• Advanced Excel and strong ERP systems capability.
• JD Edwards experience highly regarded.
• Previous mining, engineering, construction, resources or project-based experience highly regarded.
• The ability to operate independently while working collaboratively within a wider finance team.

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