The Financial Accountant prepares financial reports, ensures compliance with accounting standards, and manages reconciliations. This role also analyzes financial data and supports audits to maintain accurate records.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or equivalent
- CA or CPA qualified
- Experience in a commercial accounting or business analyst role
- Very strong time management & English communication skills
- Analytical, problem-solving mindset with high attention to detail
- High-level in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, report building and manage formulas, format and data validation functions)
- Experience processing journals, variance investigation, adjustments and reconciliation of GL accounts.
- A team player with energy and initiative, able to work cohesively under pressure to meet reporting timelines
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Experience with IFRS 15 (Revenue Recognition) and IFRS 16 (Lease)
- Experience with SAP BPC reporting tool
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- Process month end journals, including review of allocated general ledger accounts/ business areas and posting of relevant accruals, prepayments, and inventory adjustments as required
- Delivery within reporting timelines and providing variance analysis on actual vs budget (on job training is provided by AUS Senior Analyst)
- Ensure the integrity of information entered the general ledger in accordance with finance policies and procedures
- Maintain and reconcile assigned Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis
- Effective stakeholder engagement – work with business partners or senior analyst to understand drivers behind results whilst providing exceptional support and customer service as required
- Assist Senior Analyst with the preparation of audit workpapers and reconciliations that meet group external audit requirements
- Maintain a strong understanding of consolidated group reporting model associated accounting system Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, and support other departments on financial aspects of queries
- Preparation of ad hoc analysis and reporting as required
- Identify improvements in the accounting and reporting of transactions, reducing time to complete
