Financial Accountant

Rare opportunity in our Finance Team - take your career to the next level
Are you a results-driven Financial Accountant ready to step up and make a real impact? Ready to bring a little extraordinary into your life? With a culture that has stood the test of time, we bring our best selves to work every day and provide a blend of exceptional solutions and services to help small to medium businesses perform better online.
About The Role
Reporting to the Finance Director this is a fantastic hybrid full-time opportunity to build on your hard-earned existing skills and further your career as a Financial Accountant. You'll be part of a high-performing closeknit team of six, and be part of a high-growth, globally recognised digital advertising agency with a global reach, backed by North American HQ, with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland. We're looking for a financial powerhouse who's not just technically strong, but exceptional at communication, thrives on collaboration, ready and willing to continue to drive a culture of excellence in financial reporting, analytics, compliance and decision making.

About Us
With a reputation for attracting and bringing together talented ambitious people from all over the world, we're not your average run-of-the-mill Company. We are the trailblazers of Digital Marketing and we're here for the future

This role is the perfect blend of office days and the flexibility to work from home two days a week. Above all - you get to be part of an awesome culture where no two days are ever the same. Bring your accounting career to life - where your skills drive results and your potential is limitless.

What You'll Do
You'll own critical aspects of the ANZ financial function, including:

• Month-end close, revenue recognition, forecasting & budgeting
• Solid data, critical thinking and problem-solving ability to interpret financial data - identify, communicate risks, opportunities and provide insights and recommendations to stakeholders
• Complex reconciliations – deferred revenue, payroll, bank
• Statutory compliance – FBT, Payroll Tax, Income Tax, GST (AU & NZ)
• Financial modelling, P&L reviews, dashboards, and board reporting
• Support audits, cashflow analysis, and finance transformation projects
• Collaborate with AP, AR, and assist with intercompany transactions
• Respond to parent company (US) reporting needs

You'll Bring

• CA/CPA qualified, with 3–5yrs' experience (including at least 2–3yrs as a Financial Accountant)
• Solid experience in Australian-owned businesses (>$25M turnover)
• Strong tax and statutory reporting knowledge (AU & NZ)
• Large ERP systems experience (e.g. SAP, Oracle, JDE – we use INFOR)
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, etc.)
• A sharp eye for detail and the ability to tell the story behind the numbers
• High standards of integrity, governance and confidentiality (e.g. in the use of AI, privacy)
• Exceptional time management, communication and stakeholder engagement at all levels
• Confidence and initiative with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Adaptable self-starter comfortable working autonomously in a fast paced environment
• Proactive, enthusiastic, humble, fun and a team player

What We Offer...

• Competitive pay plan
• Hybrid working and a modern office in the heart of North Sydney
• Great benefits - birthday Leave, paid parental leave, partner leave, volunteer days, tenure rewards, social events, EAP + so much more.
• People & Culture – we're a highly engaged bunch of people with a common goal.
• Products – we combine our technology, people and digital publishing partnerships to provide exceptional solutions for our customers to grow

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We will encourage you to be yourself from Day one, and in return we'll support you to do great things and make a real difference through empowerment, enabling you to achieve and thrive with us, to think outside the box, and do what's right for our customers.

LocaliQ is an equal opportunity employer with a strong focus on shared goals and values. We encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, nationality, disability, backgrounds, culture or any other protected classification under applicable law. Your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience and capabilities

Special Conditions:
Candidates must be eligible to work in Australia full-time. Only registered Recruitment Agencies with established T&C's may submit CV's.

Ready to make an impact? If you're someone who loves solving problems with data, thrives on ownership and initiative, wants to grow in a business that values your voice .... we want to hear from you APPLY today Immediate start (allowing for notice period).