Financial Accountant (12 Month FTC)

Culture Amp
Melbourne, Australia
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for mid-level financial professionals who champion AI-driven automation and have experience with global financial reporting.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level professionals with global financial reporting experience and a proactive mindset for AI automation
    — “you will be a key contributor to the month-end close process, financial reporting, and balance sheet integrity for Culture Amp's global entities
  • Candidates with a CA/CPA qualification or in final stages and hands-on month-end close experience
    — “CA/CPA qualification (or in the final stages), with several years' financial accounting experience in a global/multi-entity organisation
  • Individuals who are comfortable with treasury operations and corporate card platforms like Expensify
    — “Exposure to treasury operations — bank administration, payments, and corporate card platforms such as Expensify

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence for at least 2 days a week despite being a 12-month FTC
    — “We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from their local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week
  • Role involves direct collaboration with external auditors and statutory reporting bodies
    — “Be a key collaborator for external audits, ensuring timely resolution of audit queries

How to stand out

  • Highlight AI automation projects in finance using tools like Claude in your resume and interview
    — “Be a champion for AI adoption within the finance function, designing and building AI agents/workflows (using tools such as Claude)
  • Demonstrate experience with statutory reporting, including ABS and US Census Bureau surveys
    — “Oversee the preparation and lodgement of statutory/compliance reporting, including ABS surveys, US Census Bureau surveys
  • Showcase your ability to work autonomously and take ownership of complex financial processes
    — “Strong attention to detail, an ownership mindset, and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, global finance team
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Drive and own majority of the month-end close process
  • Perform detailed reconciliations and supporting schedules
  • Complete weekly and monthly bank reconciliations
  • Drive month-end cash flow reporting
  • Maintain fixed asset register
Typical background
CA/CPA qualificationSeveral years' financial accounting experience in a global/multi-entity organization

Skills & requirements

Required

Month-end Close ProcessFinancial ReportingBalance Sheet IntegrityTreasury OperationsAi-driven AutomationStatutory/compliance ReportingNetsuite Or Comparable ERP SystemFinancial Analysis

Preferred

Claude AI Tool Usage

Stack & domain

Month-end Close ProcessFinancial ReportingBalance Sheet IntegrityTreasury OperationsAi-driven AutomationStatutory ReportingNetsuiteClaudeAI AgentsRecurring Financial ReportingReconciliationCompliance TasksExternal AuditsAccuracyComplianceAudit-readyProcess ImprovementsCross-functional CollaborationPower UserRecommend Process ImprovementsFinanceAccountingERP SystemsAI

About the role

Original posting from Culture Amp via Greenhouse

We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from their local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week to unlock connection, pace and culture together.

Join us on our mission to make a better world of work. 

Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,000 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.

Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world’s top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.

For more information visit cultureamp.com.

How you can help make a better world of work

As the Financial Accountant covering a 12-month maternity leave, you will be a key contributor to the month-end close process, financial reporting, and balance sheet integrity for Culture Amp's global entities. You'll also lead treasury operations and champion AI-driven automation across the finance function — partnering closely with the Finance Manager and Director of Financial Reporting to ensure our financial records are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready, while helping build the agents and workflows that make our reporting processes faster and smarter.

As part of this team of amazing humans,

You will

Drive and own majority of the month-end close process for global entities, in compliance with relevant local standards and regulatory requirements.

Perform detailed reconciliations and supporting schedules for complex balance sheet accounts.

Complete weekly and monthly bank reconciliations, ensuring balances agree to bank statements.

Drive month end cash flow reporting, conducting variance analysis with insightful commentaries.

Maintain the fixed asset register and prepare supporting schedules for quarterly investor and bank reporting.

Lead treasury management — daily bank account monitoring, processing transfers/payments, and managing corporate credit cards in Expensify.

Be a champion for AI adoption within the finance function, designing and building AI agents/workflows (using tools such as Claude) that automate recurring financial reporting, reconciliation, and compliance tasks — a key, measurable deliverable for this role.

Oversee the preparation and lodgement of statutory/compliance reporting, including ABS surveys, US Census Bureau surveys, and other ad-hoc compliance reporting.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and become a power user of NetSuite, recommending and implementing process improvements.

Be a key collaborator for external audits, ensuring timely resolution of audit queries.

You have

CA/CPA qualification (or in the final stages), with several years' financial accounting experience in a global/multi-entity organisation.

Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS/AASB) with hands-on month-end close, reconciliation, and statutory reporting experience.

Experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP system.

Demonstrated experience, or strong genuine interest, in using AI tools such as Claude to build agents/automations that streamline finance processes.

Exposure to treasury operations — bank administration, payments, and corporate card platforms such as Expensify.

Strong attention to detail, an ownership mindset, and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, global finance team.

Perks & Benefits

At Culture Amp, our people are at the heart of our success. We offer competitive pay and a total rewards package designed to support you at work and in life. This includes:

Equity through our Employee Share Option Program, so you can share in our long-term success

Learning programs and coaching to help you thrive and grow

Quarterly refresh days, an extended end-of-year break and a monthly allowance to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

Inclusive parental leave from day one

A MacBook and budget to set up your home workspace, enabling flexibility

Five annual social impact days to to give back to causes that matter to you

Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)

Our rewards are designed to support different needs and life stages, recognising that what matters most can vary from person to person.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement, but your unique experience matters. If you’re interested in joining us, we strongly encourage you to apply and help us build a more diverse and impactful team. 

Accommodations & Data Privacy

If you require reasonable accommodations or adjustments due to a disability to complete the online application or to participate in the interview process, please contact accommodations@cultureamp.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy here or contact privacy@cultureamp.com.

Source: Culture Amp careers (Greenhouse)

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