Senior Financial Accountant

Qantas Airways
Melbourne
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingEducation: certificationSkills: ["Collaboration","Adaptability","Proactive","Communication","Attention to detail"]

Own financial control for engineering, inventory, and fixed assets within Jetstar’s Australia and New Zealand business. Deliver accurate, timely monthly reporting (engineering expenses, inventory balances, CAPEX), ensure compliance with external reporting and commercial arrangements, and reconcile balance sheets. Partner with FP&A to track actuals versus forecast/budget, oversee month-end processes with outsourced providers, and drive continuous improvement by challenging and optimizing repetitive activities.

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Qantas Airways
Qantas Airways
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Senior Financial Accountant

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Job Summary

Own financial control for engineering, inventory, and fixed assets within Jetstar’s Australia and New Zealand business. Deliver accurate, timely monthly reporting (engineering expenses, inventory balances, CAPEX), ensure compliance with external reporting and commercial arrangements, and reconcile balance sheets. Partner with FP&A to track actuals versus forecast/budget, oversee month-end processes with outsourced providers, and drive continuous improvement by challenging and optimizing repetitive activities.
Location: Melbourne
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide accurate and timely monthly reporting on engineering expenses, inventory balances, and CAPEX reporting.
  • •Ensure results reflect commercial arrangements and comply with external reporting requirements.
  • •Partner with FP&A to monitor actual performance versus forecast/budget.
  • •Perform accurate balance sheet reconciliations.
  • •Review outsourced provider work to ensure smooth month-end processing and drive continuous improvement.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Travel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •CPA/CA qualification.
  • •Accounting experience in a complex environment, ideally overseeing operational costs.
  • •Strong technical accounting, reporting, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
  • •Collaborative, adaptable, and proactive with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • •Ability to work to deadlines with strong commercial acumen.
Education:Certification / Diploma
Skills:CollaborationAdaptabilityProactiveCommunicationAttention to detail
Certifications:CPACA
Languages:English

Company Brief

Qantas Airways
Australia’s flag carrier providing domestic, international and freight air services, operating Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink brands, plus a loyalty business (Qantas Frequent Flyer) and aviation services.
Industry: Airlines
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Mascot, NSW, Australia
Founded: 1920
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