Finance Assistant

We are looking to hire a motivated and team-oriented Finance Assistant to join our small team. This successful person will have a positive, can-do attitude, high levels of attention to detail and work closely with other team members to ensure that the daily bookkeeping and file maintenance are addressed for the business by providing timely important record upkeep.

We are a vibrant team of high achievers, supporting a business in strong growth in a market where we are leaders in our segment. We have strong systems and processes to support the finance function, this position will ensure they are followed in a precise and timely manner.

This position has a focus on ensuring a high level of back-office service for our sales and service companies. It also includes participating in financial standard work including: bookings invoices, bank statement, travel expenses, control of balances, reconciling of balance accounts, contact with local team.

This position has become vacant because of an internal promotion.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Bank reconciliation
- Follow up with outstanding invoices with customers
- Perform and ensure the accuracy of AP tasks and closely monitor operating expense
- Manage the payment for staff reimbursement in cash and company credit card, based on the company policy
- Assist preparing auditing reports, support internal and external audit process
- Assist preparing financial report on month/quarter/year end
- Manage inter-company accounts
- General administrative tasks as required
- Posting bank statements
- Booking invoices
- Settlement and booking expense claims
- Payment transfers
- New vendor creation
- Reconciliation
- Confirmation of balances
- Providing all data to the month close with meeting deadlines
- Active participation preparing data to internal and external audits and Financial Statements
- Contact with local team
- Attend online training courses that are available.
- Highlight and discuss short and long-term training requirements with the Line Manager at regular reviews.
- Any other duty as required.

**a) Formal Education**
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Finance or accounting, or experience in accounting

**b) “Must Have” Competencies / Skills / Experience**
- Solid, hands-on experience and knowledge of accounting area, controls and ensuring documentation. Min. 1 year of the experience would be preferred
- Experience in working in a medium size finance department
- Knowledge of Australian Accounting
- Background or knowledge of Accounting, Controlling or Auditing
- Experience working with Lean will be an asset
- Have a motivated, committed and mature work ethic
- Sharp attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

**c) Language**
- Fluent English

**d) IT**:

- Microsoft Office including Excel as a minimum, at an intermediate level
- General experience with ERP-systems, Power BI, Axapta advantageous.

**e) Travel (required estimated % of time)**
- Minimal - less than 5% of time

**Personal Skills**

**Essential**
- Reliable, inspires confidence and able to deal with people at all levels.
Self-motivating with a positive outlook and focused on quality work.
A strong communicator with excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong goal and achievement focus.
- Customer focused demonstrating a sense of urgency.
- Advanced interpersonal & teamwork skills.
- Pragmatic with high integrity and a strong professionalism.

The position offered is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which the employee can work some days at the Company location and some days remotely from their home (or another remote location within commutable distance to the Company location).

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful **Danaher Business System** tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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