Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

Fast-growing business

Broad role

Super flexible - 2 days in the office / 3 days at home

Wetherill Park

Remuneration: $120-$140k pa + super

About our client

Our client is a fast-growing business with both wholesale and retail operations. They have over 90,000 SKUs and sell some really cool products. They are privately owned, have big plans for growth and they have a passionate team to help the business grow to its full potential. Oh and they have really cool and new offices

With offices at their main distribution centre at Wetherill Park, they offer super flexible working conditions and genuine work-life balance.

You will be joining a team lead by a CFO who is technically very strong, who is very commercial in how he likes to manage the business and is someone who nurtures and supports his team. It's going to be a great learning environment.

About the role

The role of Senior Financial Accountant is heavily involved in the month-end close process, GL integrity, Financial control, the annual Statutory reporting process and annual audit. The role is also very broad and there is great scope to support the business in a variety of areas.

The role of Senior Financial Accountant has the following key responsibilities:

• Ownership of the accuracy of the general ledger, including the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements and liaise with the auditors to ensure an efficient audit.
• Preparation of the monthly management reporting pack in PowerPoint (using Xero and Excel), preparing the consolidation of multiple entities, including a NZ subsidiary
• Providing insightful analysis of the monthly results, working with the business to ensure they understand the information, and this drives commercial decision-making
• Calculate and lodge payroll tax returns for all relevant States, including grouping of entities with common ownership
• Manage the payroll and all employee entitlements calculations
• Prepare and manage cash flow forecasts and manage working capital requirements
• Assist with annual insurance renewals, including workers' compensation and ISR

There is also great opportunities to get involved in Ad hoc projects as follows:

• Assist in due diligence of potential acquisitions
• Identify and work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Commercial decision making

This is a hands-on role that has broad scope with the ability to really impact the business.

The ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will have the following skills, qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field
• CA / CPA qualification
• 6+ years' accounting experience with at least 2-3 years in a commercial accounting role
• Strong IT skills in accounting software and Xero
• Solid medium-level Excel skills, slicing and dicing numbers and analysing data
• Experience with preparing consolidated financial statements
• Solid technical accounting knowledge
• Comfortable reviewing accounting treatment in the areas of lease accounting, employee entitlements, leasehold improvements, inventory, and financial instruments
• Experience partnering with the business to achieve better commercial outcomes, increasing revenue, minimising costs and driving profitability

The ideal candidate will have the following personal characteristics:

• A problem solver with an analytic mind
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly
• Strong work ethic
• Someone who takes ownership in delivering quality output
• A continuous improvement mindset – always looking for ways to do things more efficiently and more accurately
• A team player, someone who will help other team members and support the finance function in delivering better outcomes for the business

This is a really exciting opportunity for an ambitious and smart commercial accountant to join a business with big plans.

Remuneration

The remuneration guide is circa $120k to $140k plus super based on what you can bring to the business. Staff have the ability to salary package including EVs (which are FBT free).

There is definite opportunity to grow within the business with solid career prospects for the right candidate.

Application process

This is a great opportunity for a savvy and ambitious Senior Financial Accountant to join a growing organisation and have a real impact on the finance team. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please apply via Seek.

There is no need for you to provide a cover letter. Please ensure you apply with a CV setting out your responsibilities and experience in each of your prior roles.

My client is committed to equity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds including people with a disability. If you require any assistance to apply for this position, please do not hesitate to reach out to Nathan Thomas at

About us - Thomas Executive

Thomas Executive is a specialist recruitment agency that recruits nationwide in the following areas: 

* Accounting & Finance

* Collections

* Financial Services operational roles (Credit analysts, Settlements, BDMs)

* Novated leasing 

* Medical (GPs and Registered Nurses)

All of our Consultants are experts in the areas in which they recruit first and have come to recruitment after successful careers in Commercial roles. We are subject matter experts in the areas in which we recruit.

We look forward to pitching this role to you.