Accounts Assistant

**Job Title**: Accountant

**Line Manager**: Regional Finance Manager

**Location**: Sydney

**Conditions**: Full Time (Monday to Friday)

Working at B&H Worldwide you will have the opportunity to grow your career supported by an award-winning team and industry-leading systems and processes. At B&H we are fully committed to rewarding dedication and success and supporting staff to achieve their full potential. The Accountant will own and manage the integrity and timely provision of financial information to the AU business and the Group HQ in the UK. As a key member of the B&H team, this role will drive a full range of activities including month-end, annual budgeting, operational and business analysis, year-end audit, and ad hoc projects defined by the business.

**Main Role Accountabilities**

**Statutory Reporting**
- Oversee audit preparation, visit and successful closure

**Management Accounting**:

- Oversee preparations of monthly accounts to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
- Review management report packs.
- Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported.
- Develop budgets and financial plans for the company based on research and data reports.
- Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies.
- Create systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations.
- Produce flash sales, cash management and working capital reports.

**Taxation and Regulation**:

- Work with tax advisers to review Corporation tax computations.
- Establish and implement financial reporting systems to comply with government regulations and legislation.

**Treasury Management**:

- Keep the cash flow forecast up to date as and when new information presents itself.
- Produce a cash flow forecast on a weekly basis and present it to local management.
- Ensure that the operating businesses have appropriate cash and purchasing controls in place.
- Drive receivables collection process for AU and globally for Qantas/Jetstar.

**Controls and Procedures**
- Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost-reduction opportunities.
- Ensure that all prices are accurately recorded and detailed uniformly to ensure that appropriate margins are being maintained and to ensure sales analysis can be compared like for like.
- From time to time, re-underline the company’s policies to the operating businesses.

**Systems**
- Suggest updates and improvements for accounting systems, including payroll and invoicing.
- Seek to use technology where possible to maximise efficiencies.
- Work with Operations and Finance teams to drive Improved process automation (Shipamax).
- Be responsible for Qantas and Jetstar invoicing process and file delivery.

**Supplier Management**
- Ensure the maintenance and development of supplier relations and actively participate in the negotiation of rates with key suppliers.

**People Management**
- Lead and inspire the staff within the team, acting as a role model, mentor and coach.
- Set clear objectives, directly linked to the business strategy, and guide the team to achieve defined targets and performance standards.
- Ensure the team is designed optimally, ensuring sufficient organisational efficiency.
- Drive employee engagement and team cohesion.

**Personal Attributes**
- Leadership skills
- Professional
- Team worker
- Ambitious
- Dynamic thinker
- Passionate
- Enthusiastic

**Key Skills and Attributes**
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise as well as focus on the detail
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal - ability to work with non-financial stakeholders
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure in fast paced changing environment
- Able to operate at both strategic as well as at a tactical/day to day level

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Degree in Finance or equivalent
- Good understanding of accounting practices & terminology required
- Good working knowledge of Finance systems (Cargowise desirable, not essential)
- Intermediate IT skills

**About Us**

The Global Institute of Logistics has named B&H Worldwide as the world’s Best in Class Global Aerospace Logistics Company. As the benchmark independent freight forwarder in the global aerospace logistics space, our vision is to be the most respected, valued, passionate, and entrusted leader in global aerospace logistics. We aim to provide our employees with a rewarding, safe, and empowered environment that fosters high standards. Working at B&H Worldwide you will have the opportunity to grow your career supported by an award-winning team and industry-leading systems and processes. At B&H we are fully committed to rewarding dedication and success and supporting staff to achieve their full potential.

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Work Location: In person