Management Accountant

About Our Client

Our client is a private equity and consulting firm that specializes in providing strategic investment support and business advisory services to help organizations achieve growth and operational excellence. They partner with companies to deliver tailored capital solutions, strategic guidance, and hands‑on consulting aimed at unlocking value, optimising performance, and driving long‑term business success. The firm combines deep industry insight with practical execution to support portfolio companies and strategic partners in achieving measurable outcomes.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly capable and hands-on Accountant to take ownership of the company’s finance function.

This role is responsible for building and maintaining accurate internal management accounts up to trial balance, while also providing commercial insight, operational analysis, and performance-driven recommendations. While bookkeeping and data integrity form a critical foundation of the role, the primary focus is on understanding the numbers, analysing performance, and driving improvement across the business.

You will work directly with the owner, a Chartered Accountant and senior management consultant, gaining exposure to commercial decision-making, business strategy, and consulting-style projects.

There is genuine scope for the role to grow into broader operations and commercial management, for a candidate who demonstrates ownership, initiative, and the ability to translate analysis into action.

This is not a passive reporting role. It is suited to someone who wants to build, understand, and improve a business from the inside out. This role requires someone comfortable operating at both detailed and commercial levels. Candidates seeking a purely senior, hands-off, or review-only position should not apply.

Key Responsibilities

Core Finance Ownership

• Maintain full and accurate bookkeeping records up to trial balance
• Perform all account reconciliations and ensure data integrity
• Manage day-to-day finance operations including invoicing, expenses, and petty cash
• Process payroll and prepare GST/BAS for review and lodgement
• Ensure accurate and timely use of accounting systems (MYOB transitioning to Xero)

Management Reporting

Prepare monthly internal management accounts and reporting packs
Deliver clear, concise reporting that highlights performance, risks, and opportunities
Monitor results against budgets, forecasts, and key operational drivers
Identify anomalies and explain movements in financial performance
Commercial & Operational Analysis
Provide active working capital management on a day to day basis
Analyze both financial and non-financial data (e.g. sales, labour, margins, operational drivers)
Provide proactive insights into business performance, not just historical reporting
Identify inefficiencies, cost pressures, and opportunities for improvement
Support decision-making with clear, practical analysis
Recommendations & Continuous Improvement
Proactively recommend operational and financial improvements
Challenge existing processes, assumptions, and performance where required
Drive improvements in reporting, systems, and workflows
Support implementation of changes and track outcomes
Administration & Support
Handle administrative tasks as required
Support operational teams with financial insights and queries
Take ownership of getting outcomes delivered across the finance function
Skills & Experience
5+ years’ experience in accounting or finance roles
Strong experience producing accounts up to trial balance level
Proven ability to analyze data and provide actionable insights
Solid understanding of GST, BAS, and Australian compliance requirements
Strong working knowledge of MYOB and/or Xero
Strong Excel capability (ability to build and interrogate reports)
Comfortable working across both financial and operational data

Personal Attributes

• Commercially minded—focused on improving the business, not just reporting it
• Hands-on and practical—comfortable with both detailed work and higher-level thinking
• Proactive and willing to challenge the status quo
• Strong problem-solver with the ability to turn analysis into action
• Clear and confident communicator

What This Role Is (and Isn’t)

• Is: End-to-end ownership of internal finance and management reporting
• Is: A hands-on role spanning data entry, reporting, and commercial analysis
• Is: A role expected to generate insights and drive improvement
• Is not: A passive reporting or review-only accounting role
• Is not: Focused on statutory or compliance-only outcomes

Benefits (PH)

Flexibility in work hours and location, with a focus on managing energy rather than time.

Access to online learning platforms and a budget for professional development

A collaborative, no-silos environment, encouraging learning and growth across teams

A dynamic social culture with team lunches, social events, and opportunities for creative input

Health insurance

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