Senior Finance Reporting Accountant - Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia’s energy future. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting secondment opportunity for a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant to join our Group Planning & Reporting team on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Finance Reporting Manager, you will play a critical role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, insights and analysis that support decision-making at the most senior levels of the organisation. This is a role for someone who enjoys ownership, works well in a fast-paced environment, and brings a rigorous, detail-driven approach to financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality internal and external financial reporting (including variance analysis, ASX disclosures, Board papers, the Annual Report and investor materials) to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse financial performance and key metrics (e.g., Free Cash Flow), providing insights into trends, root causes and performance levers for senior leaders including the CEO and CFO.
• Support external audit processes and ensure strong governance, compliance and adherence to accounting standards and APA’s reporting frameworks.
• Respond to changes in regulatory, accounting or strategic requirements by updating reporting, controls and processes accordingly.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, analytics, systems and controls - championing best-practice tools, data integrity and efficiency across the finance function.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and provide guidance to junior accountants, strengthening capability and alignment across Finance.

Your background

• CA/CPA qualification and experience in financial reporting within a large, complex organisation (Big 4 or large-corporate experience highly regarded).
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and external reporting requirements for ASX-listed companies.
• Proven ability to analyse complex financial information and present clear insights to senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting audit processes and maintaining strong governance and control frameworks.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to enhance reporting processes and drive efficiencies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust across Finance and the broader business.

Working at APA

At APA, we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.

We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we’ll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we’re taking on one of Australia’s greatest challenges:​ the energy transition.​ We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.​

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We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we’re focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.

Our customer focused approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to securing Australia’s energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia’s energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities.

Join our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. We’d love to hear from you.

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.