Senior Financial Accountant

2 weeks ago


Garden City, Victoria, Australia Wellcom Worldwide Full time

Wellcom Worldwide is the market leader in providing specialist media production services to advertising agencies, corporate companies and some of worlds largest retailers.

The Group has an annual turnover in excess of $140M and employees over 500 staff.

With offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, London, New York, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur & Bangalore, the Group has wide global footprint.

With the role based at the global headquarters in Melbourne, you will be at the epicenter of a global finance team leading to a wealth of opportunity for professional growth.

Reporting to the Global CFO, the Senior Financial Accountant works closely with senior management to increase a company's efficiency and profitability by assisting with the formulation of both the medium and long-term financial plan.

To be successful in the role knowledge to manage company's financial accounting and tax is required.

This position will oversee the USA operations of Wellcom, thelab, and Dippin' Sauce as a micro network in a parent and larger holding company, with those reporting responsibilities.


Key Responsibilities:


This is a unique opportunity to work within a supportive group finance team based in Melbourne whilst taking responsibility for the financial operations of the groups USA based division.

This role will require flexibility in the working hours (specifically early morning starts), given continuous collaboration with our New York office, and government bodies in the USA is required.


Other specific responsibilities will include:


Work with Business Regional heads to build their annual budgets and forecastsAnalyzing US financial and operational results to better understand the Group performanceCommunicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and resultsCommunicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operationsProvide insights to senior management around financial modeling, forecasts and profitabilityOversee the statutory reporting process, support financial accountants in preparation and co-ordinate audit requirementsAbility to coach and support other finance team membersUndertaking of US tax requirements including but not limited to (income, sales, use, withholding etc.).

Candidates must possess a strong understanding of deferred tax accounting (knowledge of the USA tax system will be advantageous, but not essential).Liaise with all government bodies on Federal, State & City levelsLiaise with auditors, banking institutions, tax accountantsCollaborate with overseas finance teams to prepare group wide analytics on an adhoc basisSupport divisional managers with timely financial analysis, pricing of service, contract review to assist with proposalsOversee local roll-out of financial ERP, and financial integration with production softwareYour BackgroundYour strengths are your ability to provide accurate information and to know the detail behind your numbers without losing sight of the big picture; your ability to act as a business advisor by providing clear thinking analysis; your passion for enhancing systems and processes; and, your interest and competence in supporting people within your team.

You must have qualifications (CA/CPA). Suitable candidates will have either big 4/mid-tier firm experience or an industry background with experience in the above areas.

With strong analytical and well-developed communication skills, this role is an excellent opportunity to further progress your career within a growing and reputable organisation.

The position will suit candidates that possess a strong work ethic looking to be provided with a range of challenges that will enable you to continue your personal and professional development.

Candidates with experience in the nuances of USA finances (eg. tax, banking, insuance, SOX etc.) will be looked upon favourably.
This role will be hybrid based with a balance of office work and working from home.

If you are interested in joining us, please submit your resume together with a cover letter summarising your suitability by clicking on the "Apply for this job" button.

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Your application will include the following questions:

Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?How many years' experience do you have as a financial accountant?Do you have experience using Microsoft Excel?What's your expected annual base salary?How much notice are you required to give your current employer?We are fortunate to work with leaders of industry who genuinely want to create meaningful connections with their customers.

Our role in the process is to add value by bringing ideas to life and by providing our support and expertise to ensure our clients' content is delivered in the right context, with speed, accuracy and consistency.


Source:
This is an extract from the company's own website.

WHY WE DO IT.We are fortunate to work with leaders of industry who genuinely want to create meaningful connections with their customers.

Our role in the process is to add value by bringing ideas to life and by providing our support and expertise to ensure our clients' content is delivered in the right context, with speed, accuracy and consistency.


Source:
This is an extract from the company's own website.
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