Senior Systems Accountant

• Paying $156k inclusive of super (total package) - $139,285 + super
• Melbourne CBD location with WFH Flexibility provided
• Permanent position

About the Role

Our client is a well known VIC State government organisation managing and protecting Melbourne’s major water resources. They are currently seeking a Senior Systems Accountant to come in and join their Melbourne CBD on a permanent contract.

Candidates for this role must have:

• Tertiary degree in Finance, Commerce and/or Information Systems.

• Extensive experience in accounting roles with a focus on Financial systems or systems accounting, including implementations and upgrades

• Experience in using TechOne System

As a Senior Systems Accountant you will be accountable to the Manager Commercial Systems for maintaining, managing, and improving all financial & risk technologies and delivering business improvement initiatives aligned to the strategic intent of the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• System Maintenance and Management: Maintain and manage all Finance & Risk technologies within the Finance, Risk & Commercial Services (FR&CS) team, specifically focusing on systems like TechOne.
• Data Integrity Assurance: Maintain and enhance the integrity of the Finance system, ensuring accurate reconciliation across all ledgers and modules.
• Technical Support and Issue Resolution: Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve system and integration related issues, whilst overseeing the implementation of long-term solutions.
• Stakeholder Alignment and Process Optimization: Partner with IT, Finance, and business stakeholders to align system capabilities with business requirements and deliver smarter, more streamlined processes.
• Financial Close Leadership: Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, including system rollover, system reconciliation, and analysis.
• System Development and Enhancement: Play a pivotal role in system upgrades, enhancements, and integrations in collaboration with IT and external vendors.
• User Training and Service Optimization: Ensure the team optimizes customer service by providing user training and guidance on financial systems and reporting tools.

About You

You will be an experienced Senior Systems Accountant with proven experience and reliability in previous positions.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Tertiary degree in Finance, Commerce and/or Information Systems.
• Extensive experience in accounting roles with a focus on Financial systems or systems accounting, including implementations and upgrades
• Strong knowledge and experience of complex financial technologies management (e.g., general ledger, query and reporting.
• Strong financial modelling skills – ability to quickly analyse large amounts of data.
• Strong analytical, variance analysis, forecasting and accounting skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of Accounting Concepts / Financial statements (Profit & Loss,Balance Sheet and Cashflow)
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and good skills in Microsoft Word.

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

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.