The Client 

Our client is a well-established, PE-backed Melbourne-based group with a diverse and growing portfolio of businesses. Known for the pace and ambition with which it has scaled — and the rigour that comes with serious investor backing — this is an organisation that holds itself to a high standard across everything it does.

The Opportunity

This is a technically focused, two-month temporary engagement for an experienced statutory reporting specialist. With 7 sets of financial accounts to prepare for FY2025–26 across a group structure shaped by recent acquisitions, this role requires someone who can work autonomously and deliver to a firm external audit deadline.

You will be responsible for: 

• Preparing 7 sets of statutory accounts for FY2025–26 across a multi-entity group structure
• Working with available financial data and underlying records to form the basis of each set of accounts
• Working with existing positions for acquired entities, including fair value and business combination accounting and all required disclosures
• Preparing tax effect accounting including current and deferred tax and associated note disclosures
• Preparing consolidation entries and inter-company eliminations as required, with supporting workpapers to audit-ready standard
• Ensuring all note disclosures are complete and compliant
• Supporting the external audit process, including responding to queries accurately and promptly
• Managing delivery to meet the external audit deadline of end of June 2026

About You

• CA or CPA qualified
• Background in Big 4, mid-tier public practice or corporate financial reporting in a technical capacity
• Proven experience preparing statutory accounts across multi-entity or group structures
• Confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels — clear, direct and easy to work with
• Comfortable working autonomously under deadline pressure
• Precise, organised and delivery-focused

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