Assistant, Finance

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Vena Group Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to provide vital support to the Australian Finance Function as Vena Energy continues to grow its presence in the renewable energy sector. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive knowledge of our business while working closely with both local and global stakeholders. As the Australian business expands, we see this position evolving into a key part of the team, contributing to our long-term success and growing alongside the organisation.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Accounting and Settlement

  • Support & preparation of monthly financial closing for a number of onshore entities.
  • Preparation of timely and accurate reports, preparing and interpreting of reports, accounts, commentaries and financial statements for monthly and annual financial reporting periods
  • Liaison with the outsource accounting providers as required to support financial closing.
  • Support the end of financial year & half yearly reporting process including liaison with external auditors for the completion of Annual Reports
  • Monthly bookkeeping and management accounts for assigned entities, account reconciliation and review intercompany transactions
  • Review of all business invoices, entry into accounting system & accurate coding
  • Prepare payments on various bank platforms by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
  • Co-ordinate with the outsourced payment supplier for the bimonthly (and ad-hoc) payment runs.
  • Updates the invoice and PO tracker (BPI tracker) for the payments and keep the approved expenditure payments up to date.
  • Monthly Internal Cost Report to summarise development expenditure by project and compare to the approved budget.
  • Prepare fixed asset ledger (input transactions), run, maintain and post depreciation using existing fixed asset module.
  • Prepares the weekly and monthly customer invoices, reconciling generation data and other relevant inputs extracted from multiple sites.
  • Monthly bookkeeping and management accounts for assigned entities, account reconciliation and review intercompany transactions
  • Review of monthly/quarterly GST filings and annual tax filings
  • Co-ordinate with banks to trace collections for the customer invoices, reconcile with invoices and assist in updating books of accounts.
  • Update AustraClear reconciliation and revenue matrix for revenue accrual.
  • Reconciliation of weekly Pool revenue to the estimate (Ex-Ante) and weekly confirming the true up (Ex-poste) required to relevant parties
  • Review the fortnightly payment accuracy, coding and posting in general ledger
  • Monthly bookkeeping and management accounts for assigned entities, account reconciliation and review intercompany transactions
  • Review of monthly/quarterly GST filings and annual tax filings
  • Review the monthly, semi-annual and annual accounts of all VE related entities and ensure all transactions are captured and coded correctly in accordance with the company policies and AASB/IFRS
  • Ensure intercompany advances are cleared on monthly basis
  • Support with stakeholder relationships in relation to Vena Energy Australia (Auditors and lenders). Co-ordinate with auditors as focal point
  • Support as required for treasury requests (including cash balance reviews, fund request memo's & other liquidity requests)
  • Assist to prepare technical accounting papers where required (e.g. IFRS 16, impairment etc.).

Management Accounting & Reporting

  • Assist with collating data and providing explanations for both internal and external auditors
  • Monitor project and capital expenditure against approved budget
  • Assist in preparing monthly financial management report for senior management
  • Interphase with accounting team in the offshore offices
  • Assist in providing any financial information and analysis requested by the business

Improvement

  • Involvement in accounting and finance related policy issues including the development and review of policies.
  • Involvement in identifying and implementing financial system improvements, processes and procedures. This may include a transition to a new finance system.
  • Involvement in the review of internal controls, identifying areas for improvement and implement changes.
  • Interface with group accounting team, commercial team and respond to queries and ad hoc requests

Prerequisites

  • Completed or Commenced Bachelor's degree with a concentration in accounting. If still studying, would need to be willing to work full time and in final Semester of Degree.
  • Intention to complete CA/CPA studies.
  • Experience working in a professional environment (through work experience or other prior jobs).
  • Minimum 2 years of overall accounting/financial reporting experience (Intern or through university).
  • Excel skills and experience with accounting software packages.
  • Independent and critical thinker with strong analytical ability.
  • An understanding of Construction Processes (consideration of how accounting would relate to this).
  • Experience with AI tools or accounting function improvements through technology.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to confidently interact and work across a diverse skilled organisation, vendors and lenders.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills (including report writing).
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Highly organised, methodical and efficient.
  • Positive attitude – willing to learn the business from end to end.
  • Passion for renewable energy sector.
  • Demonstrated stable work history.

Are you ready to engineer a greener future?


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