Director - Accounting Advisory

Company Description

One purpose, one practice

We are public purpose sector specialists who support governments and their agencies, and not-for-profit organisations, to deliver services to Australians, helping to build more resilient, equitable, secure and prosperous communities. We are guided by our values of Stronger Together, Amplify Impact, Build Trusted Relationships, Value Every Person, Think Beyond Limits, and Defined by Ethics.

Our purpose-driven professionals provide clients with access to the skills, capabilities and expertise to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects, with specialist teams across three national practices:

• Transformation
• Risk, Programs and Cyber
• Commercial, Financial and Infrastructure (CFI)

We are expanding our Technical Accounting capability within CFI, supporting clients through increasingly complex accounting, reporting and regulatory environments, particularly across major infrastructure investments and climate-related disclosures.

Job Description

The Role

As a Director in Accounting Advisory, you will play a leadership role in delivering high-quality accounting advisory services to public sector and for-purpose clients, with a strong focus on major infrastructure projects and transactions.

You will combine deep technical accounting expertise with commercial and project-based insight, working as part of an integrated, multi-disciplinary team across the CFI practice.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Accounting & Advisory

• Lead the delivery of complex technical accounting advice in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASB), including areas such as:
  • Financial instruments, leases
  • Service concession arrangements
  • Equity investments, joint ventures, and consolidation
• Provide accounting structuring advice for major infrastructure transactions, including PPPs, investments, restructures and capital programs.
• Oversee the development of accounting position papers, financial models, technical assessments and reporting frameworks.
• Advise clients on financial reporting, impact assessments, and implementation of new or amended accounting standards.
• Support clients in interpreting and applying climate and sustainability reporting requirements, including governance, disclosures and data strategies.

Project Delivery

• Lead multiple concurrent engagements, ensuring high-quality outputs, commercial outcomes and timely delivery.
• Work collaboratively across integrated teams (financial modelling, infrastructure advisory, risk, internal audit and actuarial) to deliver holistic client solutions.
• Provide strategic insight into infrastructure delivery, funding and financing decisions through a technical accounting lens.

Client & Stakeholder Leadership

• Build and maintain senior client relationships across government, agencies and for-purpose organisations.
• Translate complex accounting and regulatory issues into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Play a key role in shaping client solutions to complex challenges across infrastructure and public sector reform agendas.

Leadership & Growth

• Lead, mentor and develop team members, fostering a high-performing and inclusive culture.
• Contribute to the growth of the Accounting Advisory offering within CFI, including methodology development and thought leadership.
• Support business development activities, including proposals, client pitches and market engagement.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging issues (e.g. climate reporting, infrastructure funding models), driving innovation in solutions.

Qualifications

About You

Aligned to our values, you are collaborative, curious and outcomes-focused, with a strong sense of accountability and integrity. You bring both technical depth and commercial insight, with the ability to lead clients and teams through complexity.

You will bring:

• Extensive experience in technical accounting, financial reporting, audit or advisory, ideally within a professional services environment.
• Deep expertise in interpreting and applying Australian Accounting Standards (AASB) in complex scenarios.
• Strong experience working with public sector, for-purpose and/or infrastructure clients.
• Demonstrated experience leading engagements, managing stakeholders and delivering high-quality outputs.
• Proven ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving and commercial acumen.

Qualifications:

• CA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification (mandatory).
• Degree in accounting, finance or related discipline (mandatory).

Additional Requirements:

• Australian Citizenship, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline or NV1 security clearance, to support Federal Government clients.

Additional Information

Benefits

• Market leading Parental Leave: Allows either carer to take 26 weeks of leave, flexibly, until a child is two years of age. A six-month minimum service requirement for new starters applies. We also make full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months (including unpaid parental leave).
• Flexible working: Our people have the autonomy to choose where and when they work so they can integrate their professional and personal lives, finding the right balance that fuels their growth, wellbeing, engagement and productivity. If it works for them, their teams, and their clients, it works for us.
• Additional leave: Includes Birthday leave, First Nations Cultural Leave, Floating Public Holidays, Leave+ (purchased leave up to 12 weeks), Study Leave, Volunteering Leave, and more!
• Smart device reimbursement: Working flexibly means accessing the information you need on the go. That’s why we help pay for your smartphone or tablet, claiming up to $60 a month towards your bill.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits: We’ll give you $295 a year to spend on items or activities that support your wellness, and up to $205 a year to support your balanced lifestyle.
• Sonder: A digital care platform that empowers people to actively take control of their wellbeing to live well and perform at their best, free to Scyne Employees and their immediate family members.

We value every person and every voice

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We know that an inclusive culture improves the decision-making processes and is critical to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and team. We encourage applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities within our workforce. Additionally, if you require any adjustments to the process, please let us know.

Interested in working together or want to find out more?

If you're collaborative in nature, curious and keen to work in a high-performing team to drive meaningful change for clients, then you should apply today.

We Value Every Person and Every Voice:

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

We are passionate about improving outcomes with First Peoples, working in collaboration with government and community sectors towards programs which focus on First Nations clients, consumers and communities.  We recognise the knowledge, insights and capabilities of First Peoples. Their strength, resilience and cultural competence are highly valued.

We know that an inclusive culture, and collective intelligence improves the decision-making processes and is critical to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and team. We encourage applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities within our workforce. Additionally, if you require any adjustments to the process, please let us know

Recruitment and Assessment Process:

Scyne’s approach to recruitment and selection is underpinned by key principles and expectations, ensuring we recruit and onboard a skilled and diverse workforce that is representative of the communities and organisations we serve. We ensure selection to roles is fair, with equal access provided, and appointments factor in but not limited to relative ability to fulfil the role, prior performance, potential and alignment with our values – taking unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions into consideration.

We carry out background checks on our people to ensure we have made a sound hiring decision and to protect the organisation and our clients from potential risk. If required, confirmation of a valid Commonwealth security clearance or the ability to obtain a Commonwealth security clearance.

At Scyne, we deeply value our recruitment partnerships. To ensure a clear and efficient process, we kindly request that all candidate submissions from search firms and recruiters are only made in alignment with a pre-existing, signed agreement for a specific position. Please note that any resumes submitted to Scyne for this position on an unsolicited basis, without a prior agreement, will not create any financial obligation for us. Consequently, we will not be liable for any fees or commissions should an unsolicited candidate be engaged, regardless of any conflicting terms or conditions you may have.