Senior Financial Accountant (US Focus)

Koala

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Koala is a global furniture brand dedicated to bringing Australian design and innovation to the world. We are seeking a Senior Financial Accountant with a US focus to join our Group Finance team. This role is based in Sydney, Australia, and reports to the Group Finance Manager. The successful candidate will be a core part of the team, acting as a dedicated business partner to the US country leadership. This position requires full ownership of the US entity's financial control and reporting, demonstrating a high degree of autonomy and proactive problem-solving. The role is ideal for someone who wants to mature our finance function as a listed company, drive a faster, sharper month-end close, and help embed AI and automation into Koala's finance operations.

Requirements

• Exposure to US federal and state tax regulations, with a working understanding of varying jurisdictional compliance requirements.
• Degree qualified in accounting, finance or a related field (required).
• Current membership of an appropriate professional accounting organisation (required).
• AI-curious and AI-active, already using tools like Claude or similar to make your own work better, and excited to bring that mindset to a whole finance function.
• Builders' mentality - would rather rebuild a broken process than live with it.
• Sees continuous improvement as part of the job, not a side project.
• Demonstrated experience in problem solving to improve day-to-day workflows and uplift control environments.
• Strong commercial instincts and excellent stakeholder management — comfortable communicating technical accounting clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Strong attention to detail, self-motivated and forward thinking, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel / GSheet and ERP systems (NetSuite experience a bonus).

Nice To Haves

• 3-5 years previous experience in a global (or US) eCommerce, retail, or manufacturing industry is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely financial results on a monthly basis for the US entity, including full ownership of the US trial balance and balance sheet.
• Perform all general ledger accounting tasks, such as preparing journal entries, accruals, and completing balance sheet reconciliations with meticulous detail.
• Ensure correct processing of inventory receipts and manage the end-to-end accounting for the US inventory lifecycle.
• Collaborate proactively with the US Country Manager and FP&A Manager to gather financial information and resolve any discrepancies.
• Provide robust support to the Group team during month-end, half-year and year-end closing processes.
• Ensure compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), accounting principles, and company policies.
• Assist with preparation of information for US federal and state-level tax and other compliance requirements.
• Provide dedicated support during US entity and/or group audits (half-year and year-end) and assist in maintaining accurate, audit-ready financial records.
• Manage accounts payable for the US entity, including invoice processing and payment, with a continuous focus on improving efficiency, leveraging tools like Netsuite and FileAI.
• Proactively seek and implement improvements in finance tasks for increased efficiency and/or accuracy across US processes.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and automation capabilities, including within FloQast, to enhance efficiency, improve process visibility and support continuous improvement across Finance operations.
• Assist the Group team with ad-hoc projects and tasks as required, demonstrating a self-motivated and forward-thinking approach.

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Generous time off - volunteer, parental, Koala life leave
• Fully stocked kitchen with an emphasis on healthy local produce, think bougie brekky, salad bar, kombucha on tap, monthly barbies
• Pet-friendly office
• Free Koala products with ‘mates rates’ for your friends and fam
• Employee Assistance Program, which includes unlimited sessions for financial, work, relationship, family or wellbeing support
• Learning Management platform, individual and team growth budgets and dedicated days
• BCorp Certified
• WWF Partnership
• Volunteer days
• Member of SoftLanding
• 1% contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior