Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant (Asset Accounting Focus)

• Location: Parramatta
• Employment type: Temporary Full-Time until up to 30 June 2028
• Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8, $113,574 - $125,720 pa, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About Us

Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW.

We are committed to making NSW a place where everyone has access to safe and secure housing, and where experiences of homelessness are rare, brief and non-recurring. 

Your role

As a Financial Accountant (asset accounting focus) for Homes NSW, you’ll support the Department’s statutory and financial reporting obligations through the delivery of high-quality asset related information that accurately reflect the organisation’s true financial position.   

What you’ll do

This role will take responsibility for the delivery of accurate, timely processing of accounting transactions in the Fixed Assets space from acquisition to disposal, including Work in Progress. You will also assist on major projects, and review, analyse and reconcile various systems to ensure asset data information record and flow through accurately. Day to day tasks include:

• Maintaining fixed asset registers for Homes NSW from acquisition, disposal, adjustments and revaluation.
• Performing high volume, accurate transaction processing and analysis, delivering quality and on time reporting services specific to fixed assets and projects.
• Delivering high level of integrity in the handling of complex processes, interfaces and data integrity.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of deliverables to improve the timeliness and accuracy of fixed assets services.
• Meeting statutory requirements, including preparing account reconciliations and audit work papers that underpin the accuracy of the Financial Statements and monthly management reports.
• Ad Hoc tasks required from Property Financial Analytics team.

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Business, Commerce or related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
• Current membership of an Accounting body - CPA, CA or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in fixed asset accounting (minimum 5 years); experienced with data integrity through reconciliation processes..
• Demonstrated ability in analysing large, complex data sets and solving complex issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• SAP experience in project and fixed asset module is preferred

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

Targeted Question 1: In 500 words or less, can you provide an example of when you managed fixed asset accounting for a construction project? Please include how you oversaw work-in-progress, capitalisation, and the transfer of assets to the asset register. Use the STAR method in your response.

Targeted Question 2: In 500 words or less, can you describe a situation where you used SAP Project System and SAP Fixed Asset Module to monitor project costs, address reporting issues, and maintain accurate financial records? Please structure your response using the STAR method.

Applications close: Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Estelle.Zhao on 02 94071528 or at [email protected]

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Jodie McGlinn on 02 8688 7254 or via [email protected]

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

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