Appen

Financial Services

FinancialReportingSeniorManager

A$175–245k ~AI est. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Financial Reporting Senior Manager at Appen. Skills: IFRS/AASB, ASX reporting, Group consolidation, Technical accounting. Lead Group consolidation. Prepare consolidated financial statements”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years in financial reporting, 3+ years in senior/leadership role, Extensive IFRS/AASB experience, Group consolidation experience, Hands-on ASX statutory reporting, Tax-aware financial reporting expertise, Practical transfer pricing exposure, Proven leadership of offshore teams

Nice to Have

US GAAP experience, Dual-reporting experience

What You'll Do.

Lead Group consolidation

Prepare consolidated financial statements

Prepare and lodge ASX statutory reporting

Manage external audit relationship

Own local statutory audits

Provide technical accounting guidance

Lead adoption of new standards

Own Group tax accounting

Set Group accounting policies

Strengthen internal control framework

Support Audit & Risk Committee

Build offshore accounting team

Drive process improvement

Drive systems improvement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Execution partner to Group Financial Controller; Support Audit & Risk Committee; Support Board; Support regulatory bodies

Communication Scope

Technical briefings

Full Job Description

## Description About the Role The principal technical accounting resource within the Group, owning the Group’s financial accounting and external reporting end-to-end. A key execution partner to the Group Financial Controller, supporting accountability to the Audit & Risk Committee, Board, and regulatory bodies. Success requires deep expertise in ASX external reporting, complex technical accounting, and tax-aware financial statement preparation. ## Key Responsibilities Lead Group consolidation and the preparation of half-year and full-year consolidated financial statements under AASB/IFRS, across multiple legal entities, jurisdictions and currencies. Assist with end-to-end preparation and lodgement of ASX statutory reporting (Appendix 4D/4E, Annual Report, Directors’ Report, Remuneration Report) Manage the external audit relationship at Group and subsidiary level, own local statutory audits across Philippines, India, UK, Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong. Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions (AASB 15/16/2/3), lead adoption of new standards (incl. IFRS 18) and own Group tax accounting under IAS 12/AASB 112 including transfer pricing. Set Group accounting policies and strengthen the internal control framework over financial reporting (ICFR/SOX-equivalent), CAPEX governance and divisional OPEX controls. Support the Group Financial Controller with Audit & Risk Committee papers, presentations and technical accounting briefings. Build and lead a high-performing offshore accounting team, and drive process and systems improvement across finance — AI, Workday, consolidation tools and BI platforms. ## What you’ll bring 8–10+ years in financial reporting, with 3+ years in a senior or leadership role. Extensive IFRS/AASB experience and group consolidation in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment. Hands-on ASX statutory reporting in a publicly listed company (or Big 4 with industry follow-on). Tax-aware financial reporting expertise (IAS 12/AASB 112) w

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