Senior Finance Operations Accountant

Own finance operations, strengthen controls, and apply your hands-on commercial experience.
Senior Finance Operations Accountant
Permanent | Canberra
A privately owned organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Operations Accountant to take ownership of core finance operations, controls, and transactional integrity. This is a hands‑on role suited to a technically strong accountant with a commercial mindset and experience improving how finance functions operate.

Your new role
Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will play a key role in ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and operational insight across the business. With a strong focus on accounts payable and transactional accounting, you will also contribute to finance process improvement, systems uplift, and high‑quality operational reporting.
This role will appeal to a Big‑4 or mid‑tier trained accountant looking to apply their technical foundation in a commercial, operational environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Ownership of end‑to‑end Accounts Payable operations, including reconciliations and payment runs
  • Ensuring strong financial controls, GST accuracy, and compliance across finance processes
  • Supporting month‑end activities, including accruals, reconciliations, and ledger integrity
  • Analysing spend and operational financial data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
  • Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow analysis at a business‑operations level
  • Acting as a finance SME on system and process improvements
  • Liaising with internal stakeholders, external accountants, and auditors as required

What you’ll need to succeed
  • Background in public practice (Big‑4 or mid‑tier) and/or strong commercial finance experience
  • Solid technical accounting knowledge with hands‑on transactional exposure
  • Proven experience in finance operations, AP oversight, or control‑focused roles
  • Understanding of Australian accounting standards and tax requirements (GST, BAS, PAYG)
  • Strong Excel capability and confidence working with financial data
  • A practical, detail‑driven approach with an improvement mindset
  • A CA/CPA qualification (or working towards) is highly regarded.

What you’ll get in return
  • $100,000 – $120,000 + super, depending on experience
  • A senior operational accounting role with genuine ownership and influence
  • Exposure to finance transformation and systems improvement
  • A stable private‑sector environment with a commercially focused finance team

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Geoff now (02) 6112 7659 or e: Geoffrey.Symons@hays.com.au.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.


Geoff Symons
Manager – Accountancy & Finance
Hays Specialist Recruitment
(02) 6112 7659 | Geoffrey.Symons@hays.com.au

LHS 297508

Summary

Job Type
Permanent
Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Location
ACT - Canberra
Specialism
Senior Finance
Pay
Negotiable depending on experience
Ref:
2958577

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Geoffrey Symons, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Canberra
Level 11, 60 Marcus Clarke Street

Telephone: 0261127659

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