Finance Officer
Overview:
Role: Finance OfficerLocation: Melbourne, Australia
Salary range: $65,000 - $68,000/yr
Role ID: 2024-2365
Hybrid: Hybrid remote/In office
Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world
Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions.Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.
We are currently looking for a Finance Officer to join our Finance team.
Key responsibilities- Assist the Financial Controller and the Finance Business Partner in ensuring financial records are kept up to date with the latest transactions and changes.
- Process internal and external invoices.
- Preparation of the weekly debtors report.
- Assist the Financial Controller with Payroll TAx and BAS lodgements.
- Follow up unpaid invoices and debt recovery.
- Assist the Financial Controller and the Finance Business Partner with the determination of month end accruals and prepayments between successive financial periods to ensure effective financial management and reconciliation..
- Process bank and other reconciliations.
- Process credit card and personal expense claims.
- Enter Accounts Payable invoices into Ricardo's Finance system for payment.
- Ensure all payments are made on time as required.
- Respond to queries and requests for information to meet business requirements.
- Gather financial data, contributing to the preparation of budget submissions, financial analyses, and projections.
- Check financial data recorded in journals and ledgers to verify the accuracy and completeness of the financial data.
- Identify and recommend resolution options to assist in problem solving and resolving any financial disputes raised by external parties.
- Live the Ricardo values to achieve outstanding outcomes for the organisation and customers.
- 2+ years’ experience in a similar role, specifically within financial accounting processes.
- Previous data analysis experience.
- Previous experience with payroll and knowledge of Xero.
- Advanced level skills in Excel and intermediate level in other Microsoft packages.
- Strong grasp of financial functions, including exposure to commercial financial systems and CRM software.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; able to produce high quality reports as well as communicate confidently with a variety of clients and stakeholders.
- Exceptional organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and ability to work methodically and thoroughly.
- Well developed customer service capabilities with the ability to develop and nurture stakeholder relationships at all levels.
- Adaptability and willingness to learn and improve expertise.
- Self-motivated with a desire to achieve high standards.
- Excellent problem-solving capabilities.
- Financial qualification or equivalent industry experience.
Working here
Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development.We are always keen to hear from people who have drive, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking.
Wellbeing and work life balance
We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programs and policies that support individuals including flexible working, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our Employee Assistance program.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can.As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and ensure a culture of inclusivity, we are recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.
Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.