Senior Financial Accountant

About Dentons

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

About the Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proactive Senior Financial Accountant to join our finance team. Success in this role requires strong technical accounting capability, attention to detail with a service-focused approach, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with competing priorities. In addition to core accounting responsibilities, this role delivers end‑to‑end Partner Services, all within a workplace that supports hybrid working arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Day‑to‑day accounting operations, including journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Ledger maintenance and ensuring compliance with accounting standards (AASB/IFRS).
• Prepare daily cash flow reports, monitor cash movements, and provide recommendations based on cash flow outcomes to support decision making.
• Complete month‑end close process including monthly P&L reviews, variance analysis, and commentary against budgets
• Assist in the preparation of board reporting packs and management reporting
• Review all monthly balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules prepared by junior team members.
• Provide financial information and analysis to support budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and firm policies, as well as tax compliance and other statutory obligations,
• Coordinate external audit activities and prepare audit documentation.
• Mentor junior team members, providing guidance and review of their work.

Partner Services Activities

• Deliver end‑to‑end Partner Services, including onboarding, offboarding, and all weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual processes.
• Manage the Partner Services inbox, ensuring timely, accurate, and service‑focused responses.
• Maintain and assist with partner remuneration, benefits, documentation and records.
• Process monthly and quarterly partner‑related transactions such as drawings and top‑ups, ensuring compliance with ATO PCG rule 2021/4.
• Support year‑end profit distribution and tax‑related processes, including preparing annual partner tax packs statements, draw and top up statements, and dividend entitlements calculations.

About You

• CA or CPA qualified with 5+ years’ experience ideally within a large professional services firm.
• Sound understanding of management accounting, cash flow, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience using a Practice Management System (Preferably 3E)
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engagement effectively with senior stakeholders and work collaboratively within a team.
  
  

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.
 
We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Exclusive retailer discounts
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at recruitment.au@dentons.com. Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.