Financial Accountant

Summary

Join Employment Hero as our Financial Accountant and play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and efficiency of our global financial operations. You will work with the Finance team, reporting to the Finance Manager, and leverage AI-driven tools. Key responsibilities include ensuring accurate and timely global financial reporting, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, acting as a key contact for auditors, and driving process improvements through automation and AI. This role offers the opportunity to work remotely with flexibility, access cutting-edge tools, and collaborate with ambitious colleagues. Employment Hero provides a generous parental leave policy, subsidized egg freezing, a WFH office expense budget, and excellent learning and development opportunities. The company is committed to a remote-first, AI-first approach and values high performance.

Requirements

• CA/CPA qualified, with 4–6 years’ post-qualification experience
• Background in Audit, Tax, or Business Services (ideally from public practice)
• Minimum 4 years of Australian tax/accounting experience; multi-geo exposure a plus
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with strong planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communicator with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels
• Proactive, adaptable, and thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a can-do attitude

Responsibilities

• Ensuring accurate and timely global financial reporting and compliance obligations through to October 2026
• Preparing and maintaining robust balance sheet reconciliations across all entities
• Acting as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, and supporting regulatory and tax reporting processes
• Driving process improvements using automation and AI to streamline core accounting functions
• Complete accurate monthly reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies to maintain data integrity
• Prepare and submit tax returns (BAS/VAT, PAYG, payroll tax, FBT) across AU, NZ, UK, SG, and MY, ensuring full compliance
• Manage submissions for government surveys, payment times, and insurance renewals
• Assist with weekly forecasting for tax and payroll obligations
• Lead audit prep and coordination, including schedules, documentation, and auditor liaison
• Ensure accuracy of financial transactions and support timely month- and year-end close
• Adhere to AASB/IFRS, internal policies, and statutory requirements
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows using automation and AI
• If experienced, support payroll processing and employee share plan admin

Preferred Qualifications

Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with NetSuite, Zuora, or FloQast is a bonus

Benefits

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• A very generous parental leave policy
• Subsidised egg freezing
• A WFH office expense budget
• Outstanding learning & development opportunities