Senior Financial Accountant

About Us

Airswift is the leading workforce solutions provider to the STEM industries. For over 40 years Airswift has been transforming lives through the provision of international workforce solutions to STEM industries. Today, we are an integrated team of over 900 employees across 37 countries, supporting over 8,000 contractors globally.

We are a people business – we transform lives through the world of work. We care about wellbeing, community engagement and our planet – we plant a tree for every person placed in a job globally! We have a passion for growth, including investing in the development of our people.

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Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our team on an 8-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will support financial reporting, month-end and year-end close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, compliance, and stakeholder management for our Australia region.

Employment Type: 8-month fixed-term contract.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Prepare and review annual financial statements for Australian entities, reconcile financial statements prepared by external advisers to the underlying management accounts, and support the remediation of historical lodgement backlogs.
• Liaise with external auditors, tax advisers, outsourced service providers, on audits, corporate income tax returns, BAS lodgements, historical statutory filings and entity deregistration requirements.
• Prepare intercompany reporting schedules for audit and Australian transfer pricing purposes and intercompany agreement remediation, for review by the Finance Manager.
• Act as the quality-control point for interim and final audit submissions by reviewing schedules and supporting evidence for accuracy, completeness and consistency, and ensuring timely follow-up before information is released to the auditors.
• Maintain accurate quarterly financial inputs for Australian Bureau of Statistics business and capital expenditure surveys, supported by clear source documentation, reconciliations and review controls.
• Analyse current contractor arrangements to determine the appropriate WorkCover treatment and develop a suitable remediation approach for future reporting years.
• Support the Finance Manager in developing a forecasting and analysis workbook that streamlines financial performance reviews and provides the Vice President with clear, reliable information for decision-making.
• Provide a documented handover pack at contract completion, including reconciliations, adviser correspondence, open actions, recurring-reporting instructions and an indexed audit trail.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field; CA, CPA or an equivalent professional qualification is strongly preferred.
• At least 5-8 years relevant experience in financial accounting, external audit, statutory reporting and tax compliance.
• Strong knowledge of Australian financial reporting and audit requirements, with practical exposure to preparation of BAS, Australian Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing reporting is highly regarded.
• Advanced Excel skills, including large-data analysis, reconciliations, lookups, pivot tables and preparation of clear audit schedules, with the ability to identify data gaps, assess assumptions and translate findings into practical actions.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with Finance, Tax, Legal and Payroll teams, as well as external advisers and auditors, while constructively challenging issues and driving timely decisions.
• Delivery-focused and highly organised, with strong written communication, sound judgement and the resilience to manage multiple deadlines.

Our Core Values:

• Growth - In life and business, one must grow to flourish and achieve high ambitions. Growthrequires change, challenge, risk and sacrifice - we will always choose growth.
• Life – Above all else, we value life. The quality of life, both in and outside of work, profoundly influences our well-being and our impact on the world.
• Excellence - We deliver, holding ourselves accountable for results. Our customers see excellence in everything we do.
• Integrity - We are ethical, open, honest and authentic. People trust us to do the right thing for the right reason.