Senior Management Accountant

Location: Rockhampton / Mackay / Gladstone / Brisbane

Remuneration/Benefit: Negotiable

Join Aurizon's Finance Partnering team and play a key role in supporting one of Australia's largest rail freight operations.

Working closely with operational leaders across our CQCN business, you will provide financial insights, commercial advice and performance analysis that help drive informed decision-making and improved business outcomes. This is an opportunity to move beyond traditional accounting and become a trusted advisor to leaders across a complex operational environment.

About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
• Providing commercial insights and analysis to support strategic and operational decisions
• Developing financial models and performance reporting tools
• Monitoring financial performance, identifying trends and recommending improvement opportunities
• Supporting month-end, half-year and year-end reporting requirements
• Contributing to audit activities, analyst reporting and governance requirements
• Partnering with operational stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across systems, processes and reporting

About You

To be successful, you will bring:

• CA, CPA or CMA qualification
• A degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• Significant experience in financial planning, analysis and business partnering
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling capability
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to translate complex financial information into meaningful business insights
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Must be based in Rockhampton

Why Aurizon?

At Aurizon, you'll be part of a business that plays a critical role in connecting industries and communities across Australia. We offer a supportive team environment, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a genuine impact on business performance.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine commercial thinking, financial expertise and business partnering to influence key decisions, we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer you:             

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities. 

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

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Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets. 

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers