At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage high-volume cash reconciliations and support finance projects in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Established national group with a strong presence in Melbourne's CBD.
- Benefits: Permanent full-time role with competitive salary and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Flexible work culture with a focus on professional development.
- Why this job: Join a collaborative team and make a real impact on financial operations.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in finance roles, strong Excel skills, and attention to detail.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 $ per year.
About The Role
The Senior Finance Officer will join the finance administration team of a well-established national group with a large multi-entity footprint, based in their Melbourne CBD head office. This is a permanent full-time position reporting to the Finance Manager.
The Senior Finance Officer will be responsible for high-volume cash and bank reconciliations across multiple entities, weekly payment runs, and monthly balance sheet reconciliations, playing a key role in keeping the group's transactional finance function running accurately and on time.
Role & Responsibilities
- Complete bank account reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and entities, and prepare cash at bank, cash in transit and cash clearing journals on a weekly basis.
- Prepare weekly cash clearing reconciliations, investigating and resolving systemic variances and uncleared items in a timely manner.
- Input and load weekly pay runs into online banking portals and prepare daily payment runs for the Group.
- Prepare and investigate monthly balance sheet reconciliations across clearing, bank, and cash holding accounts.
- Prepare weekly cash variance reports and review monthly reconciliations collated from a large national site network.
- Collaborate with the accounts receivable team on debtor reconciliations across the Group.
- Review and input weekly petty cash receipts, and allocate and communicate receipts to the relevant teams in a timely manner.
- Assist with troubleshooting automated revenue data imports, support external audits, and contribute to ad hoc finance projects as directed.
Skills & Experience
- 5+ years' experience in a similar cash settlement / financial reconciliation role within a high-transaction, multi-entity environment.
- Familiarity with POS systems and reconciliation processes, including preparing cash clearing reconciliations and resolving variances as they arise.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Ability to adapt quickly to new accounting applications and systems.
- Strong communication and organisational skills with high attention to detail.
- Initiative, drive, and a positive, flexible approach to work.
- Willingness to support the broader head office finance team.
Senior Finance Officer employer: Perigon Group
Join a dynamic and expanding Aussie retail business that values its employees and fosters a collaborative work culture. With a well-structured finance team based in the vibrant Alexandria/Rosebery area, you'll enjoy flexible work-from-home options and opportunities for professional growth. This role not only offers a chance to lead and innovate within financial processes but also to make a meaningful impact on the company's success while working alongside passionate professionals.
