Specialist Financial Accounting

• Monday to Friday | Perth based
• Private health cover contribution for employees and immediate family
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers

Our vision:

As a leading iron ore producer, Hancock Iron Ore is helping secure the resources, jobs and prosperity that underpin the nation’s future. Guided by our vision to be the best mining company for Australia, we measure success not only by what we produce, but by the difference we make. We value creating opportunities, helping build regional and remote areas, and supporting Australian businesses by unlocking potential wherever it exists. Being 'For Australia' means delivering lasting benefits for today and for generations to come.

About the role:

It’s an exciting time to join the Hancock Iron Ore Finance team as we embark on a transformation journey.

We are seeking an experienced Specialist Financial Accounting to join our Perth-based team, working Monday to Friday.

Reporting to the Lead Financial Accounting, this role provides specialist financial accounting expertise across HIO, ensuring complex accounting matters, statutory reporting, financial controls and balance sheet positions are technically sound, compliant and well documented. You will provide high-quality accounting advice, support external audit and financial reporting requirements, and drive continuous improvement across accounting policies, processes, controls and data quality.

Duties:

• Provide specialist technical accounting advice on complex transactions, contracts, projects and business activities, ensuring alignment with Australian Accounting Standards.
• Research, document and maintain accounting positions, policies and technical guidance to support consistent application across the business.
• Support statutory financial reporting, disclosures and external audit requirements, including preparation of robust accounting papers and resolution of technical matters.
• Strengthen balance sheet integrity through oversight of complex reconciliations, provisions, estimates, judgements and month-end/year-end accounting activities.
• Identify accounting risks and control gaps, recommending practical improvements to strengthen financial governance and reporting.
• Partner with Tax, Treasury, Commercial, Projects and broader business stakeholders to ensure accounting implications are understood and appropriately reflected.
• Monitor changes to accounting standards and assess impacts on financial reporting, processes and disclosures.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial accounting processes, systems, controls and reporting, including opportunities for standardisation and automation.
• Build financial accounting capability across Finance through technical guidance, knowledge sharing and coaching.

Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years’ financial accounting experience within a large, complex organisation or professional services environment, ideally including Big 4 or a reputable mid-tier firm.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline, with a CA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Strong technical accounting expertise, with demonstrated knowledge and practical application of Australian Accounting Standards.
• Proven experience across statutory financial reporting, external audit, financial close, balance sheet governance and complex accounting matters.
• Experience researching complex accounting issues and preparing high-quality accounting papers, policies, reconciliations and financial statement disclosures.
• Strong analytical capability and professional judgement, with the ability to interpret complex issues and communicate them clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• A collaborative, solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to constructively challenge, influence outcomes and work effectively across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to reporting and audit deadlines.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with experience strengthening financial processes, controls, systems and data integrity.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with enterprise financial systems.

Highly regarded

• Financial accounting experience within mining, resources or another capital-intensive industry.
• Exposure to complex asset accounting, impairment, provisions, rehabilitation obligations, business combinations or significant accounting estimates and judgements.
• Experience with SAP ERP, Power BI, Business Objects/Business Intelligence or OneSource.