Fixed Asset Accountant

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Our client is seeking an experienced finance professional to join a high-performing finance team as their Fixed Asset Accountant for a fixed term engagement. Great opportunity for an introduction to one of Newcastle's employers of choice Meaningful, vital work - have a huge impact leveraging your accounting and financial background. Amazing workplace culture, flexibility and amenities. This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior role with an employer of choice in Newcastle. You'll enjoy modern facilities, progressive work practices, flexibility, and a true 35-hour work week.

This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of fixed asset management and play a key part in driving process improvement and efficiency across the finance function. Reporting to a senior leader in the finance team, this role is responsible for the management and oversight of fixed asset registers, capital project governance, and associated reporting. You'll step into this role and support the wider finance team in achieving their operational goals and targets, as well as contribute to broader finance projects and mentor and provide guidance to junior team members as needed.

• Manage and maintain fixed asset registers (including maintaining, managing, amending, retiring)
• Prepare and execute all EOM reporting & activities relating to the fixed AR
• Review work-in-progress and ensure accurate capitalisation
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities for process improvement and system efficiencies relating to both the Fixed Asset Register, as well as the wider finance team operations
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to support asset governance
• Knowledge share, provide education and training to non-AR team members to raise awareness and understand the importance of policy & procedure adherence
• Take part in business partnering activities to understand the pain-points relating to asset management practices and develop solutions to counter

• You will be a consummate professional, highly adept at stakeholder management, balancing priorities and delivering projects and work on time, accurately and with care.
• A tertiary qualification in Accounting (B.Com, Master of Professional Accounting) or similar
• High level experience with fixed asset register management
• Highly developed commercial & business acumen
• Exceptional communication skills – written, verbal, face-to-face
• High-level stakeholder management skills – with the ability to manage up, down, side-to-side
• High degree of comfort liaising with internal stakeholders – at times non-finance team members and taking them on the journey with you
• Work well as part of a team but equally capable of working solo with drive and determination
• Solid experience and understanding of accounting practices, principles (AASB and/or IFRS)
• While not a necessity, it would be highly regarded if you have CPA or CA or are close to completing
• Demonstrable experience in similar roles where Asset Register maintenance and management was a core function of the role
• High level exposure to a wide range of ERP systems

Ready to Apply? If this sounds like the role you've been looking for, apply now or contact Alan Kinder of GWG Recruitment for a discussion on alan.kinder@gwg.com.au or 02 4905 0130. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces, strengthened by diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds. We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact your consultant via the phone number or email above.

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