Senior Financial Accountant

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Financial Accountant based in Australia. This is a senior accounting role within a rapidly scaling SaaS environment, focused on maintaining accurate, reliable, and audit-ready financial records. You will take ownership of revenue recognition, core month-end journals, reconciliations, and the overall close process across multiple entities. The role combines hands-on technical accounting with process improvement, data quality, tax and audit support, and team leadership. You will be a key accounting partner to finance, tax, compliance, business intelligence, and external audit stakeholders. A strong emphasis is placed on sound accounting judgment, particularly around revenue recognition, and on building scalable processes that can support continued growth. You will also lead a small offshore finance team, setting quality standards, developing capability, and ensuring consistent execution across time zones. This opportunity is well suited to a CA/CPA professional who is highly autonomous, detail-oriented, commercially minded, and energized by the pace and ownership of a high-growth technology business. Accountabilities: Own revenue recognition entries each reporting period, applying the established revenue recognition policy independently and escalating complex or unusual accounting judgments with clear recommendations. Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments, and non-routine entries, supported by clear and complete documentation. Run the month-end close process using Asana, tracking deadlines, following up outstanding actions, escalating blockers early, and ensuring close is completed by WD+6. Complete account reconciliations and close activities to a high standard, requiring minimal review, and provide accurate variance analysis and commentary for management reporting. Review journals and reconciliations prepared by less experienced team members, providing constructive coaching and correcting root causes rather than simply fixing errors. Oversee the fixed asset register and intercompany reconciliations across multiple entities, including monthly reconciliation and sign-off against the general ledger. Serve as the accounting-side reference point for tax and compliance activities, preparing workpapers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation required for external audits. Maintain the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data within Xero for the assigned ledgers. Partner with business intelligence stakeholders to ensure clean, reconciled accounting data flows effectively into reporting and analytics. Design scalable accounting processes and document them through clear standard operating procedures (SOPs). Identify and implement practical AI use cases that reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and strengthen the month-end close process. Lead a small offshore finance team by setting clear expectations for quality and turnaround times, developing technical capability, providing direct feedback, and maintaining regular one-to-one meetings across time zones. Support continuous improvement of accounting controls, workflows, and reporting processes as the business scales. Requirements: CA or CPA qualified, or actively working toward a relevant professional accounting qualification. 5+ years of experience in a technical accounting role with strong exposure to revenue recognition, month-end close, and multi-entity reconciliations. Experience in a subscription, SaaS, technology, or similarly complex business environment is highly desirable. Deep, hands-on experience with Xero and advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets for reconciliations, analysis, and close workpapers. Proven experience reviewing and improving the work of junior or offshore accounting professionals, including setting standards, providing feedback, and knowing when to intervene. Working understanding of tax treatment and compliance requirements, with sufficient knowledge to act as an accounting reference point while partnering with dedicated tax specialists. Strong technical accounting judgment and confidence making, documenting, and defending accounting treatment decisions. Ability to approach escalations with a considered recommendation and supporting analysis rather than simply raising a question. Highly methodical, self-managing, and consistent, with the ability to execute month-end responsibilities accurately with limited supervision. Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high standards of financial data quality and integrity. Ability to explain accounting concepts and treatment clearly to non-finance stakeholders. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across finance, tax, compliance, BI, audit, and offshore teams. Comfortable working across time zones and collaborating with geographically distributed colleagues. Adaptable, hands-on, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced scale-up environment where processes continue to evolve. Growth-oriented mindset with a willingness to improve existing processes and take ownership of new challenges. Benefits: Competitive compensation aligned with experience and market expectations. Remote, hybrid, and flexible working options. Opportunity to work from Australia, with Melbourne or Sydney particularly suited to the role. International team spanning APAC, North America, and EMEA. Opportunity to join a rapidly scaling SaaS business at an exciting stage of growth. Significant ownership and the opportunity to directly influence accounting processes and operational improvements. Exposure to AI-powered finance automation and opportunities to apply AI to accounting workflows. Opportunities for professional growth and development in a high-growth technology environment. Collaborative, global, and growth-oriented culture. Opportunity to lead and develop an offshore finance team. Work on finance operations supporting a rapidly expanding international business. Strong employee engagement and a culture focused on meaningful impact, ownership, and continuous improvement. How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. 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