Senior Financial Accountant
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This extends to our People. We're fiercely passionate, love working at pace, thrive in ambiguity, live, and breathe outside of the box, and above all are good humans. Our impact extends outside of our 9-5, and our place in society isn't always defined by corporate metrics. We're determined to make a positive difference in the world, whether through our solutions which help the top companies, governments and agencies find the truth and combat illegal activities, or through our people who care about contributing and giving back both within, and outside, of Nuix. We are a Force For Good.
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Role Overview:
Nuix is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Financial Accountant to play a critical role within the Sydney-based finance function. This position is central to the integrity of Nuix’s financial reporting, technical accounting, and external compliance obligations as an ASX-listed company. The role requires deep expertise in the application of Australian Accounting Standards (AASB/IFRS), complex revenue recognition under AASB 15, and the preparation and review of statutory financial statements for the Nuix Limited group and its subsidiaries.
The Senior Financial Accountant is a key interface between Finance, the broader leadership team, and Nuix’s external auditors, supporting year-round audit activities including half-year procedures, the interim hard close, full year-end, and subsidiary audits. The role also works closely with the FP&A team to ensure alignment between statutory reporting outcomes and management reporting, supporting timely and accurate financial decision-making across the group.
Location:
This position is based in Sydney, Australia, as part of the Nuix Group Finance leadership team at our global headquarters.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technical accounting and ASX financial reporting compliance
Report directly to the Head of Technical Accounting & Compliance.
Lead the preparation and review of statutory financial statements for Nuix Limited and its subsidiaries in compliance with AASB/IFRS standards and ASX Listing Rules.
Own the end-to-end revenue recognition process, applying complex judgements under AASB 15 across Nuix’s diverse contract structures, in close collaboration with senior finance leadership and commercial operations.
Prepare and review technical accounting position papers and memoranda supporting judgements across revenue recognition, lease accounting (AASB 16), share-based payments, and impairment assessments.
Manage group-level consolidation entries, intercompany eliminations, and subsidiary reporting packages for half-year and full-year reporting cycles.
Prepare ASX-compliant financial disclosures including notes to the financial statements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with current standards and guidance.
Act as the primary day-to-day liaison with external auditors across all phases (half-year, interim hard close, year-end, and subsidiary audits), coordinating timely responses to audit queries and ensuring supporting documentation is accurate and complete.
Support the billing operations centralisation initiative, engaging closely with Operational Finance leadership to maintain process integrity and resolve issues in real time.
Respond to ad hoc technical accounting queries from across the finance function, providing clear, well-reasoned guidance aligned with applicable standards.
2. Finance leadership integration and FP&A collaboration
Work closely with the FP&A team to ensure statutory reporting outcomes are reconciled to and aligned with management reporting, facilitating accurate financial planning and analysis.
Partner with finance leaders across the Sydney function to provide technical input on key business decisions, deal structuring, and new commercial arrangements with reporting implications.
Contribute to month-end and quarter-end close processes, including preparation and review of journals, reconciliations, and balance sheet substantiation.
Operationally oversee the work of the Revenue Accountant and Revenue Contractor as part of the checks and balances in the group’s revenue recognition processes.
Support the CFO and Head of Technical Accounting & Compliance in preparing materials for the Audit & Risk Committee, Board, and external stakeholders as required.
3. Process improvement and systems
Identify and implement improvements to financial reporting and close processes, leveraging NetSuite and other systems to reduce manual effort and enhance data integrity.
Collaborate with Finance Systems, Tax, and FP&A teams to design and implement process enhancements that support scalable, compliant, and efficient reporting.
Build and maintain standardised reporting templates and workpapers that support consistency and efficiency across statutory and management reporting cycles.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA/CA certification or equivalent is desirable.
5+ years of progressive experience in financial accounting and reporting, with demonstrated expertise in technical accounting under AASB/IFRS and ASX reporting requirements.
Experience in a global, multi-currency, multi-entity corporate environment is essential; prior experience in an ASX-listed company is highly desirable.
Skills and Competencies
Advanced knowledge of AASB/IFRS standards, particularly AASB 15 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers), AASB 16 (Leases), and ASX Listing Rule disclosure requirements.
Proven ability to apply complex accounting judgements and articulate technical positions clearly to senior stakeholders and auditors.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with a major ERP system (e.g. NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle) is mandatory.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships across Finance leadership, FP&A, Tax, and external auditors.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver to tight deadlines in a fast-paced, listed company environment.
Nuix is an equal opportunities employer. Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.
We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please note this in your job application.
Nuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. To find out more about who we are and what we are doing, please visit our web page.
As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.
Nuix Vision
Finding Truth in a Digital World.
Nuix Mission Statement
Nuix creates innovative software that empowers organizations to simply and quickly find the truth from any data in a digital world. We are a passionate and talented team, delighting our customers with software that transforms data into actionable intelligence.
Nuix Values
TAKE OWNERSHIP
RESILIENT
UNAFRAID
TEAM NUIX
HERO OUR CUSTOMERS
We believe in these principles and seek to weave them into the fabric of our daily work at Nuix. In doing so, we co-create a dynamic and purposeful company culture that we can be proud of and want to belong to.
**Nuix is an Equal Opportunity Employer**
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- Department
- Corporate Services
- Locations
- Sydney (AU)
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Nuix
See the bigger picture, faster.
We are a leading provider of investigative analytics and intelligence software, that empowers our customers to be a force for good by finding truth in the digital world. We help customers collect, process and review massive amounts of structured and unstructured data, making it searchable and actionable at scale and speed, and with forensic accuracy. Our users rely on Nuix software to assist with challenges as diverse as criminal investigations, data privacy, eDiscovery, regulatory compliance and insider threats.
Powered by AI.
Our solutions are powered by our patented data processing engine and enhanced with AI such as Natural Language Processing. Our AI capabilities super-charge our software to identify patterns and correlations that no human could find, so that our customers get to the most relevant or risky data faster, saving on time, cost, reputation damage and even lives.