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Senior Accountant


Finance; Corporate; Corporate and Executive Services; Brisbane City

Join Queensland Treasury as a Senior Accountant in Corporate Accounting and Operations.

Utilise your expertise in financial accounting, tax compliance and stakeholder engagement to enhance Treasury's financial capability and governance.

Be part of a motivated team driving innovation and excellence in service delivery.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Accounting and Finance
Classification AO6
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City
Job ad reference QLD/682711/26
Closing date 31-Mar-2026
Job duration 12 months with possible extension
Contact person John Wong
Contact details Phone: 07 3035 3205
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Your new opportunity
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on Queensland's economy? As a Senior Accountant in Corporate Accounting and Operations, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality financial accounting services that enhance Treasury's financial capability and governance. You will also contribute to Treasury's tax compliance responsibilities under an outsourced operating model and help drive innovation to improve business capability. This is your chance to work in a dynamic environment where your expertise will directly support Queensland Treasury's vision of a strong economy for all Queenslanders.

In this role, you will:
• Provide professional and specialist advice to internal and external stakeholders on financial accounting, operations, reporting, and taxation matters.
• Ensure the timely and accurate production of financial statements and actively participate in the external audit financial statement program.
• Develop and maintain strong, constructive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and decision-making processes.
• Deliver financial accounting services while fostering a skilled, motivated and productive work environment.

What experience you will bring:
To excel in this role, you will demonstrate:
• Outstanding judgement with high-level integrity, ethics, and probity.
• The ability to adapt to a changing environment with a strong achievement orientation.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• A comprehensive understanding of financial accounting to assist in the timely and accurate production of financial statements.
• Good knowledge of accounting standards, legislation, and policies applicable to Queensland Government departments.
• Strong accounting, reporting, and analytical skills, along with excellence in client service delivery.

Whilst there are no mandatory qualifications needed for this role, relevant qualifications will be highly regarded.

How to apply
To submit your application, click on the Apply link to provide:
• Your resume detailing relevant experience
• A cover letter of no more than two pages outlining why you are interested in this position and how your knowledge, skills and experience makes you a strong candidate for the role.

Queensland Treasury is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably. This starts with recruitment, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process.

We welcome applicants to share with the hiring manager any health condition, disability and/or cultural or linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad ReferenceQLD/682711/26
Closing Date: Tuesday, 31 March April 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Last updated
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