Senior Accountant – BAU Finance Lead

Reference: BH-186565-1
Senior Accountant – BAU Finance Lead
Sydney CBD | Permanent Full Time | Hybrid Work

Chandler Macleod is recruiting a Senior Accountant on behalf of a leading organisation to support business‑as‑usual finance operations during a major systems transition.
This is a hands‑on role suited to a Senior Accountant who enjoys owning BAU end to end and keeping finance running smoothly while supporting a broader finance team.
The Role You will take ownership of day to day finance operations, ensuring continuity, accuracy, and compliance while the Finance Manager focuses on ERP implementation activities.

This is not a transformation or finance leadership role. The focus is execution, stability, and pragmatic problem solving.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own end to end BAU finance operations including AP, AR, payroll oversight, and month end
  • Supervise and support bookkeepers and transactional staff
  • Ensure statutory compliance, reconciliations, and reporting deadlines are met
  • Maintain strong documentation and controls during system disruption
  • Work collaboratively with a long‑tenured Finance Manager using influence, not authority
About You
  • CA or CPA Qualified
  • Senior Accountant or equivalent experience
  • Proven hands‑on ownership of BAU finance operations
  • Comfortable working in imperfect or system‑change environments
  • Calm, pragmatic, and execution focused
  • Able to support and influence without driving change agendas
What’s On Offer
  • Permanent full time role
  • Sydney CBD base with a couple of days work from home
  • Stable organisation with a clear BAU mandate
  • Opportunity to step up and own finance operations
Apply Applications can be submitted by clicking Apply Now or emailing ashish.bhetwal@chandlermacleod.com



At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

We are Chandler Macleod. We get people.

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