The Organisation

A large, well-established Australian organisation is seeking a Senior Commercial Accountant to join its Brisbane-based finance team.

The business operates across multiple locations and supports a range of operational activities nationally. Finance plays an important role in partnering with operational leaders to deliver clear reporting, financial insight and performance analysis that supports better decision-making across the organisation.

The Role

Reporting to the SLT team, this role sits within a team of management accountants and acts as a key finance partner to operational stakeholders.

You will support a portfolio of operations by delivering timely reporting, financial analysis and commercial insights that assist leadership teams in managing performance and achieving operational targets.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing month-end close including journals, reconciliations and reporting
• Preparing management reports and providing analysis and commentary on performance
• Supporting forecasting, planning and financial modelling activities
• Monitoring cashflow and supporting dividend planning activities
• Overseeing cost allocation and financial arrangements across joint venture structures
• Preparing monthly and quarterly reporting packs for leadership and board stakeholders
• Partnering with operational teams to improve cost control and financial performance
• Acting as the key finance contact for operational leadership and internal stakeholders

About You

You are a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with operational teams and being close to how a business actually runs. You’re comfortable working with large data sets, interpreting financial performance and translating complex numbers into clear insights that help stakeholders make better decisions.

You’ll bring:

• CA or CPA qualification with several years’ experience in management accounting, business partnering or operational finance roles
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, forecasting and performance analysis
• Experience working in operational, manufacturing, heavy industry or asset-intensive environments will be highly regarded
• Ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the confidence to partner with senior operational leaders
• Advanced Excel capability and experience working with ERP systems (SAP experience advantageous)
• A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently, prioritise tasks and meet reporting deadlines

On Offer

• Senior accounting role with strong operational exposure
• Opportunity to partner directly with operational leadership
• Collaborative and supportive finance team environment
• Exposure to complex commercial and joint venture structures
• Brisbane-based role with long-term career development opportunities

• Managing month-end close including journals, reconciliations and reporting
• Preparing management reports and providing analysis and commentary on performance
• Supporting forecasting, planning and financial modelling activities
• Monitoring cashflow and supporting dividend planning activities
• Overseeing cost allocation and financial arrangements across joint venture structures
• Preparing monthly and quarterly reporting packs for leadership and board stakeholders
• Partnering with operational teams to improve cost control and financial performance
• Acting as the key finance contact for operational leadership and internal stakeholders

• Ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the confidence to partner with senior operational leaders
• Advanced Excel capability and experience working with ERP systems (SAP experience advantageous)
• A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently, prioritise tasks and meet reporting deadlines

• CA or CPA qualification with several years’ experience in management accounting, business partnering or operational finance roles
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, forecasting and performance analysis
• Experience working in operational, manufacturing, heavy industry or asset-intensive environments will be highly regarded