Senior Financial Accountant

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Senior Financial Accountant. Terms and conditions vacancy

Role:

• Accurate and timely production of Financial and Management reporting inclusive of insightful and detailed analysis of the businesses that assist financial decision making.
• Deliver improvement in internal reporting and decision support to effectively influence high level decision making for the company and its businesses.

Responsibilities:

Month End - Ownership of the Month End Closefor a particular entity including:

• Preparation and posting of GL Entries
• EnsureGLtransactions are recorded accurately and correctly
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date balance sheet reconciliations are produced, cleared and maintained
• Liaise with the business to understand and educate the team on any key commercial developments for relevant entity
• Liaise with HR/Payroll Department to ensure accuracy of payroll transactions
• Liaise with Head Office to proof and substantiate all inter-company bookings
• Produce accurate MI reporting for Board and Global senior management - This involves variance analysis against budgets, forecasts and prior month.As well as written commentaries and an understanding of relevant non-financial KPIs and market movements
• Prepare and review of BAS return prior to submission and assist Global tax with any queries where needed
• Highlight and implement appropriate process Improvements and efficiency gains

• Year-end duties
  • Completion of consolidation entries for year-end
  • Effective management of year end statutory audit process
  • Preparation of statutory accounts as required for relevant entities and assist with auditors’ queries and deliverables
  • Assist with preparation of FBT return
  • Answer Head Office queries and support the preparation of any commentary/analysis for Group annual results announcement
  • Assist Global tax with annual company tax returns

• Other duties
  • Preparation of annual budget
  • Preparation of forecasting process twice a year
  • Continual process improvements, driving efficiencies and time saving actions
  • Support, coach and mentor junior staff
  • Authorise payroll, client and supplier payments on banking platforms
  • To meet ad-hoc requests for information from business headswith strong analysis and problem solving
  • When dealing with internal or external contacts ensure that we provide a clear, fair and consistent high quality service that presents a professional and positive image of our business
  • Cross skilling with other team members to ensure appropriate backup for critical team tasks eg. Daily Cash Reporting & Segregated Funds Transfers
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant technical accounting standards and regulatory reporting requirements
  • Ensure the integrity of financial data by adherence to agreed procedures and controls, and clarify or rectify any irregularities
  • Maintain and develop procedure documentation, incorporating effective internal controls
  • Changes in reporting requirements (accounting, regulatory, audit) are addressed proactively and implemented
  • Undertake such other duties, and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role

Key relationships:

• Financial Controller APAC and Head of Finance APAC
• Will be a key contributor to the finance relationship with the business. Liaising with a number of departments (including: Marketing, Business Intelligence, HR, Compliance, Operations, Banks and Audit) as a part of their day to day responsibilities
• UK Global Finance and Global Tax/client money

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Qualified accountant - CA / CPA or equivalent
• Financial Services experience or ASX listed company experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent communication skills (this role will require interaction with senior internal clients)
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel knowledge - modeling/macro knowledge preferred
• Self-starter with a desire to learn and influence change, particularly process improvement
• Experience of an accounting package (preferably Oracle Financial, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and spreadsheet server)

Desirable

• Previous investment, stockbroking or banking industry experience
• Knowledge of ASIC and ASXcapital requirements

KEY OBJECTIVES/KPIS

• As per performance review

COMPETENCIES

• Problem solving & Analytics
• Business acumen
• Technical accounting
• Outcome focused
• Attention to Detail
• Deadline driven

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Please note that any references to salary or pay rates in this advertisement and in the salary refinement section are indicative only and should only be used as a guide.