senior financial accountant

Our client is a QLD government organisation based in Maroochydore QLD. They are currently seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to come in and joint their team based on a temp contract opportunity until 10th December with possible extensions.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Relevant qualification (Degree) in accounting with CA or CPA accreditation, and relevant experience in local government or a similarly complex environment.

• Technical accounting capability, including interpreting standards, preparing financial statements, and developing defensible accounting positions

• Experience improving audit outcomes and addressing audit findings or control deficiencies

• Previous local or state government experience

Key responsibilities include:

• Audit Management & Resolution: Lead and coordinate both external and internal audit processes, serving as the primary finance contact while using a risk-based approach to track, investigate, and resolve audit findings and control gaps efficiently.
• Technical Accounting & Advisory: Prepare high-quality, well-supported technical accounting papers and provide robust analysis and professional challenge to existing financial approaches to guide sound management decision-making.
• Asset Management & Financial Forecasting: Monitor and integrate financial accounting inputs into asset management programs and enhance asset-related data within the Long-Term Financial Model to improve transparency, risk management, and assumption accuracy.
• Financial Governance & Control Improvement: Drive continuous improvement across financial reporting, internal control frameworks, and finance processes to ensure operational efficiency, data integrity, and alignment with standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration: Represent Finance in organisational forums and build collaborative, trusted relationships with internal stakeholders to build confidence in financial outcomes.
• Capability Building & Team Mentorship: Uplift the technical capability of the broader finance team by setting clear expectations, delivering guidance, and modeling high standards of technical and professional practice.

What’s in it for you?
Working as a contractor with Randstad comes with many benefits including:

• Access to our benefits platforms offering discounts at a range of huge retailers
• 3 x pay runs per week ensuring you are always paid within the week
• Exclusive access to roles before we go to market
• Access to our employee assistance program services, including counselling services

If this is of interest, please send your CV along with a cover letter to jack.coleman@randstad.com.au

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.