Job Details

Senior Financial Accountant | Contract

Category:

Accounting

Employment Type:

Temporary

Industry:

Accountant - Chartered / CPA

Contact Name:

Rhiannon Jay

Contact Email:

rhiannon.jay@perigongroup.com.au

Contact Phone:

07 3854 3810

Date Published:

13-Jan-2026

Job Description:

  • 6 month temporary contract: Immediate Start
  • Circa $60-70 per hour + super
  • Brisbane Based; Large organisation
  • Our client is looking for a Senior Accountant for an initial 6-month contract, with the potential to extend for the right candidate. This role will focus on supporting day-to-day accounting activities, allowing the team to concentrate on key project work.

    It’s ideal for someone who can start immediately or on short notice.

    Key Responsibilities
    • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, including balance sheet and P&L analysis
    • Support management reporting, ensuring accurate and timely financial information for stakeholders
    • Assist with the annual budget, forecast and planning cycles, including data collection and analysis
    • Support internal and external audits, providing documentation and responding to audit queries
    • Prepare financial information and reports required by external stakeholders and group reporting teams
    • Ensure financial results and reports are prepared in line with group accounting standards and IFRS
    • Fixed assets and capital accounting, including capitalisation, disposals, work-in-progress and asset registers
    • Prepare and review lease accounting entries in line with current accounting standards
    • Provide financial analysis and insights to support business decisions, projects and improvement initiatives
    • Contribute to the continuous improvement and simplification of financial reporting processes
    • Support and collaborate with the broader finance team through ad-hoc analysis and knowledge sharing
    • Assist with the collation of information for tax reporting, working with internal and external tax specialists
    About You
    • Multiple years' experience in Financial Accounting or Group Accounting, ideally within a large complex organisation
    • Strong understanding of financial reporting and accounting standards
    • Confident communicator who can work collaboratively across finance and the wider business
    • Proactive, organised, and comfortable managing multiple deadline
    • CA or CPA qualified
    • Experience with larger ERP systems 
    If you're interested, please APPLY NOW or reach out to rhiannon.jay@perigongroup.com.au for more information. 
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