Financial Reporting Manager
Perigon ·perigongroup.com.au
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Financial Reporting Manager
A well-established Australian financial services organisation is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager, to act as backup to the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting. This is a strong step-up opportunity for a technically capable financial accountant ready to lead, mentor, and take ownership of statutory and regulatory reporting.
The Role
Leading a small team and supporting the wider finance function, you'll take ownership of year-end financial statements, regulatory returns, and investment return analysis - including challenging figures provided by external investment managers. You'll also act as a technical reference point for the business, providing clear, standards-based guidance on complex accounting queries from senior stakeholders.
What You'll Do
A well-established Australian financial services organisation is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager, to act as backup to the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting. This is a strong step-up opportunity for a technically capable financial accountant ready to lead, mentor, and take ownership of statutory and regulatory reporting.
The Role
Leading a small team and supporting the wider finance function, you'll take ownership of year-end financial statements, regulatory returns, and investment return analysis - including challenging figures provided by external investment managers. You'll also act as a technical reference point for the business, providing clear, standards-based guidance on complex accounting queries from senior stakeholders.
What You'll Do
- Own end-to-end preparation of statutory financial statements and regulatory returns
- Lead and mentor a team of experienced financial accountants, building technical capability across accounting standards
- Provide clear, standards-backed guidance on technical accounting queries
- Support ad hoc reporting requests from across the business
- Contribute to process improvement and systems initiatives
- CPA/CA qualified with 10+ years' experience in financial reporting
- Insurance industry background essential - general insurance highly regarded, though candidates from life or reinsurance backgrounds with strong technical grounding are also encouraged to apply
- Proven ability to prepare financial statements end-to-end (not just note disclosures)
- Comfortable mentoring and developing others, even without formal people-management experience - you'll need to demonstrate this
- Experience with process improvement or systems projects highly regarded
Frequently asked questions
Who is hiring for the Financial Reporting Manager role?
Perigon is hiring for the Financial Reporting Manager position. Apply directly on the employer's career site.
Where is the Financial Reporting Manager job located?
The Financial Reporting Manager role with Perigon is based in Sydney, NSW, AU.
What does the Financial Reporting Manager role pay?
Perigon lists the Financial Reporting Manager role at AUD 150,000–175,000 per year.
Is the Financial Reporting Manager role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at Perigon.
What experience level is the Financial Reporting Manager role?
The Financial Reporting Manager position is aimed at mid-level candidates.
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