Senior Financial Accountant

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.

Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.

Our people are the real jet stars!

If you’ve ever thought about a career in aviation - now is the perfect time to take off with Jetstar! We are undertaking one of the biggest recruitment campaigns in our 19-year-history. Join us during an exciting period as we welcome more state-of-the-art aircraft, launch new international routes and continue our mission to help more people take off through low fares.  

The Financial Control team is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to support a key portfolio within the Jetstar Australia and New Zealand airline business. This is a critical role responsible for the financial control of operational costs and balances relating to Engineering, Inventory and Fixed Assets.
Reporting to the Finance Manager - Financial Control (Engineering), this position will provide you with versatility, autonomy, meaningful impact and opportunity for growth within the broader finance team. 

The core responsibilities of this role include to; 

• Provide accurate and timely monthly reporting on engineering expenses, inventory balances and CAPEX reporting.
• Ensure result reflects commercial arrangements and comply with external reporting requirements.
• Work with FP&A in monitoring actual performance vs forecast/budget.
• Contribute to Financial Control initiatives and projects, e.g., the delivery of streamlined activities across Jetstar and its Branded Airlines 
• Provide accurate balance sheet reconciliations
• Review work performed by outsourced providers to ensure smooth month end process and drive continuous improvement in everyday activities.
• Challenge current process, think differently and explore potential solutions to optimise repetitive tasks.

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• CPA /CA Qualification
• Accounting experience in a complex environment, ideally overseeing operational costs
• Strong technical accounting, reporting and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
• A collaborative, adaptable and proactive nature, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to work to deadlines with strong commercial acumen
• A passion for the airline industry and ability to work in a fast-paced, fluid and dynamic environment

Your Life At Jetstar Is Unlike Any Other.

Put the craft in aircraft: There’s a new fleet of A321LR NEO’s waiting for your arrival. Beyond Jetstar, our teams get exposure to projects related to the Qantas Group’s A320/1, B787 and A321 Freighters.

Live the travel dream: You and your nominated travel companions can takeoff more with our famous Qantas Group Staff Travel discount.

Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.

There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.

We’re Jetstar. Let’s takeoff together.

We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply now.