Head of Financial Accounting
Core
Strategic finance leader ensuring robust, accurate, and timely financial reporting and driving organizational performance through commercial insight.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Financial Accounting
Builds
Monthly financial and management reporting, statutory financial statements, and strategic business cases
Domain
Media and publishing industry, financial accounting
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
CA or CPA qualification, technical accounting expertise, statutory and management reporting, team leadership and mentoring, stakeholder management, commercial acumen, ERP systems proficiency, advanced Excel
Preferred skills
Experience in media, publishing, or broader corporate sector, experience working with auditors, fixed asset accounting and lease reporting (AASB16)
Responsibilities
Leading preparation and review of monthly financial and management reporting, ensuring accuracy of general ledger and reconciliations, delivering financial insights to CFO and stakeholders, managing cash flow and working capital, overseeing fixed asset and lease reporting, leading statutory reporting, managing external auditor relationships, supporting budgeting and forecasting, preparing business cases, providing financial guidance on contracts and compliance, leading and developing finance teams, driving continuous improvement in finance systems and processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive engagement
