Position: Accountant
Job type: Permanent full-time
Location: Rosebery, NSW 2018
Salary: $92,857 per year plus superannuation
Start date: As soon as possible
Main responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly financial statements, management reports and operating reports for directors and senior management, ensuring accurate and timely completion of month-end reporting.
- Prepare and post journal entries, accruals and other month-end adjustments, and review general ledger accounts and balance-sheet reconciliations to maintain the accuracy and completeness of financial records.
- Perform bank and balance-sheet account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and variances, and make or recommend appropriate accounting adjustments.
- Analyse inventory valuation, cost of goods sold and stock movements, perform periodic inventory reconciliations, and investigate variances in collaboration with operations and warehouse teams.
- Prepare weekly cash-flow forecasts and analyse cash requirements, supplier payment commitments and working-capital movements to support financial planning and cash-flow management.
- Assist the CFO with the preparation of annual budgets for marketing, distribution, fulfilment and inventory, providing financial information to support budgeting, forecasting and management decision-making.
- Review supplier invoices, payment terms and account discrepancies, liaise with vendors to resolve financial issues, and support accurate and timely accounts-payable processing.
- Provide financial information and analysis to the CFO, directors and operational teams to support business planning, financial control and management decision-making.
Other requirements are:
Work Eligibility: Applicants must have full working rights in Australia. Australian citizens and permanent residents are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications: Bachelor degree or higher in Accounting, or a closely related field with substantial accounting studies. CPA or CA membership highly regarded.
Previous experience: At least 3 years of bookkeeping or accounting experience is required.
Language: Conversant in English.
Additional skills:
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices
- Familiarity with tax regulations and requirements
- Experience in Xero
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, and comfortable dealing with large spreadsheets
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail
- Strong organisational and time management abilities, with the capacity to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- High level of integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial information
Pay: $92,857.00 per year
Education:
- Bachelor Degree (Required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 3 years (Required)
Language:
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
