Senior Financial Accountant

A leading leading alternative asset manager is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join their Sydney-based team.

A leading leading alternative asset manager is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join their Sydney-based team. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and integrity of financial results for a complex, international organisation. The position offers significant exposure to ASX group reporting, subsidiary audits, capital management, and regulatory compliance-providing you with the chance to work across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions. With a supportive team culture and a strong focus on professional growth, this role empowers you to collaborate with senior stakeholders, mentor junior colleagues, and drive meaningful process improvements. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued and your career can flourish in a flexible and inclusive environment, this is the perfect next step.

What you'll do:

• Take full responsibility for month-end and reporting period close processes for the Asset Management business to ensure integrity, accuracy, and completeness of all financial data.
• Engage in complex accounting areas such as revenue recognition, intercompany transactions, and consolidations to support robust financial reporting.
• Manage accounting for co-investments in various fund strategies while coordinating with balance sheet lending activities in strict compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Lead and oversee comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations with thorough substantiation in accordance with Group policies to maintain high standards of financial control.
• Deliver insightful analysis by reviewing divisional profit and loss statements and preparing value-added commentary for management decision-making.
• Provide analytical reviews including margin analysis and ad-hoc insights to support strategic business decisions across the organisation.
• Enhance core finance operations by improving transaction settlements, cash management processes, invoicing procedures, work-in-progress recovery, and receivables management.
• Lead end-to-end management of commission, rebate, and fee processes while partnering with the Asset Management business on new initiatives to assess accounting implications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on new and existing transactions between investor operations, treasury teams, and investment professionals to ensure smooth execution.

What you bring:

• CA/CPA Qualified
• Experience working in Asset Management/Property sectors
• Big 4 exerience highly regarded
• Demonstrated experience thriving in environments where balancing multiple priorities is essential while maintaining complete ownership over deliverables.
• A collaborative approach combined with a solutions-oriented mindset that enables you to build strong relationships across finance functions and broader business units.
• Exceptional organisational skills paired with meticulous attention to detail; you proactively address challenges to achieve positive outcomes for your team.
• Outstanding communication abilities that allow you to simplify complex financial information for audiences without technical backgrounds.
• A commitment to continuous improvement; you adapt readily to change and are motivated by opportunities to enhance existing processes for better results.
• A positive attitude towards teamwork; you are enthusiastic about sharing knowledge with colleagues and supporting their ongoing development.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply. To apply please click apply or call Rachel Kay on for a confidential discussion.