Commercial Accountant in Sydney

About us

Founded in Sydney in 2014, ezy Collect by Sidetrade is Australia's leading Order-to-Cash platform for small and mid-sized businesses.

We automate credit management, collections, and payments - taking the manual work out of getting paid.

Our 1,500+ customers manage A$19 billion in receivables through the platform, typically cutting late payments by 40% and bad debt by 80% within three months.

Why this role exists

We are looking for an ambitious, hands‑on Commercial Accountant who enjoys working across finance reporting, finance operations, audit, tax, compliance and improvement projects in a growing technology and payments business.

This is not a traditional transactional accounting role.

While a strong accounting foundation is important, the focus is on running the finance function effectively, improving processes and controls, managing audit and tax requirements, and owning ad‑hoc finance projects as the business evolves.

The role also includes budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, giving you broad exposure across the finance function and a clear pathway to step into a Finance Manager role within approximately 12 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Finance Operations & Process Improvement
• Support the day‑to‑day effectiveness of the finance function by identifying issues, gaps, and opportunities to improve how processes operate.
• Lead and support ad hoc finance and operational projects, particularly those arising from business growth, system changes, new products, or post‑acquisition requirements.
• Review existing finance workflows and implement improvements to make processes more efficient, scalable and well controlled.
• Strengthen finance documentation, procedures, approval workflows and audit trails.
• Support finance system and reporting improvements across platforms such as Xero, Net Suite and other operational systems.
• Audit, Tax & Compliance
• Play a key role in the external audit process, including preparing schedules, coordinating supporting documentation and managing audit queries.
• Maintain strong audit readiness throughout the year rather than treating audit as a year‑end exercise.
• Coordinate BAS, GST, income tax, R&D and other statutory obligations, working closely with external tax advisors.
• Help identify finance, tax and compliance risks and work with the Head of Finance to implement practical solutions.
• Liaise with government and regulatory bodies including the ATO, ASIC and other relevant authorities
• Financial Control & Reporting Support
• Support key month‑end and year‑end activities where required, with a focus on review, control and issue resolution rather than transactional processing.
• Support consolidated financial reporting and revenue recognition (including cross‑border)
• Support the financial management and reporting of key international entities within the group
• Review key balance sheet reconciliations, supporting schedules and unusual movements.
• Support quarterly and annual budgeting and forecasting, coordinating assumptions and inputs across the business.
• Support rolling forecasts and improve the quality and discipline of financial planning.
• Ensure financial records and supporting documentation remain accurate, complete, and audit‑ready.
• Assist with management reporting and financial commentary for senior leadership and head office.
• Maintain and improve financial controls and finance processes, including identifying opportunities to automate and improve finance systems and reporting
• Commercial & Ad‑Hoc Business Support
• Support stakeholders across Operations, Sales, Payments and other teams with financial analysis and business cases.
• Assist with pricing, margin, cost optimisation and investment analysis.
• Support new initiatives, product changes and operational projects from a finance and control perspective.
• Investigate financial or operational issues, identify root causes and help implement practical solutions.
• Take ownership of ad‑hoc projects as business priorities evolve.

About You

• Approximately 3–5 years' experience across financial accounting, commercial accounting or finance operations.
• CA or CPA qualified, recently qualified, or close to completion.
• Strong accounting fundamentals with exposure to audit, tax and compliance.
• Comfortable working beyond traditional accounting tasks and taking ownership of operational and project‑based work.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with Xero, Net Suite, Power BI or similar systems is highly regarded.
• Strong analytical skills and comfortable working with both financial and operational data.
• Proactive, curious and willing to challenge inefficient processes.
• Strong attention to detail, while able to balance control with practical business needs.
• Experience in Saa S, payments, technology or a multi‑entity environment is highly regarded.
• What Success Looks Like
• Within 3–6 months: understand the finance operating model, take ownership of key audit and compliance deliverables, and begin improving priority finance processes.
• Within 6–9 months: independently manage key audit, tax, and compliance workflows, lead finance improvement projects, and contribute meaningfully to budgeting and forecasting.
• Within 12 months: demonstrate readiness to step into a Finance Manager role, with broader ownership across finance operations, audit, tax, compliance, controls, budgeting, and cross‑functional projects.

What we offer

• Collaborative culture: Work with a practical, hands‑on team that values accuracy, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Exposure to complex finance operations: Multi‑entity consolidation, subsidiary reporting within a multinational group.
• Potential for growth: As the business scales there's potential for this role to evolve into a larger opportunity.
• Work that fits your life: Hybrid working (3 days in office), work‑from‑anywhere policy, generous parental leave, and flexible leave when life happens.
• Modern workspace: 24/7 access to our We Work office on Pitt Street with on‑site barista and bar, plus optional active lunch breaks, meditation, and yoga sessions.
• Connect and recharge: Quarterly team social events, monthly virtual entertainment, and a collaborative culture that rewards the right behaviours.
• Additional perks: Employee referral bonuses and the chance to work with a product customers genuinely love.
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