Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant
Prestigious Private School | Sydney's Inner West

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Financial Accountant to join the Business Office of a prestigious independent school located in Sydney's Inner West.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll become part of a close-knit and collaborative finance team, playing a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting while managing end-to-end payroll in a complex environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys combining technical financial accounting with payroll expertise in a values-driven organisation.
About the Role
This is a varied and hands-on role with responsibilities across financial accounting, payroll, compliance and continuous improvement. Key duties include:

• Supporting month-end and year-end financial reporting, including journals, reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Preparing budget reports and supporting budget owners
• Provide support during external audits, including preparing documentation and responding to auditor queries
• Processing end-to-end fortnightly payroll accurately and on time
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and statutory obligations
• Preparing payroll reconciliations and ensuring alignment with financial records
• Partnering closely with HR to maintain accurate employee records
• Preparing FBT returns, workers compensation declarations and other statutory reporting
• Driving process improvements, system enhancements and automation across finance and payroll functions

About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• CA/CPA  or equivalent qualification
• Minimum five years' experience in Financial Accounting
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end payroll within a complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and compliance requirements
• Advanced financial reporting, reconciliation and technical accounting skills
• Excellent analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Strong systems capability, with experience using payroll and finance systems (Micropay highly regarded)
• The ability to manage competing priorities and build strong relationships across the business
• Experience within the education or not-for-profit sector will be highly regarded

What's on Offer

• Join one of Sydney's most respected independent schools
• Diverse and rewarding role across both financial accounting and payroll
• Collaborative and supportive Finance team
• Structured succession opportunity with an extensive payroll handover
• Beautiful Inner West location with convenient public transport access
• Stable, purpose-driven organisation with an outstanding workplace culture

If you're looking for a role where you can utilise both your financial accounting expertise and payroll knowledge while contributing to an organisation that makes a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact Jessica Priebee for a confidential discussion, jpriebee@quayappointments.com.au