Senior Accountant | Education
The Company
A prestigious private school is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant for a 3-month contract to support their finance team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and well-structured environment, contributing to financial reporting, budgeting, and month-end processes including the upcoming audit and calendar year end.
The Role
The Senior Accountant will be reporting into the Head of Finance and their duties will include but will not be limited to,- Lead the audit process, ensuring timely and accurate completion
- Manage the calendar year-end closing process, including reconciliations and reporting
- Lead, mentor, and support the finance team while overseeing their duties
- Ensure financial reports and dashboards are accurate and up to date
- Oversee year-end statutory and government reporting requirements
- Prepare reports for the Board and Committees
- Support budgeting, costings, and financial reporting for projects
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and policies
- Ensure accurate staff taxation calculations and termination payments
- Undertake other duties as needed to assist the team
Your Profile
We're looking for a CA/CPA-qualified Senior Accountant with at least five years of experience in a leadership role. You'll have strong skills in technical accounting, statutory reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and modelling, along with experience managing and mentoring teams to drive performance.The role requires excellent negotiation skills, the ability to handle confidential information, and a proactive approach to process improvement and system development.
Apply Today
This role is currently vacant and there is strong desire to have someone in place very quickly. Please don't hesitate in applying today. Or for further information please contact Deeon Taylor-Dean on 9691 3666.
Learn more about our Melbourne recruitment services: http://www.roberthalf.com.au/recruitment-agency-melbourne
Job Reference No: 06810-0013158806
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