Assistant Accountant
- Leading residential builder with strong brand portfolio and growth focus
- Discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), vehicles, appliances and more!
- Discount on building a home with any of our building brands
The
NEX Building Group is a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1,400 passionate employees. Our purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group. Our iconic brands include McDonald Jones, MOJO Homes, Weeks Homes, Wilson Homes, Arden Homes Brighton Homes and Supaloc Steel Frames.
Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Our perks and benefits
We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:
- Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
- Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
- Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
- Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)
- Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
- AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
- A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
- Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
- A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
- NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
- Attractive remuneration
- And so much more!
About the opportunity
We are seeking an Assistant Accountant to provide essential support to the Corporate Accounting team and broader business. Reporting to the Corporate Accounting Manager, this role is responsible for delivering timely and accurate financial information and supporting a wide range of accounting and compliance activities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining trust account reconciliations, receipting and audit requirements
- Supporting accounting processes including transactional banking and reconciliations
- Assisting with month-end tasks including balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparing data for statutory reporting including BAS, FBT, ABS surveys and Payment Times Reporting
- Supporting payroll-related activities
- Managing corporate card processes
- Maintaining financial data within systems including BusinessCraft and Xero
- Assisting with budgets and reforecasts
- Responding to internal and external audit queries
- Providing support on ad-hoc finance projects to enhance the finance function
About you:
You are a detail-oriented and motivated accounting professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is looking to further develop your corporate accounting career.
You will demonstrate:
- Bachelor of Commerce, Finance or Accounting (or equivalent)
- Progression towards or intent to complete CPA or CA qualifications
- Minimum 2 years’ experience within a Chartered Accounting firm
- Strong attention to detail and analytical capability
- Advanced Excel and systems skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders
- Strong time management and the ability to prioritise effectively
- Trust Accounting experience would be advantageous
We are committed to building a more inclusive workplace by improving representation of women and other marginalised groups. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.
Interested?
The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical.
Apply today!
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.