Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant - Permanent Opportunity

• Broad financial accounting role
• CBD Fringe location with flexible working arrangements
• $115,000 - $125,000 + Super + excellent benefits

The Client
Our client are a global leader in providing software solutions. Our client is seeking a Financial Accountant to join the Sydney team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing financial operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards, and providing valuable insights to support strategic decision-making.

The Role
As the Financial Accountant you will be reporting to the Finance Director and responsible for the following:

• Bank Reconciliation:
• Perform regular bank reconciliations.
• Accurately allocate bank receipts to corresponding customer accounts.
• Reconcile and match credit notes with related invoices.
• Fixed Assets Management:
• Manage and maintain the Fixed Assets register.
• Payroll Accounting:
• Calculate the first pay of new joiners and the final pay of leavers.
• Coordinate with the Sage payroll outsourcing team to ensure monthly payroll runs are completed on time.
• Book payroll costing general ledger journals accurately.
• Payment Processing:
• Organize HSBCNet payments for external and intercompany vendors, payroll, and staff expense claims.
• Expense Claims Management:
• Validate and review staff expense claims in the CONCUR portal.
• Tax Compliance:
• Book monthly FBT (Fringe Benefits Tax) provisions based on the working paper.
• Provide relevant information to the tax agent for yearly FBT returns.
• Prepare income tax return provisions quarterly and provide relevant working papers and information to the tax agent for yearly income tax returns.
• Prepare and submit monthly payroll tax and conduct year-end reconciliations.
• Maintain workers' compensation information in coordination with the insurance broker.
• Monthly Closing and Reporting:
• Prepare reports for management system monthly closing and intercompany billing.
• Issue intercompany invoices for travel expenses and other various costs.
• Accrue intercompany recharges received from headquarters and other regional entities.
• Accounts Payable:
• Book and manage the AP invoices process, ensuring all necessary approvals are obtained and timely payments.
• Reconciliation and Closing Tasks:
• Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and match them using the intercompany portal.
• Provide the manager with a full balance sheet reconciliation schedule for review and post adjustment journals as necessary.

• Complete the group reporting package on a quarterly basis.
• Provide periodic actual cash reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Handle any ad hoc tasks and duties assigned by the manager.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably within a multinational or regional organization.
• CA/CPA Qualified
• Proficiency in accounting systems such as WorkDay and SAP
• Knowledge of expense management platform such as CONCUR
• Strong understanding of Australian tax regulations, including BAS, FBT, income tax, and payroll tax.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and formulas.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in intercompany billing and reconciliation processes is highly desirable.

• Proactive, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
• Adaptable and capable of handling both routine and ad hoc responsibilities.
• Strong attention to detail
• A team player with a collaborative mindset.

Benefits

• Competitive salary in addition to great benefits package (healthcare insurance, mobile phone allowance, employee wellness programme)
• Flexible working hours

How to apply:
If you're interested in this role, please click 'apply now'. Interviews will be happening this week.

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