Senior Financial Accountant
Senior Financial Accountant
Location:
Newcastle
Industry:
Accounting
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary Type:
Contact Name:
Contact Email:
daniel@connectedpeople.com.au
Contact Phone:
0456877674
Publish Date:
05-Feb-2026
We are seeking a proactive and detail-driven Senior
Financial
Accountant
(ideally 5+ years) to join an established business with multiple entities in the Lake Macquarie region.
The Role
Great opportunity for a Senior Financial Accountant to take ownership of hands-on financial accounting, reporting and compliance across a multi-entity organisation. This role supports the CFO and COO and carries significant responsibility, but does not include people management.
This position is best suited to an experienced accountant who enjoys being close to the detail, owning outcomes, and working in the office as part of the leadership support team.
Key Focus Areas
What This Role Is / Is Not
Ideal Candidate
Why This Role Will Appeal
The Role
Great opportunity for a Senior Financial Accountant to take ownership of hands-on financial accounting, reporting and compliance across a multi-entity organisation. This role supports the CFO and COO and carries significant responsibility, but does not include people management.
This position is best suited to an experienced accountant who enjoys being close to the detail, owning outcomes, and working in the office as part of the leadership support team.
Key Focus Areas
- Financial accounting across multiple entities
- Month-end and year-end close
- Management and statutory reporting
- Tax compliance (BAS, PAYG, FBT, Payroll Tax)
- Asset and capital accounting
- Budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis support
What This Role Is / Is Not
- ✔ Senior, hands-on accounting role
- ✔ High autonomy and accountability
- ✔ Onsite role with daily interaction with CFO/COO
- ✖ No people management
- ✖ Not a finance strategy ownership role
Ideal Candidate
- CA / CPA qualified (desireable)
- 5–10+ years’ financial accounting experience
- Strong technical accounting and compliance background
- Experience in multi-entity or complex environments
- Comfortable working onsite and being operationally involved
- Strong Excel and systems capability (MYOB Advanced desirable)
Why This Role Will Appeal
- Broad and interesting scope
- Trusted senior role with direct access to leadership
- Stable, long-term opportunity

