Senior Financial Accountant

Job Description
We are looking for an experienced and detail-driven Senior Financial Accountant to oversee and manage the financial accounting activities across our Freight Forwarding business units. In this pivotal role, you will ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial data to support informed strategic decision-making.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you will take ownership of preparing accurate Profit & Loss statements and Balance Sheets, while also helping to maintain compliance and drive continuous improvements in financial processes. As the business scales, you will play a key role in strengthening financial controls and ensuring seamless data integration into our centralised accounting systems.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, global logistics environment where your expertise will directly impact financial performance and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities –

• Prepare, reconcile, and consolidate monthly BAS returns (GST, Fuel Excise, PAYG, FBT, etc.) for group companies, ensuring timely submission to the ATO
• Assist in the preparation of annual FBT returns
• Support the preparation of yearly tax schedules and tax-effect accounting
• Coordinate and prepare accurate monthly financial reports
• Monitor and analyse the financial performance of individual operating activities
• Contribute to the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts
• Perform monthly reconciliation of the general ledger and intercompany accounts
• Assist with year-end account preparation and resolve any audit-related issues

Qualifications, Skills And Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, supported by a professional qualification such as CPA or CA.
• Experience in an accounting role within a freight forwarding or multinational logistics organisation highly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience in financial accounting, with a solid track record of accuracy and compliance.
• Prior experience with statutory reporting and group consolidations is advantageous.
• Familiarity with Oracle Fusion or similar ERP systems is a strong plus.
• Solid understanding of accounting processes and systems within a fast-paced operational environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel for financial analysis and reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 106,500 employees from 158 nationalities, spanning 73 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future. In Asia Pacific, DP World employs more than 7,000 people and has ports and terminals in 18 locations.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

Supporting equality
We are an equal opportunity employer. We employ and promote based on role requirements, and we select people to roles based on their qualifications, skills, experience and fit with DP World Australia's culture and values. We strongly encourage persons from non-traditional backgrounds to apply.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW