Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.

You'll make a tangible impact on the people of NSW, using your finance and accounting skills to help build a sustainable and thriving transport network for generations to come.

Responsibilities or duties

In this role, you'll:

• Work as part of a high-performing team delivering accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting and strong financial control across the Transport portfolio. You will manage key statutory reporting requirements, provide technical accounting advice, review balance sheet reconciliations, and support ongoing improvements to financial governance and control.
• The role offers exposure to complex reporting environments, opportunities to build capability within a skilled financial control team, and the chance to contribute to process enhancements that strengthen internal controls and reporting consistency.
• You will lead improvements in financial reporting quality and efficiency, working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation to embed best practice, uplift financial processes, and deliver clear, accessible financial insights that support sound decision-making.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

About you

You are an experienced finance professional with strong expertise in financial management, financial control, and statutory reporting, preferrable within large or complex organisations. You bring sound technical accounting knowledge, supported by a solid understanding of legislation, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements, and you are confident operating in fast-paced, highly regulated environments where accuracy and tight deadlines are critical.

You communicate complex financial information clearly and concisely, engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, and take a collaborative and solutions focused approach to building strong working relationships across the organisation.

You are also a people leader who enjoys coaching others, building capability, and driving high performance in a financial control setting. Your strong attention to detail, advanced Excel skills, and ability to work confidently with large data sets and complex financial information enable you to deliver high quality outcomes consistently.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a bachelor qualification in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Commerce, along with full membership of a recognised professional accounting body such as CA or CPA. You will also bring at least five years of post-membership experience in financial reporting or statutory accounting, along with significant experience in financial management and control within large, complex, or highly regulated environments.

Demonstrated capability to coach, support and develop others, and to contribute to a positive, high performing team environment, along with strong capability in statutory reporting, financial governance, and the practical application of legislation, regulations and accounting standards.

Experience needed

at least five years of post-membership experience in financial reporting or statutory accounting, along with significant experience in financial management and control within large, complex, or highly regulated environments.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

This role operates under Transport for NSW’s flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with regular on site attendance required at offices in Macquarie Park and other Sydney metropolitan locations in line with business needs.

• Work as part of a high-performing team delivering accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting and strong financial control across the Transport portfolio.
• Manage key statutory reporting requirements.
• Provide technical accounting advice.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support ongoing improvements to financial governance and control.
• Contribute to process enhancements that strengthen internal controls and reporting consistency.
• Lead improvements in financial reporting quality and efficiency.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation to embed best practice, uplift financial processes, and deliver clear, accessible financial insights that support sound decision-making.
• Coach, support and develop others.
• Contribute to a positive, high performing team environment.

• Strong expertise in financial management.
• Strong expertise in financial control.
• Strong expertise in statutory reporting.
• Sound technical accounting knowledge.
• Solid understanding of legislation, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, highly regulated environments.
• Clear and concise communication of complex financial information.
• Effective stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborative and solutions-focused approach.
• People leadership.
• Coaching others.
• Building capability.
• Driving high performance.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to work confidently with large data sets.
• Ability to work confidently with complex financial information.
• Strong capability in statutory reporting.
• Strong capability in financial governance.
• Practical application of legislation, regulations and accounting standards.

• Bachelor qualification in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Commerce.
• Full membership of a recognised professional accounting body such as CA or CPA.