Accountant | with AU Accounting Experience

Overview of the role
The Accountant supports the team through accurate preparation of financial reporting trial balance inputs, balance sheet reconciliations, close activities and management reporting analysis for assigned entities. The role is primarily preparation, investigation and execution-focused, working within agreed processes and review points to maintain financial data integrity, support month-end and year-end close, and provide timely analysis that explains financial performance and movements.

Main duties include:

Financial reporting, close and substantiation:

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for assigned entities, ensuring reconciling items are clearly documented and followed through to resolution.
• Prepare journals, accruals, adjustments and working papers to support monthly, quarterly and year-end close activities.
• Assist with intercompany accounting, eliminations and consolidation requirements in line with agreed processes and timelines.
• Maintain integrity of financial data across ledgers, reporting systems and supporting schedules.
• Escalate reconciliation breaks, accounting queries and data issues with clear analysis and supporting evidence.

Management reporting and insights:

• Produce management reporting packs, supporting schedules, variance analysis and commentary for review.
• Investigate unusual movements, trends and exceptions, escalating issues with clear explanations and supporting evidence.
• Provide analytical and process support for improvements, system changes, ERP migration, finance projects and other reporting initiatives.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis and reporting as required, ensuring assumptions, data sources and conclusions are clear.

Controls, documentation and improvement

• Maintain process documentation, checklists, controls and standard operating procedures for assigned finance activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, standardisation and control effectiveness for own assigned processes.
• Support knowledge sharing and workload balancing across the team by keeping workpapers and handover notes clear and current.