Senior Capital Accountant
Position Overview
- Ongoing | Full Time | Band 7: $138K – $155K | + 15.4% super | Salary packaging available
- Lucas Heights, Sutherland Shire | Flexible work practices | Onsite childcare | Fitness Passport
- Free onsite parking | pool, soccer field & café | ANSTO bus service available
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Play a pivotal role overseeing ANSTO's capital portfolio, delivering robust asset governance, financial assurance and audit-ready reporting.
About the Opportunity
The Senior Capital Accountant is ANSTO’s enterprise technical authority for capital and asset accounting, providing senior assurance over capital governance, fixed asset accounting, financial reporting integrity and audit readiness across the capital portfolio and fixed asset environment.
About You
"You're a technically strong accounting professional who thrives on complexity and enjoys being the go-to expert for capital and asset accounting. With a keen eye for detail and a commitment to financial integrity, you're confident navigating governance frameworks, audit requirements and financial reporting standards. You combine deep technical expertise with the ability to build trusted relationships across the business, providing clear advice and assurance that supports sound investment decisions and organisational success." Graham Martin, Group Financial Controller.
Your Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide enterprise-level technical accounting direction for capital projects, major OPEX projects, assets under construction and capitalisation matters.
- Own and maintain capital and asset accounting policies, controls, guidance, templates and decision tools.
- Provide senior assurance over fixed assets, capital work in progress, reconciliations, valuations, impairments, disposals and reporting outcomes.
- Review, challenge and influence capital governance submissions where accounting treatment, audit evidence or financial reporting risk is material.
- Resolve complex and precedent-setting capital and asset accounting matters with Finance, EPMO, project teams, asset owners, auditors and valuers.
Please view the full Position Description or click Apply to view.
About Us
ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.
Working with us you will enjoy
ANSTO offers training and development, performance-based salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.
- 18 days personal/carers leave for each year of service
- 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Generous parental leave provisions:
- 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregiver
- 14 weeks Parental leave for secondary caregiver (with incremental increase to a maximum of 18 weeks effective 01/03/2027)
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Cultural, Naidoc and First Nations ceremonial leave
If you want to join a world class organisation that's making a difference in the lives of Australians, apply now!
How to Apply
For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the Position Description or contact Prashant Maharaj on 0458 207 150. For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition on +61 (02) 9717 9361.
To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.
Application closing date: 13 September 2026 at 11:59pm
All applicants must be Australian citizens.
In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.