Senior Accountant - Financial Accounting and Tax

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: AU - Melbourne

Reporting To: Sharon Cann

Description

Are you a qualified CPA or CA with strong financial accounting and tax experience? Are you a proactive, detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys solving technical accounting issues, improving processes and supporting accurate business reporting? We're looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join our Finance team and play a key role in CFC Australia's financial accounting, tax and reporting activities.

About the role:

We're looking for an experienced and highly capable Senior Accountant, Financial Accounting & Tax to join our Finance team in Melbourne.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity and compliance of CFC Australia's financial reporting, accounting processes and tax obligations.

You will lead key financial accounting activities, support month-end and year-end processes, manage tax and regulatory lodgements, and provide meaningful reporting and insights to support informed business decision-making.

Why Join Us?
This is a great opportunity to take ownership of a broad and meaningful financial accounting and tax portfolio within a growing global insurance business.

You'll work closely with the Financial Controller, Group finance stakeholders, external auditors and tax advisers, contributing to accurate reporting, strong compliance and continuous improvement across the finance function - so exceptional communication and problem solving skills are a must.

If you're an analytical thinker with strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent attention to detail and a passion for improving processes, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities Include:

• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, financial regulatory requirements and supporting insurance regulatory requirements.
• Leading the month-end close process, including preparation of month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Managing intercompany balances across the business.
• Preparing journals and reconciliations for leave entitlements across all entities.
• Managing the day-to-day accounting requirements for CFC Claims Pty Ltd and CFC Holdings Pty Ltd.
• Contributing to EOFY close processes and coordinating with external auditors.
• Supporting the preparation of annual financial statements and working closely with Group to finalise reporting requirements.
• Preparing and lodging BAS and IAS across all Australian entities.
• Preparing information for FBT and income tax return requirements, including liaising with Group and Deloitte for review and lodgement.
• Solving technical accounting issues and supporting sound accounting outcomes.
• Supporting ongoing improvements across accounting and administrative functions.

About You:

• CPA or CA Qualified.
• A degree in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in a financial accounting role.
• Well-developed knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of tax requirements, with the ability to guide and support the team on tax-related matters.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Experience using NetSuite (desirable).
• Experience in financial services or insurance (desirable).

Why you'll love working for CFC:

We are proud winners of Top Insurance Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 5-Star Diversity, Equity & Inclusion awards (Insurance Business Australia). All employees enjoy:

• Our 'Excellence Program' encourages and rewards a culture of high-performing individuals and teams
• 'You Do You Day' - an annual additional leave today to do something that brings you joy
• Commitment-free social club, with monthly in-office catch ups and quarterly events to get to know your colleagues better
• Annual end of financial year and end of calendar year events, in addition to social club arrangements
• Optional annual charity volunteering day, facilitated by us
• 3 additional personal leave days per year - for whatever you need
• Flexible public holidays - to celebrate our diversity you can "Swap" 2 public holidays for a more culturally significant day to suit you
• Support for professional development and CPA studies
• Exposure to a broad range of finance activities and stakeholders