Take ownership of complex treasury accounting and financial reporting activities in a major non-bank lender Your new company
Join a large, established financial services organisation with a sophisticated treasury and finance function. The business operates in a highly regulated environment and is committed to strong financial governance, technical excellence and the continued improvement of its systems, controls and reporting processes.
Your new role
Reporting to the Financial Accounting and Reporting Manager, you will take ownership of complex treasury accounting and financial reporting activities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the end-to-end accounting for derivatives, borrowings, hedging and other treasury transactions
• Reviewing month-end journals, reconciliations, balance-sheet substantiation and variance analysis
• Preparing Group reporting submissions and treasury-related financial statement disclosures
• Providing technical accounting advice on new products, funding arrangements and non-routine transactions
• Preparing technical accounting papers and ensuring compliance with AASB, IFRS and Group accounting policies
• Acting as a senior contact for external auditors and resolving complex audit queries
• Overseeing relevant SOX controls and supporting the remediation of control deficiencies
• Leading process improvement, automation and data-quality initiatives
• Reviewing work and providing technical guidance and coaching to other members of the finance team
• Supporting the manager with planning, prioritisation and escalation of key accounting matters

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• CA or CPA qualification
• At least seven years' relevant experience gained within financial services, corporate treasury and/or a Big 4 or large accounting firm
• Strong experience in treasury accounting, financial instruments and complex financial reporting
• Advanced knowledge of AASB 9 and AASB 7
• Experience preparing technical accounting papers, Group reporting submissions and statutory financial statement disclosures
• Demonstrated experience managing audit deliverables and responding to complex accounting queries
• Strong financial controls experience, ideally including exposure to SOX environments
• The ability to review work, coach colleagues and provide clear technical guidance
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to interpret and investigate large datasets
• Strong stakeholder management, judgement and attention to detail
• SAP or SAP S/4HANA experience, with exposure to Quantum FIS, SQL or data-analysis tools viewed favourably

What you'll get in return
This is an opportunity to step into a genuinely senior technical accounting role within a complex financial services environment. You will gain exposure to sophisticated treasury transactions, Group reporting, financial instruments and senior stakeholders while having the scope to influence controls, systems and process improvements.
The position also offers the opportunity to develop your leadership capability through coaching and technical review responsibilities, without requiring formal people-management experience.
What you need to do now
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