Assistant Financial Accountant

Summary about this job

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

• Temporary start with view to permanency
• Northern suburbs location - on site car parking
• $60,000 - $65,000 + super per annum

About the Company
With over 90 years of operational history, our client is one of the most reputable and well known providers of technical and further education in Victoria. As a result of increased growth and change, they are seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to join the team based at one of their key operational sites located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. 

About the Role
Working within a close-knit finance team, your key responsibilities include:

• Support the production of the monthly financial performance reports to allow for all departments to monitor their financial performance against their targets, along with providing assessment of departmental performance trends and ad hoc reports as required. 
• Maintain the budgets in the finance system to provide for efficient reporting. Provide assistance in reconciling of budgets to business plan.
• Ensure that revenue and costs are allocated to the appropriated departments / cost centres as per the annual budget or as otherwise determined. 
• Process all other month end journals to provide for accurate financial reporting.  
• Assist in processing monthly accruals and deferrals of income and some types of expenditure to support the internal reporting and external audit processes. 
• Provide back-up accounting support to the Asset Accountant, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions as required.
• Provide research and administrative support to the team to facilitate the Business Performance & Assurance Team in providing financial information sufficient to making well informed decisions.
• Assist with completing monthly reconciliation of a range of general ledger accounts and resolve any discrepancies.
• Support the preparation of Statutory Accounts in accordance with professional accounting principles, statutory reporting obligations and Shareholders' requirements.
• Assist with preparation and submission of tax accounting functions including accounting for the GST and preparation of BAS statements, preparation of FBT, PAYG and Payroll Tax returns.
• Ensure the accuracy of financial data and reports in a time constrained work environment.
• Ensure compliance with specified accounting standards in a complex regulatory environment.
• Provide support and maintenance for the financial systems.

Skills and Experience
To be considered for this opportunity, candidates must have:

• Significant and previous experience working as an assistant accountant.
• Education or services background highly advantageous.
• An exceptional eye for detail. 
• A 'can do', 'team playing' attitude and the ability to work under minimal supervision and in a professional manner.
• Effective communication styles.
• Strong Customer Service skills.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• MS office proficient in particular with Excel.

Benefits

• Immediately available position - ASAP commencement
• Temporary start with opportunity for permanency
• Northern suburbs location - on site car parking
• $60,000 - $65,000 + super per annum