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