Financial Accountant

Job Description

Financial Accountant

• Looking for a different challenge as Financial Accountant whereby you can utilise your skills?
• Permanent Full-time position with competitive remuneration and benefits
• Location to be based: Sydney, Australia or Wellington, New Zealand.
• Hybrid, work from home and office environment, with a dedicated and welcoming team
• Join a growing, yet already successful market
• Upskill and growth in an area you're passionate about, whilst being fully supported and encouraged
• Join a trusted Global leading organisation

We are seeking a proactive and professional Accountant to join our Finance team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on independent decision making, able to provide expert advice across the organisation and drive continuous improvement. You will also enjoy leveraging technology to automate processes, build intuitive dashboards and apply creative problem solving to improve accuracy, speed and business insight, with opportunities to learn new tools, influence process design and make a visible impact.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include, however not limited to:

• External financial reporting including preparation of annual statutory accounts and regulatory reporting
• Internal financial reporting including preparation of US GAAP (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial statements, commentary and analysis
• Analysis and monitoring of balance sheet and working capital metrics of balance sheet accounts and source data
• Credit management
• Business partnership, support and advice on accounting and finance matters
• Process improvement initiatives

External Audit and production of A-IFRS Statutory Accounts

• Ensure timely production of statutory accounts compliant with A-IFRS (Australian International
• Financial Reporting Standards) / NZ-IFRS (New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standards) accounting standards for each reporting entity for lodgement by the due date
• Month‑end financial reporting
• Initiate general ledger journal entries and other month‑end close activities for all divisions and functions
• Prepare calculations, analysis or workpapers in support of general ledger journals or financial reporting (including capitalization and amortization of manufacturing variances)
• Perform quarterly sales cutoff and returns provision analysis
• Work with PO (purchase order) owners to ensure integrity of purchase order accruals
• Review month‑end financial statements for completeness and accuracy including trend and variance analysis
• Review and provide commentary for month‑end close reporting
• Work collaboratively with BSC (Business Service Centre) to resolve issues
  Coordinate masterfile maintenance
• Perform other month‑end functions as assigned from time to time

Business Partnership

• Provide ongoing advice and support to the business concerning accounting treatment, procedures and internal controls

Inventory Accounting and Controls

• Review and explain inventory movements
• Analyse IQV (inventory questionable value) movements
• Coordinate, perform and analyse inventory stocktake adjustments for audit and control purposes
• Post inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS) related adjustment entries

Reconciliation

• Perform general ledger reconciliation ensuring appropriate classification, rigor and supporting documentation
• Review FSR (Financial Statement Reporting) dashboard on a quarterly basis
• Follow up and close open/reconciling balance sheet items in a timely manner
• Monitor prepayments and clearing accounts for appropriate expense recognition and timely clearing
• Perform ad hoc reconciliations and analysis as required

Credit Management

• Review monthly OTC (order to cash) dashboards and highlight issues to the business and Controller
• Monitor BSC (Business Service Centre) collection process to ensure collection activities are adhered to and executed in a timely manner
• Attend and actively participate in monthly accounts receivable (AR) aging calls
• Coordinate actions and next steps for delinquent debtors
• Provide periodic reporting to stakeholders on delinquent debtors
• Prepare doubtful debt provision forecasts

What You Must have

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and CPA (Certified Practising Accountant) or CA (Chartered Accountant) qualification or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience with SAP is an advantage
• Excel skills (minimum intermediate level)
• Demonstrated experience with process automation, Power BI (Business Intelligence), Power Query etc, is desirable
• Ability to work across functional teams
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Flexible and adaptable

What You Can Expect

• Work autonomously whilst being supported, encouraged and being part of a trusted Global leading organisation
• Exposure to upskill and develop in your role
• Flexibility and opening doors to other opportunities and skillsets
• Joining a collaborative team of likeminded individuals

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Required Skills:

Accounting, Accounting, Balance Sheets, Business Integrity, Collection Processes, Collections Processing, Communication, Corporate Experience, Credit Management, Data Management, Delivering Value, Detail-Oriented, Ethical Practices, External Audit, External Financial Reporting, Finance, Financial Accounting Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Statement Review, Financial Statements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Interpersonal Relationships, Invoice Processing {+ 4 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

12/15/2025

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