Accounting & Process Improvement Lead – ANZ Direct to Consumer/Retail (12month parental leave cover)

Join Resmed as Accounting & Process Improvement Lead – ANZ Direct to Consumer/Retail on a 12-month fixed-term contract supporting our fast-moving ANZ Direct to Consumer business.

This is a broad commercial accounting role for someone who enjoys getting beyond routine finance work to understand how processes, systems and transactions work across the business.

You will work across accounting, reporting, reconciliations, process improvement and business projects, helping teams investigate issues, improve the way work gets done and implement practical solutions. With only part of the role focused on recurring activities, you will have the variety to move between day-to-day finance needs, process challenges and project work.

Based in Sydney, you will work closely with ANZ Direct to Consumer Finance and cross-functional teams across ANZ and internationally.

• →Support accounting teams with reporting, analysis, reconciliations and transactional activities, helping resolve issues accurately and efficiently.
• →Investigate complex transactions, system issues and broken processes, identifying what is happening and helping teams reach practical solutions.
• →Improve finance and operational processes by identifying opportunities to simplify, strengthen or better document how work gets done.
• →Document processes from end to end and keep guidance current and useful, giving teams greater consistency and supporting effective knowledge transfer and training.
• →Contribute accounting and finance expertise to business projects through solution development, testing, implementation and post-implementation support.
• →Analyse financial and operational information to help teams understand issues, make informed decisions and respond to changing business needs.
• →Partner with Retail, Finance, shared services and other teams across locations, helping connect accounting requirements with the practical needs of the business.
• →Manage a varied workload independently, adjusting priorities as new projects, business needs and operational issues arise.
  

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or an equivalent accounting qualification.
• Solid commercial accounting experience, with the accounting foundation to work independently across reporting, analysis and reconciliation activities.
• Practical experience improving and documenting processes end to end, rather than only working within established procedures.
• Experience contributing to cross-functional projects, ideally across several stages from solution development and testing through implementation and ongoing support.
• Experience working with ERP or finance systems and the confidence to learn new systems quickly.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across functions, locations and areas of expertise.
• An organised approach to managing several priorities and taking ownership of work without requiring close supervision.
  

• Experience in retail, FMCG, subscription-based businesses or another high-volume transactional environment.
• Experience using Confluence or a similar process-documentation platform.
• Experience analysing high-volume data using tools such as SQL or Power Query.
  

• Curious Problem-Solver — You want to understand why something is not working and are comfortable following an issue through until there is a practical way forward.
• Comfortable with Change — You can move between planned work, unexpected problems and project priorities without losing sight of what matters most.
• Ownership Mindset — You take responsibility for moving work forward and know when to involve others rather than waiting for detailed direction.
• Practical Thinker — You look for improvements that will work in the real business environment, not just on paper.
• Collaborative Approach — You build productive relationships across different teams and locations and make it easier for people to work through problems together.