Senior Financial Accountant

LUNA Tiger & Bear Partners

Last year LUNA and Tiger & Bear Partners came together to form Australias next gen advisory firm. We offer forward-thinking legal accounting strategy M&A and corporate advisory services in one place. Through LUNA the group focuses on startups tech and VC while Tiger & Bear services the mid-market and corporate sectors. But our brands are merely a vehicle to service we are one team with one dream: to revolutionise business support services in Australia.

Our Accounting team provides end-to-end accounting solutions ensuring compliance efficiency and outstanding client experiences. We pride ourselves on innovation a strong team culture and living our core values every day. We embrace technology and continuous learning encouraging our people to approach challenges with curiosity adaptability and a growth mindset. Our client base includes ambitious entrepreneurs and sophisticated investors so we look for people who thrive in fast-paced innovative environments.

Your Role at LUNA

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Financial Accountant to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing financial transactions preparing financial reports and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The Senior Financial Accountant will work closely with other work streams/departments to provide financial analysis and support to the organisation.

This role requires a balance of technical accounting expertise and operational management spanning compliance financial reporting and fund accounting across a portfolio of startup and scaleup clients as well as investment funds and complex group structures.

What Youll Be Doing

Financial Accounting & Operations (FinOps)

• Managing the end-to-end month-end close including journals accruals and intercompany transactions
• Reviewing & Supporting Payroll Payments Employee Entitlements and Single Touch Payroll filings
• Preparing monthly quarterly and annual financial statements
• Completing balance sheet bank loan credit card and investment reconciliations
• Supporting budgeting cashflow forecasting management reporting and board packs

Tax & Compliance

• Preparing and lodging BAS IAS PAYG payroll tax and other statutory obligations
• Supporting year-end accounts tax submissions and audit processes
• Liaising with external accountants tax advisers and auditors
• Supporting the tax team with planning and maintaining provisional tax liabilities

Investment Accounting & Admin

• Supporting fund accounting requirements including NAV LP Reporting capital accounts and distributions
• Producing investor reporting (for startups and fund managers) and assisting with liquidity management and audit support
• Maintaining investment registers and tracking valuations and performance (in Xero or Fund Administration tools)
• Supporting clients in managing regulatory obligations and compliance

Client Portfolio & Relationship Management

• Actively manage client relationships and satisfaction through regular check-ins
• Track client assignments and ensure high-quality service delivery
• Mentor junior team members in best practices

A Bit About You

Youre commercially minded detail-driven and enjoy working directly with clients. You take ownership communicate clearly and can operate confidently across both compliance and advisory-style work.

• CPA/CA qualification or near completion (preferred)
• 35 years accounting experience with exposure to BAS/IAS and compliance processes
• Strong client relationship management and communication skills
• Exposure to startups scaleups investment funds and complex entity structures
• Strong working knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS)
• Advanced Excel capability and strong experience with Xero
• High attention to detail discretion and strong professional ethics
• Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders founders and external advisers

The Opportunity

• Work alongside forward-thinking clients at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and modern investment strategies
• Mentorship and career progression in a multidisciplinary professional services firm
• Collaborative values-driven culture with a strong emphasis on innovation and growth

Other Benefits include:

• Multiple Locations We love working together in the flesh! With offices in Melbourne and Sydney in prime locations.
• Parental leave Were committed to supporting growing families. All parents receive 12 weeks of fully paid leave on top of the standard government program.
• Extra leave Enjoy 5 additional days off throughout the year to extend your weekends.
• Work from anywhere Take advantage of our 2 week remote work program.
• Annual team offsite Two all company-wide gatherings to connect reflect and plan for the future.
• Bonus and Rights Program - All employees benefit in the upside of the business we all win together.
• Massages and Meditation - Provided at all our hubs. Happy bodies and minds.

Our strength lies in our people - our culture isnt like the big firms. We operate as an extension to our clients with a real human-centric approach to every business partner we work with.