Senior Group Financial Accountant - Immediate Start
About Our Client
Our client is a large organisation in the Financial Services industry. With a solid reputation for delivering high-quality financial services across Australia, they maintain an esteemed position in the industry. The company prides itself on its dedicated team of professionals who are committed to fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
Job Description
The Senior Financial Accountant will be responsible for the following:
- Lead the annual financial reports preparation process, ensuring compliance with Australian accounting standards
- Play a lead role with Statutory obligations
- Support with the periodical financial control internal and external audit review processes
- Co-lead the annual tax accounting and compliance process with the head entity of the tax consolidated group.
- Preparation of periodical briefing/decision papers for board meetings and other committees as required.
- Preparation of accounting position papers for complex technical topics and key business transactions, as required.
- Co-lead month end closure
- Accounting and tax consolidation workpapers
- Income tax calculations and tax accounting journals
- Intercompany reconciliations
- Accounting for investments, derivatives and debt facilities
- Lease and concession accounting
- Impairment
- Provisions
- Maintaining supporting models for financial assets, borrowings and other schedules.
- Support the FP&A team in updating/reviewing key technical accounting topics across budgets, forecasts and the portfolio valuation model
- Support the Senior Treasury Analyst with accounting for periodical distributions, ensuring compliance with contractual & legislative requirements
- Co-lead the digitisation and redesign of key technical workpapers & schedules, ensuring adherence with standards and best practice approach
- Support with establishing and maintaining policies and procedures and other material as required on issues relating to key tax and accounting topics
The Successful Applicant
A successful 'Senior Group Financial Accountant' should have:
- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA or CA qualification.
- Big-4 or mid-tier audit experience is ideal
- Proven experience in a similar role in the Financial Services industry.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- 5 + Years experience in a similar role
- Proficiency in all aspects of corporate accounting and all pertinent laws, regulations, and AASB standards.
- Competitive remuneration
- The opportunity to work in a large organisation in the Financial Services industry.
- A role based in the bustling city of Melbourne.
- An inclusive company culture that values team effort and professional growth.
If you are a dedicated and experienced Senior Group Financial Accountant, we encourage you to apply today. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your career in a supportive and professional work environment in the Financial Services industry.