Senior Management Accountant | AU Client | WFH

Setup and Location:  WFH
Work Schedule: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (ACDT) | 6:30 AM to 3:30 PM (PH Time)
Employment Type: Full-time

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The Management Accountant supports the day-to-day finance function for the client's online learner instructor marketplace, with primary ownership of transactional accounting and shared responsibility for month-end close activities across our Australian and UK entities.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the role ensures the integrity of the general ledger, the accuracy and timeliness of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank reconciliations, and the smooth running of routine month-end tasks. The successful candidate will take on increasing responsibility for balance sheet reconciliations, accruals
and prepayments, fixed asset accounting, and draft management reports, working remotely with core hours aligned to Australian time.

Position Description

The Finance function underpins the client's growth by delivering accurate accounts, actionable insights, and strong control over cash and compliance. This role partners closely with the existing Senior Management Accountant to keep the accounting cycle running on time and to a high standard and owning the transactional layer end to end and progressively taking on month end and reporting work.

The following are the descriptions of the essential skills, knowledge and experience on which performance will be measured.

What You’ll Do

Bookkeeping & Month End Close

• Maintain finance email inboxes; process supplier invoices, employee reimbursements, and customer receipts accurately and on time; perform daily bank and credit card reconciliations across AU and UK entities.
  
• Manage AP/AR ageing; prepare payment runs for review, follow up overdue invoices, and resolve supplier and customer queries.
  
• Prepare and post month end journals (accruals, prepayments, depreciation); reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts and support delivery of the close within the agreed timetable.
  

Fixed Assets, Intercompany & GL Integrity

• Maintain the fixed asset register; calculate and post monthly depreciation and record asset additions and disposals.
  
• Reconcile intercompany balances between AU and UK entities, clear in transit items, and maintain Xero GL integrity (correct coding, GST/VAT treatment, tracking categories).
  

Reporting & FP&A Support

• Assist with the preparation of monthly management reporting packs in Xero/Fathom and Google Sheets; draft P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reports for review.
  
• Support budgeting and quarterly rolling forecasts by preparing data extracts, variance schedules, and supporting analysis; help maintain the 13 week cash flow forecast.
  

Compliance & Audit

• Prepare BAS and VAT working papers for review; ensure accurate GST/VAT coding throughout the month and support payroll, superannuation, and PAYG reconciliations.
  
• Assist with year end audit preparation, pulling supporting documentation and responding to auditor queries under the direction of the Head of Finance.
  

Process Improvement & Ad Hoc

• Identify opportunities to streamline transactional and month end processes; help maintain documentation of accounting policies and procedures; undertake ad hoc finance tasks as directed.
  

Requirements

What You Bring We’re looking for someone who:

• Strong written and verbal communication; able to interact professionally with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers.
  
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over data accuracy.
  
• Proactive, problem solving mindset; willing to ask questions, raise issues early, and contribute to process improvement.
  
• Well organised, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and deliver accurate work at pace in a remote environment.
  
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with a small remote finance team; discreet and trustworthy with confidential financial information.
  

Education and Technical Knowledge

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy or equivalent; minimum 6+ years’ hands on accounting experience covering AP, AR, bank reconciliations, and month end journal processing.
  
• Essential: Proven Xero proficiency (including bank feeds, tracking categories, and multi currency); solid Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets skills (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).
  
• Preferred: CPA qualified or actively progressing toward CPA; experience supporting Australian (BAS/GST) and/or UK (VAT) compliance.
  
• Preferred: Exposure to Looker Studio; prior experience with Australian or UK clients/entities, or in a tech, SaaS, or online marketplace environment.
  

Benefits

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• HMO, Dental, and Life Insurance for you and one free dependent from day one (with the option to enroll additional dependents)
  
• Paid Leaves: Birthday, Vacation, Medical, and Maternity (up to 6 Vacation Leaves are convertible to cash on your anniversary)
  
• Employee Engagement Activities: Year-End Party, Family Day, Team Building, and more!
  

Let’s TalkIf you’re thinking, “this sounds like me,” it probably is. Click apply. We can’t wait to meet you.