Financial Accountant

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

We have an opportunity for a driven and detail‑oriented Financial Accountant to join our Financial Accounting team on a 6‑month fixed‑term contract. This role is well suited to a proactive accounting professional who enjoys working in a collaborative, fast‑paced professional services environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, timely financial information.

Working closely with the Financial Accounting Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining the general ledger and supporting monthly, annual and statutory financial reporting. You’ll be someone who thrives on problem solving, enjoys partnering with stakeholders, and brings a disciplined approach to meeting deadlines.

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

Key responsibilities

• Assisting with the preparation of monthly balance sheet and profit & loss reporting, as well as other management reports as required
• Supporting the preparation of the Firm’s annual financial statements and liaising with external auditors to ensure timely audit completion
• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigating and resolving variances
• Preparing and posting general journals, reallocating expenses and responding to finance‑related queries from stakeholders
• Evaluating daily funding needs of the Firm and assisting with identifying and proposing suitable funding options
• Assisting with banking compliance documentation on an annual and semi‑annual basis
• Maintaining the fixed asset register
• Supporting statutory tax obligations including GST, FBT and income tax (Australia and PNG) as required

Required qualifications and preferred experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance or a related business discipline
• Currently studying towards, or fully qualified as a CPA or CA
• Demonstrated experience working as a Financial Accountant, ideally within a professional services environment
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to interpret and analyse financial information
• High attention to detail with excellent numeracy and analytical skills
• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills
• Well‑organised, self‑motivated and able to manage competing priorities to meet strict deadlines
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets and financial systems
• Experience with Aderant or a similar large‑scale general ledger system highly regarded

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.

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