Senior Financial Acccountant

Senior Financial Accountant

Hobart, TAS | $100,000 - $115,000 + Super

Searson Buck are proud to be recruiting this opportunity on behalf of a well-established Tasmanian organisation with a strong operational footprint and a genuine commitment to continuous improvement, professional development and internal progression.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant looking to move beyond transactional reporting and step into a broader role with exposure to budgeting, forecasting, stakeholder engagement, leadership and commercial decision support.
Working closely with senior leaders, you'll play a key role in maintaining financial integrity, improving reporting processes and helping the business make informed decisions through quality financial analysis.

The Opportunity

Financial & Technical

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Manage statutory compliance including BAS, FBT, Payroll Tax and other reporting obligations.
• Support year-end processes and act as a key contact for auditors and external stakeholders.
• Assist with cashflow forecasting, budgeting and financial planning activities.

Operational

• Analyse financial performance and provide meaningful variance analysis and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, controls, systems and finance processes.
• Support finance-related projects, automation initiatives and continuous improvement activities.
• Investigate and resolve financial discrepancies and reporting issues.

Stakeholder & Commercial

• Partner with operational managers and non-finance stakeholders to provide financial insights and support decision-making.
• Prepare reporting packs and financial commentary for leadership teams.
• Provide guidance and support to junior finance team members.
• Contribute to building a high-performing and collaborative finance function.

To be successful, you'll ideally bring:

• CA or CPA qualification.
• Experience preparing financial statements, reconciliations and management reporting.
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and statutory compliance requirements.
• Experience working with ERP systems and advanced Excel.
• The confidence to engage with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset with a genuine interest in improving systems, processes and reporting.

Why Apply?

• Genuine opportunity to grow into a larger leadership role.
• Broad exposure across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering.
• Stable and well-regarded Tasmanian organisation.
• Supportive leadership team focused on development.
• Strong organisational culture with long-term career opportunities.
• Opportunity to influence systems, reporting and process improvements.

Salary

$100,000 - $115,000 + Super

Apply Now For a confidential discussion, please contact:

Bradley Slade
Recruitment Specialist – Finance, Accounting & Change
Searson Buck Recruitment

0403 930 353
bradley.slade@searsonbuck.com.au