Description

Immediate Start | Northern Suburbs | Contract Opportunity

A well-established, community-focused organisation in Perth's northern suburbs is seeking an experienced finance professional to provide critical support during a period of transition within its finance team.

This is a hands-on contract opportunity for someone with strong technical accounting expertise who can quickly assess priorities, provide leadership support, and ensure key financial deliverables remain on track.

Working closely with senior leadership, you will play a key role across financial reporting, audit preparation, and long-term financial planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and resolve accounting, journal and classification issues
• Support the preparation of annual financial statements
• Manage external audit requirements and stakeholder engagement
• Lead the annual Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) review and update
• Develop financial models and forecasting scenarios
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and controls
• Provide guidance and support to acting finance leaders
• Assist with budgeting, reporting and compliance activities

About You

To be successful, you will bring:

• Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Senior Financial Accountant or similar role
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting capability
• Experience preparing annual financial statements and managing audits
• Financial modelling and forecasting expertise
• The ability to quickly assess issues and deliver practical solutions
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Previous experience within local government, government or a complex public-sector environment will be highly regarded.

Skills

• Annual financial statements and statutory reporting
• Long Term Financial Planning (LTFP) and financial modelling
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• External audit management and regulatory compliance
• Technical accounting, reconciliations and process improvement

What's on Offer

• Immediate contract opportunity
• Northern suburbs location
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact during a critical period
• Diverse mix of technical, operational and strategic finance responsibilities
• Collaborative and supportive leadership team

If you're available at short notice and looking for your next contract assignment, we'd welcome a confidential discussion.

Robert Half Ltd is committed to equal opportunity and values diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of categories protected under local law.

Reference Number: (60090-0013458307)

This is an on-site position.

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