Financial Accountant at Helia in Sydney, New South Wales, AU

Helia is Australia’s first Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) provider, with more than 60 years of expertise in the Australian housing market. We exist to accelerate financial wellbeing through home ownership.

Our mission is to deliver innovative, tailored solutions in partnership with our customers, making the home ownership journey simpler and more accessible. We do this through efficient, customer-focused services powered by leading technology, data and digital solutions.

The Financial Accountant is responsible for the preparation and delivery of regulatory reporting across the Helia Group, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely submission of APRA and other regulatory returns. Working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial and Investment teams, the role supports reporting automation, process improvements and key finance transformation initiatives, including the migration of the general ledger.

This is a maximum-term contract opportunity for 9 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, review and submission of APRA regulatory returns for Level 1 and Level 2 entities, ensuring compliance with prudential standards and reporting requirements.
• Own the end-to-end APRA reporting process, including data collection, validation, reconciliations, governance and submission via APRA Connect.
• Partner with Finance, Actuarial and Investment teams to ensure accurate and timely regulatory reporting.
• Investigate reporting variances, resolve data issues and respond to regulator queries.
• Drive reporting automation, process improvements and enhanced controls across the regulatory reporting function.
• Support external audits and prepare reporting analysis for Board and Audit Committee stakeholders.
• Assist with other regulatory reporting obligations, including RBNZ, ABS and other regulatory/statutory returns.
• Support month-end accounting activities, general ledger reconciliations and finance transformation initiatives.
• Contribute to statutory reporting, financial statements and broader finance projects.

What you’ll bring

• CA or CPA qualified.
• 3+ years' post-qualified experience, preferably within financial services, insurance or a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated hands-on APRA reporting experience, including preparation and submission of returns through APRA Connect (essential).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of Australian Accounting Standards and APRA Prudential Standards.
• High attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with reporting automation, Power BI, Snowflake, DBT or Workday Financials will be highly regarded.

At Helia, we’re building a team focused on creating opportunities and brighter futures for our people. When you join Helia, you become part of an organisation that genuinely cares about what matters to you — whether that’s work-life balance, flexible ways of working, wellbeing, or professional growth. We offer a range of benefits and support designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

Helia is a place where you can grow, learn and make a meaningful impact. We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where innovation, continuous learning and cross-functional teamwork are encouraged to deliver great customer outcomes. Located in the heart of North Sydney, our office offers a vibrant workplace experience with some of Sydney’s best views.

If you are interested in joining a company where you can realise your full potential and grow, we would love to hear from you!

We have a diverse business community: our people, our customers and communities are reflective of this and as an organisation we are committed to continually hiring a diverse workforce. We ensure our people always feel supported and we do this by our openness to flexible work options and our commitment to inclusion, regardless of career level, life-stage, or experience.