Senior Accountant

4 days ago

South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Kogan Full time $100,000 - $120,000 per year
We're on the lookout for a highly skilled Senior Accountant to join and support the financial operations of our New Zealand subsidiary, Mighty Ape. This role is key to ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and integrity, while also delivering commercial insights that drive decision-making and business growth.
Working from Melbourne and travelling regularly to New Zealand, you'll collaborate closely with the Finance Manager, the wider team, and our Mighty Ape colleagues. This role would suit someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, loves digging into the detail, and enjoys collaborating with teams across borders. 
This is an exciting opportunity that's hands-on, varied, and allows you to work across two dynamic eCommerce markets, helping shape the financial future of a leading online retailer. You'll be responsible for:
  • Preparing and reviewing monthly, half-year, and year-end management and statutory accounts in line with IFRS and New Zealand regulatory requirements.
  • Overseeing and reviewing general ledger and bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Delivering financial analysis and reporting to support operational and strategic initiatives.
  • Ensuring compliance with tax, audit, and other legislative obligations in New Zealand.
  • Driving process improvements to strengthen efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across finance operations.
  • Partnering with internal stakeholders, providing financial insights and advice to enable effective decision-making.
  • Mentoring and supporting junior team members to build capability within the Finance function.
  • Acting as a key liaison with external auditors, tax advisors, and professional partners.
To be successful in this role, you should be:
  • University Degree qualified in a relevant field (Commerce, Finance, Accounting or similar)
  • CA/CPA qualified, with strong technical accounting knowledge.
  • Experienced in financial reporting, reconciliations, and compliance. Experience within Retail / FMCG / eCommerce or similar will be highly regarded.
  • Skilled at interpreting and analysing financial data to provide actionable insights.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships.
  • Proficient in advanced Excel—VLOOKUP, pivot tables & complex functions. Practical ability will be assessed.
  • An excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
  • Willing to travel regularly to New Zealand as part of the role.
Why
  • Work with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand's eCommerce future
  • Your role has a lot of ownership, autonomy and little red tape. You'll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impact
  • You'll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry  with us and be part of a company that are the Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia
  • Be an Intrepreneur, playing a hands on role in shaping our strategy at our HQ
  • A range of employee benefits such as; complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Company and team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more
To apply
Express your interest in this opportunity by uploading your CV and Cover Letter, outlining your interest in the position and how you think you can help grow the Kogan business.
Hot tip, generic Cover Letters won't cut it here Stand out with an application that shows a deep knowledge of the  business and how we operate, to allow yours to be looked upon more favourably.
Innovative thinking got our business to where it is now, so it makes sense that we look for like-minded problem solvers As a first step to our process, all new candidates will be sent testing, so be sure to keep an eye out for it 
About Us We're , Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia.
At  we offer rewarding careers, where you build your skills, are mentored by the best in the industry and get to share your expert knowledge in an innovative Company where your ideas and opinions count. You get to solve really important challenges to drive eCommerce's future,  and get to do it with a great team culture and benefits
Join  to master your craft, do your best work, make a real difference and work with the best.  At , your work will have an immediate impact on transforming the Australian and New Zealand retail environment. 
Heads up  is a fast-paced business - our vacancy close dates are subject to change. We will assess applications as they are received, so don't wait to apply All new  team members are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights

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