Senior Accountant

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our Financial Accounting team. This role is ideal for a technically strong accounting professional who enjoys working in a complex, partnership‑based environment and is looking to build a long‑term career within a high‑performing finance function.

Reporting to the Financial Accounting Manager, you will play a key role in delivering accurate and timely financial information, supporting statutory and management reporting, and contributing to the Firm’s year‑end audit and tax compliance obligations. You’ll bring strong attention to detail, a collaborative mindset and the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders across the business.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate monthly balance sheet and profit & loss reporting, including support for the Corrs Group and PNG operations
• Prepare the Firm’s annual financial statements and coordinate the year‑end audit with external auditors
• Support month‑end close activities, including journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis
• Maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts and fixed asset register, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Prepare partner and beneficiary profit allocations, distributions and capital accounts in line with partnership arrangements
• Manage statutory tax obligations (including GST, FBT and income tax) in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external advisors
• Review and support the work of junior accountants, providing coaching and guidance as required

Required skills, qualifications and preferred experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting or a related discipline
• Currently studying towards, or fully qualified as a CA or CPA
• Demonstrated experience in a senior accounting role, ideally within a professional services or partnership environment
• Strong working knowledge of general accounting principles and direct and indirect tax obligations
• Confident communicator with the ability to build trusted relationships with partners, senior leaders and wider business stakeholders
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented and comfortable working to strict deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to interpret partnership deeds and firm policies
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with large or complex general ledger systems (CMS or similar preferred)
• Professional and discreet in handling confidential and sensitive financial information

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Corrs’ culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard - we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Parental leave - we offer 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program - we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion - we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach - we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Shannon Garrett on ***email_hidden*** for a confidential discussion.

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