Lead - Financial & Capital Accounting

Overview Be among the first 25 applicants. Direct message the job poster from Evolution Mining. From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. Whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, you'll have a bright future with us.
At our Group Office
Working in our Group Office, you have a front row seat to our vision and are part of the bold, inspired teams driving its success. We're an agile, entrepreneurial company and we value smart people and creative thinking. When you work with us, you'll have opportunities to progress from where you started. Based in the Sydney CBD, our people work with teams located across Australia and Canada, providing interesting work and many ways to learn and grow.
Evolution supports, develops and rewards everyone who chooses to be part of our bright future. Benefits include relocation support, novated car leasing, life insurance and income protection, short-term incentives, referral bonuses, a recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance and wellness days.
This role will work on a 5/2 roster from the Sydney office with a 2 days WFH option available. We understand flexible work means different things to everyone and encourage you to discuss the flexible work options available.
About the Role We're seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead – Financial & Capital Accounting to join our Group Finance team. This pivotal role will lead a newly established team responsible for delivering high-quality financial and capital accounting services across Evolution Mining's group and site operations.
You'll be instrumental in centralising site accounting activities, managing enterprise capital systems, and driving continuous improvement and standardisation across financial processes.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading and developing a team of financial and payroll accountants, with scope for future expansion
Overseeing month-end processes, financial journals, intercompany transactions, and reconciliations
Designing and managing capital accounting systems including WBS structures and fixed asset registers
Driving standardisation, optimisation, and continuous improvement across group-wide finance operations
This is a unique opportunity to shape a growing function, lead through change, and make a lasting impact in a collaborative and evolving environment.
About You You're a qualified accounting professional (CPA or CA) with at least 10 years' experience in financial accounting and analysis—ideally with a background in Big 4 or mining. You bring proven leadership experience, especially in managing teams through change, and have a strong grasp of month-end close processes and capital accounting.
You'll thrive in this role if you have:
Strong technical accounting skills and experience with ERP systems (e.g., Pronto)
A track record of leading teams and delivering results in dynamic, evolving environments
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills across all levels
A continuous improvement mindset and ability to drive innovation and efficiency
If you're ready to take the next step in your leadership journey and contribute to the evolution of our finance function, we'd love to hear from you.
At Evolution, change and transformation are in our DNA. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all, and candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter.
To find out more about us and our Group Office, click here Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Finance
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