Financial Accountant (12 Month Fixed Term)

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the role

This 12-month fixed term role reports to the Finance Controller, and contributes directly to accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations for assigned Yara Pilbara entities, while driving continuous improvement and digital enablement by leveraging SAP, Power BI, and automation tools to optimise processes and enhance reporting accuracy. This role is pivotal in maintaining financial integrity, supporting audit and tax compliance, and enhancing the efficiency and value of finance processes through automation and collaboration.

What you’ll do day-to-day

Take ownership of financial reporting for a group of entities, while partnering with your counterpart to ensure seamless support across the business.
Execute month-end and year-end close activities, including reconciliations, reporting, and compliance deliverables, ensuring timely and accurate financial results.
Support tax, treasury, audit, statutory reporting, capital expenditure accounting, and cost control activities in line with IFRS and internal control requirements.
Partner with finance, operations, procurement, and project teams to deliver practical financial insights that support smarter, faster business decisions.
Play an active role in finance transformation by using Power BI, SAP, our data warehouse, and automation tools to replace manual processes, reduce inefficiencies, and improve the quality and accessibility of financial information.
Build dashboards and reports, identify opportunities to streamline workflows, and help embed better use of data across finance and the broader business.

Your work-life balance

5 weeks paid annual leave
Optional RDO roster delivering 16 additional paid days off per year
Option to work from home twice per week, following the initial training period

What’s on offer

$1,000 annual Health and Wellness allowance
Salary packaging available
Wellness programs
Culturally diverse workforce with a DEI Ambassador program
Active Social Club

Why Yara?

Low turnover, long‑tenured workforce
Strong internal promotion culture
Long-term career stability with a leading global organisation

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About you

Degree qualifications in Accounting, Commerce or Finance.
CA/CPA qualification
5+ years experience in a financial accounting role, ideally within a high-volume, multi-currency environment.
Experience using SAP and HFM.
Strong financial accounting and reporting knowledge.
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and organisational skills.
Advanced Excel skills and an interest in data analytics and reporting tools, including Power BI.
A proactive, curious mindset and passion for continuous improvement.
Experience with joint venture accounting and reporting is highly regarded,
Experience with data warehouses, SQL or automation tools is highly regarded.
Full Australian working rights for the duration of the contract.

Additional Information

Yara celebrates diversity in all operations, practices, and engagement. We encourage people from all walks of life, experience, skills, genders and orientations, races, and backgrounds to apply for opportunities within our growing business.

Our values have diversity, equity and inclusion as a foundation, and everyone is part of our success.

For more information on Yara International please access www.yara.com.au

Yara reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date without prior notice.

Recruitment Agencies

Yara engages recruitment agencies by invitation only. Please no unsolicited contact regarding this role.

Apply no later than

22 August 2026

About Yara Pilbara

The Yara Pilbara Fertilisers' plant is one of the largest ammonia production sites in the world and we have also taken the ammonia process further downstream with the Yara Pilbara Nitrates Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) plant, a joint venture with Orica. Together with ENGIE, Yara Pilbara are also building a renewable hydrogen plant to produce renewable ammonia.

Find out more about:

Yara International: Yara International | Responsibly feed the world and protect the planet
Yara Pilbara: Yara Pilbara | Yara Australia

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.