Senior Financial Accountant

Automic Group is an Australian technology-led investor administration company serving companies and fund managers.

Automic combines purpose-built, cloud-native technology with a highly experienced and dynamic team to deliver tailored solutions that help companies and fund managers understand, engage, and manage their investors. Our single platform spans registry, employee share plans, and investor analytics, supported by professional services in company secretarial, finance, and investor relations and ESG.

We are trusted by more than 1,150 ASX-listed and private company clients - including over 750 listed entities - making us the number one provider on the ASX by number of companies serviced. In the past two financial years, Automic has delivered 50% of IPOs and supported 70% of listed companies switching registries.

Our culture is entrepreneurial and collaborative, underpinned by our core values: Empowered, One Automic, Service Excellence, and Ambition. These values guide how we work with our clients and each other - encouraging initiative, driving high standards, fostering unity, and inspiring us to continually raise the bar.

Job Purpose is:

To uplift internal finance processes and systems to a suitable standard to enable our next phase of growth, through technical accounting capability and change management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility Key Area
• Map out current processes and functions including key controls, duplication of activities and assess for opportunities to enhance processes
• Automate or partially automate tasks in excel
• Conduct reviews of the control environment including recommendations for improvements then implement those recommendations
• Participate in finance projects, including system implementations
• Ensure robust financial controls and processes, and accurate and timely close of month-end
• Support for monthly financial reporting, analysis, and providing commercial insights
• Support oversight of accounting systems and reconciliation of general ledger accounts where required
• Support the review and analyse of business unit performance against budgets and forecasts in a finance business partner capacity
• Support audit and tax compliance, coordinating the audit process

Qualifications and Experience:

• Holds a degree in accounting and a CA/CPA qualification (or equivalent)
• Has 5+yrs experience in a corporate accounting, and ideally a Chartered background
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail; capable of managing multiple deadlines and exhibiting strong time management skills
• Demonstrated expertise in preparing IFRS/AASB compliance financial statements and addressing technical accounting matters
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience with system go-live, and process mapping projects (ideal)
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Naturally curious and proactive, demonstrating the ability to independently initiate and successfully complete projects with high-quality outcomes

Diversity:

Creating a workforce that actively embraces diversity, inclusion and a sense of belonging is key to our success. We believe in treating everyone fairly which means that inclusion, removing barriers, striving for equity and embracing diversity are woven through our values and behaviours.

We promote and encourage team members from all backgrounds, different abilities and communities to join Automic, and we are committed to providing a work environment that enables you to thrive, whatever your circumstances.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 – $130,000.00 per year

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Preferred)

Work Location: In person