Senior Accountant (9-months Contract)

The Senior Accountant will support the Senior Finance Manager / Finance Manager with ad hoc tasks relating to month-end / year-end financial accounting, management accounting and tax compliance for Stabilized and Development Funds to create capacity within the team 

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Fund Analysis

• Drive Reporting Excellence: Lead the preparation of monthly management reports for diverse fund entities, ensuring high-quality outputs for budget analysis and investment summaries.
• Analytical Oversight: Perform detailed reviews of Fund-level P&L and provide high-level variance commentary that translates numbers into business insights.
• Technical Accounting: Prepare trust-level journals, including IFRS and AASB16 compliance, while maintaining meticulous balance sheet reconciliations.

Tax Compliance & Statutory Obligations

• Completion of Tax Workflows: Prepare and ensure timely submission of BAS and quarterly distributions (where relevant), ensuring all calculations are accurate and compliant.

Strategic Liaison & Special Projects

• Treasury Partnership: Prepare critical quarterly/half-yearly loan covenant calculations and collaborate closely with the Treasury and Funds teams to ensure timely accuracy.
• Process Improvement: Contribute your expertise to ad-hoc finance projects and system rollouts, helping to refine reporting processes and operational efficiency during your tenure.
• Overall finance support: Ability to adapt and support the Financial Controller and Head of Finance across our finance functions as needed (funds finance, property, corporate, accounts payable)

Academic and/or Professional Qualifications

• Certified Expertise: You are CA or CPA qualified with a solid foundation in complex financial environments.
• Academic Grounding: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

Experience & Skills

• Systems Proficiency: Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are essential. Prior experience with Yardi Voyager is highly regarded.
• Sector Knowledge: Experience within the Property or Funds Management industry is a significant advantage.
• Proven Pedigree: A background in Big 4 or Mid-tier Chartered firms will set you up for success in this role.
• Adaptability: The ability to pivot between tasks and manage competing priorities in a dynamic team environment.
• Communication: Strong documentation skills and the ability to articulate complex financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
• Integrity: A results-driven professional with a high work ethic and a commitment to professional excellence.
• Must demonstrate an understanding of data privacy and security best practices when interacting with external AI platforms
• Experience integrating AI tools into daily workflows to improve output quality and operational speed
• Skill in auditing AI-generated data to ensure high standards of accuracy and professional integrity

Optional Competencies

• Demonstrates proficiency in leveraging Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, or specialized financial AI) to streamline routine workflows, enhance data synthesis, and accelerate the drafting of reports or documentation
• Proactive in utilizing AI-assisted tools to identify trends within large datasets, automate repetitive analytical tasks, and augment decision-making processes through advanced prompt engineering and iterative testing.