Senior Accountant
- Role
- Finance
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to AU only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
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Senior Accountant, 5+ yrs experience, must be based in Australia. Requires CA or CPA qualification, IFRS expertise, and experience in fintech or digital assets. Strong skills in financial reporting, EOM close processes, and internal controls are essential.
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Senior Accountant
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Melbourne
Description
As a commercially astute Senior Accountant, you will manage and maintain the organisation’s financial accounting and reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and integrity of financial information. You will ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies, while providing financial analysis to support business decisions. This role also involves assisting with audits and contributing to the continuous improvement of financial controls and reporting processes in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
We’re looking for someone with a blend of technical expertise, commercial insight, and start-up grit - someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment and enjoys solving complex problems.
What You’ll Be Doing
- EOM close processes including BS reconciliations.
- Monthly management reporting including P&L review of Departmental Opex performance against budget.
- Prepare annual financial statements in accordance with both International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and relevant local requirements including Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS).
- Develop accounting policies, processes, and controls to support global audit and licensing requirements.
- Review and enhance internal financial controls and processes to improve efficiency, strengthen compliance, and mitigate risk.
- Manage the lodgement calendar for a multi-entity multi-jurisdiction Group of companies.
- Preparation of GST / VAT returns and Withholding Tax filings with the Inland Revenue Authority for applicable entities.
What You'll Bring
- A bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, and CA or CPA qualification.
- Experience in Big 4 audit, combined with commercial accounting experience.
- Experience working in fintech, digital assets, or emerging financial technologies.
- Strong technical financial and management accounting skills including IFRS expertise. The ability to apply and document accounting standards to new products and business streams.
- Experience in IFRS financial statement preparation.
- A solid understanding of business processes and internal controls across finance and operations.
- Well versed in EOM close processes, complex reconciliations of large data sets and the ability to work to deadlines.
- Experience with automation tools, process transformation, or accounting system implementations.
- Excellent communication skills with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
- The ability to work autonomously, meet reporting deadlines, and drive efficiency.
- Resilience and adaptability in a fast-changing environment.
- A collaborative approach, high integrity, and professionalism.
What you'll do
- Manage and maintain financial accounting and reporting processes
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies
- Provide financial analysis to support business decisions
- Assist with audits
- Contribute to continuous improvement of financial controls and reporting processes
- Handle end-of-month close processes including balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare monthly management reporting including P&L review of departmental Opex performance against budget
- Prepare annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and local requirements including SFRS
- Develop accounting policies, processes, and controls to support global audit and licensing requirements
- Review and enhance internal financial controls and processes
- Manage the lodgement calendar for a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction group of companies
- Prepare GST/VAT returns and withholding tax filings with the Inland Revenue Authority for applicable entities
- Manage EOM close processes including BS reconciliations
- Monthly management reporting including P&L review
- Prepare annual financial statements
- Develop accounting policies, processes, and controls
- Review and enhance internal financial controls
- Manage the lodgement calendar for a multi-entity Group
- Preparation of GST/VAT returns and Withholding Tax filings
- Run EOM close processes including balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare annual financial statements under IFRS and relevant local requirements including SFRS
- Develop accounting policies, processes, and controls for global audit and licensing requirements
- Manage the lodgement calendar for a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction group
- Prepare GST/VAT returns and withholding tax filings
What they require
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
- CA or CPA qualification
- Experience in Big 4 audit combined with commercial accounting experience
- Experience working in fintech, digital assets, or emerging financial technologies
- Strong technical financial and management accounting skills including IFRS expertise
- Ability to apply and document accounting standards to new products and business streams
- Experience in IFRS financial statement preparation
- Solid understanding of business processes and internal controls across finance and operations
- Well versed in end-of-month close processes and complex reconciliations of large data sets
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Experience with automation tools, process transformation, or accounting system implementations
- Excellent communication skills with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
- Ability to work autonomously, meet reporting deadlines, and drive efficiency
- Resilience and adaptability in a fast-changing environment
- Collaborative approach, high integrity, and professionalism
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, and CA or CPA qualification
- Experience in Big 4 audit and commercial accounting
- Experience in fintech, digital assets, or emerging financial technologies
- Strong technical financial and management accounting skills
- Understanding of business processes and internal controls
- Well versed in EOM close processes and complex reconciliations of large data sets
Benefits
- High ownership and direct impact
- Work with a team across crypto, payments, and fintech
- Remote-first, high-trust culture with ownership and autonomy
KAST is redefining stablecoin banking for global citizens, crypto professionals, Web3-native businesses, and high-inflation markets hungry for USD-backed banking. It is backed by top-tier global investors and led by the ex-APAC CEO of Circle, with a leadership team spanning Circle, Airwallex, Revolut, Wise, Grab, Zoom, AWS, and leading OTC desks.