Team Manager - Financial Accounting

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Name Team Manager - Financial Accounting Site / Location Melbourne Support Centre Ref # 12385706 Entity Australia Post Opening Date 03-Aug-2026 Suburb Richmond Work Type Fixed Term Full Time Length of Assignment 6 months

Description & Requirements

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Being in a business support role at Australia Post means helping our people deliver for every Australian. Just like our Posties, you’re still the people behind every parcel. Whatever your team or role, you’re helping grow our people, grow our business and making a lasting impact on the Australian community. You’ll find a culture of connection in our great people and the flexibility to balance work with life outside of it. 

About the opportunity  

Reporting to the National Manager, Account Services as Team Manager - Financial Accounting, you will lead a high-performing Financial Accounting team and play a key role in delivering critical month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, allocations, reconciliations, and financial interface controls. You'll ensure business continuity through effective workload planning, support team development and compliance, contribute to major enterprise programs and drive continuous process improvement to enhance efficiency and operational excellence.
 
This is a fixed term opportunity until February 2027.

You’ll also  

• Ensure high performance and quality service is provided to customers on all Financial Accounting related functions.
• Engage with key stakeholders within the organisation including managing the expectations and demand for services.
• Ensure accounting activities follows applicable accounting standards and policies.
• Deliver customer service by ensuring services are provided as per agreed service levels and collaborate with other parties to address any issues or problems in meeting KPIs.

About you  

You are a technically strong accounting leader with proven experience leading and developing teams within a financial accounting environment. You'll bring hands-on expertise across month-end close and reconciliations, along with the leadership capability to successfully manage a combined Financial Accounting and Reconciliations team through continued automation, change, and process improvement.

You’ll also   

• Bring proven experience leading and developing teams with diverse skill sets, backgrounds and working styles.
• Demonstrate the ability to navigate complex issues and coach team members to identify solutions and achieve positive outcomes.
• Possess strong technical accounting expertise, including complex reconciliations, journals and month-end processes.
• Be highly organised, with the ability to adapt priorities and reallocate workloads to ensure critical deadlines are met.
• Have experience working with large-scale financial systems, such as SAP, and be confident leveraging technology to drive efficiency.

What else is in it for you? 

• Bring your whole self to work every day and be met by a welcoming bunch of people who respect and support you 
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements, like the opportunity to work from home two days per week 
• Opportunities for growth and development through formal programs or mentorship 
• Exclusive team member discounts and offers for more cash in your pocket, evolving policies for flexible working, leave types and access to health and wellbeing resources 

 

All walks, one route 

It takes a lot of us to deliver for every Australian – and it’s important to us that our people behind the parcels reflect the people receiving them. We come from all walks. Different backgrounds, different ages, different genders, different sexualities and different abilities, but we all believe in the same purpose.   

We welcome people all ages, genders and backgrounds – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ communities, and refugees. We’re a Disability Confident Recruiter, committed to making our hiring process and workplace inclusive and barrier-free. We’re also working hard to remove bias and build a gender-equitable experience for everyone who joins us. If you’ve got questions about accessibility, reach out to our Diversity & Inclusion team at inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au or on 03 8737 9415.

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