• Newcastle based - perfect for someone local, with parking onsite

• Clear pathway to a managerial role

• $130k - $140k + Super

This growing business operate within the manufacturing services space, supporting a global organisation across Australia. With contracts nation wide, the business is going from strength to strength, dominating their market. This is a fast paced environment in a dynamic and evolving industry, and a business with a reputation for promoting from within, offering real career progression. 

There is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Accountant to join their high performing finance team. Reporting into the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the financial and management accounting functions for the NSW/ACT business. The role provides support to line managers and commercial managers with commercial information and assists the wider Finance & Commercial team on a broad range of commercial and financial initiatives and projects as required. Key duties include: 

• Oversee the preparation of month end accounts and reporting, including providing explanations of financial variances impacting budget & forecast

• Full ownership of contract accounting and financial statements

• Work closely with internal stakeholders to optimise financial reporting across the NSW/ACT business.

• Prepare financial reports, including flash reports, ELT reports, board reports, and group reports

• Provide support to the commercial team

• Supervise and mentor a team of accounting professionals, ensuring high performance and hitting team deliverables on a monthly basis

• Provide support on annual audit, both internal and externally

• Assist with various projects on an ad-hoc basis

The successful candidate will be CA or CPA qualified and have a minimum of 5 years experience across financial reporting, month end reporting, and management reporting. Ideally, this person will have prior experience in leading a team, have a strong technical skillset, and the ability to partner with commercial stakeholders.

If interested, please email a copy of your CV to ror•••••••••@lawsonelliott.com.au citing reference RG17753