At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage month-end close, financial reporting, and support audits while improving finance processes.
- Company: Leading infrastructure provider in the Eastern suburbs with a high-performing finance team.
- Benefits: Immediate start, clear path to permanent role, and hybrid work model.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact on financial decision-making.
- Qualifications: Part-qualified or qualified CA/CPA with strong accounting skills.
The predicted salary is between 62100 - 75900 $ per year.
- Clear scope for perm
- Report to an exceptional Finance Manager
- About Our Client
Our client is a leading infrastructure provider in the Eastern suburbs.
Job Description
- Own month-end and year-end close activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments and financial reporting.
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of outstanding items.
- Partner with external auditors, responding to audit queries and providing supporting documentation and analysis.
- Maintain the fixed asset register and manage depreciation accounting.
- Support cash management activities, including bank reconciliations and bank guarantee administration.
- Assist with statutory reporting, audit requirements and compliance obligations.
- Partner with operational stakeholders to provide financial insights and support business decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, systems and reporting efficiency.
- Support Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions as required.
- Contribute to financial analysis, variance investigations and management reporting.
- Assist with system enhancement initiatives and automation projects to improve finance processes and controls.
- The Successful Applicant
- Part-qualified or qualified CA/CPA with a solid grounding in financial accounting fundamentals.
- Strong technical accounting skills, including journals, reconciliations, month-end processes and financial controls.
- Experience assisting with audits and confidently managing auditor queries and requests.
- Ability to identify risks and anomalies across the balance sheet and P&L, with strong attention to detail.
- Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with the ability to communicate with both finance and non-finance teams.
- Proactive and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset and interest in process optimisation.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and competing deadlines.
- Strong systems aptitude, ideally with exposure to ERP systems (Business Central ideal) and finance process automation.
- Team-oriented, hands-on and willing to support across the broader finance function when required.
- What's on Offer
- Immediate start
- Clear scope for perm and a development pathway
- A high performing finance function
- 4/1 Hybrid
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Financial Accountant in Ballarat employer: Michael Page Australia
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We think you need these skills to ace Financial Accountant in Ballarat
Financial Reporting
Month-End Close Activities
Journals
Accruals
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Audit Support
Fixed Asset Management
