Senior Financial Accountant

Your role

At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.
 

You'll be a part of our Finance team based in Sydney. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Senior Financial Accountant plays a critical role in delivering timely and accurate Financial Accounting information and analysis to support management in making informed business decisions.
 

As Senior Financial Accountant, you will lead the maintenance of the general ledger to ensure accurate accounting information and reliable financial reporting. Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the month-end reporting and ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately, and accounts are reconciled.

• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger by reviewing entries and ensuring proper accounting treatment for transactions.

• Participate in the year-end statutory reporting and audit, including coordinating the required documentation and providing explanations for audit queries.

• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting, including the annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.

• Track actual performance against budget and forecast, providing insights and recommendations for variances.

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of accounting operations.

• Communicate financial results to senior management and other stakeholders.

• Ad hoc tasks
   

This is a 12-month contract, full-time opportunity. Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work, however, flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you
 

You will have:

• ICAANZ, or CPA qualified with 2+ years of post qualification experience.

• Experience in the professional services sector is desirable.

• Previous experience in a similar role is preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of financial accounting, analysis and reporting with expertise in applying relevant accounting standards.

• Expertise in preparing comprehensive financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant accounting standards.

• Experience overseeing the month-end and year-end closing processes, including accounts reconciliation, journal entry  preparation, and ensuring the timely and accurate reporting of financial results.

• Attention to detail, complex problem solving, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong proficiency in Excel, including advanced functions such as PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and SUMIFS, for comprehensive financial reporting and analysis.

• Strong communicator who is able to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

• Client service focus and a willingness to engage with others coupled with a professional approach and presentation.

• Track record of being able to prioritise tasks and drive efficiency.

• Proficiency in software applications to optimise financial processes and reporting and improve efficiency.

• A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others.

Your development
 

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.
 

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks
 

Our benefits include:

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.

• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.

• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.

• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.

• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.
   

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

How to apply?
 

We'd love to hear from you so please click "apply now"! If you would like to find out more, please visit "This is Allens" or listen to our Allens Confidential podcast to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please email Olivia Newport, Talent Acquisition Consultant, [email protected].
 

At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at [email protected]. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align, please express your interest by emailing us at [email protected]. The right role for you might be just around the corner!