Finance Accountant​/Financial Planner Sydney Hybrid

Preferred for candidates who can support London and Sydney event timelines (hybrid / remote).

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in world-class events in London and Sydney, at the forefront of innovation in the financial industry.

Wave of Innovation is looking for a part-time Accountant / Financial Planner to own budgeting, payments, and financial reporting across our events. This role ensures our events are financially well planned, spend is properly controlled, and leadership has clear, timely visibility into financial performance.

This is a part-time, 10-month contract position, with the potential to grow into a permanent, dedicated role within the Wave of Innovation team for the right candidate. Depending on how the event progresses, additional related tasks may be added to this role’s scope.

Given the cross-border nature of our events in London and Sydney, it would be ideal for the candidate to have hands-on experience working within both the UK and Australian financial systems, including familiarity with local tax requirements (such as GST and VAT). Comfort working across multiple currencies — USD, AUD, and GBP — is also highly valuable, as budgeting, payments, and reporting will span all three.

• Build and maintain the master budget, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Track revenue and expenses against budget.
• Manage purchase orders, invoice approvals, and vendor payments.
• Process speaker reimbursements and sponsor invoicing.
• Reconcile ticket revenue and manage expense claims.
• Prepare P&L reporting and overall ROI analysis.
• Report on sponsorship ROI and marketing ROI.

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant, or equivalent financial planning experience.
• Strong Excel/spreadsheet skills and comfort with budgeting and forecasting tools.
• Experience with GST/VAT tracking and expense management.
• Experience producing P&L and ROI reporting for stakeholders.
• Prior event, agency, or project-based finance experience is a plus.
• Timely, clear communication with vendors, sponsors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities without close supervision.
• Takes ownership of tasks and follows through to completion.
• High attention to detail and accuracy under deadline pressure.
• Discreet and trustworthy when handling sensitive financial information.

• Budgets are accurate, up to date, and closely tracked against actuals.
• Vendors and staff are paid accurately and on time.
• Ticket revenue and expenses are fully reconciled with no discrepancies.
• Leadership has clear, timely reporting on financial and ROI performance.

Wave of Innovation is a high-trust network advancing trusted blockchain, AI, and fintech infrastructure. We connect institutions, builders, and communities, then follow through with practical execution across London and Sydney.

• Part-time, 10-month contract with a strong path to a permanent, dedicated team role based on performance.
• Ownership of event finance across flagship programmes in London and Sydney.
• Close collaboration with leadership, vendors, and sponsors on work that is visible and measurable.

Bilingual communication in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and/or Korean is preferred, but not required.