Financial Accountant ANZ

About the role

A broad financial accounting role in a permanent, full-time position based in Macquarie Park, New South Wales. It covers accurate, timely and compliant reporting across the Australia and New Zealand businesses, with work across statutory reporting, US GAAP close, balance sheet governance, inventory, working capital and regulatory reporting. The role also includes simplifying, standardising and automating finance processes.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements, coordinate audit deliverables and support schedules and responses to external auditor queries.
• Complete month-end, quarter-end and year-end activities, including journals, accruals, provisions, reclassifications and supporting analyses.
• Review results for completeness and accuracy, investigate unusual movements and give clear variance commentary.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and support timely remediation of control issues.
• Review inventory movements, valuation adjustments, provisions, COGS entries and stocktake adjustments.
• Monitor receivables, ageing, collections and working capital drivers.
• Complete customer eligibility assessments, reconciliations and claims for government subsidy reporting.
• Provide accounting and control advice and partner with business, shared services, Tax, Supply Chain and other stakeholders.
• Deliver process improvement initiatives that make finance activities simpler, more consistent and more efficient.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, with a CA, CPA or equivalent qualification completed or in progress.
• Relevant financial accounting experience in a complex or multinational organisation.
• Sound knowledge of financial reporting, close processes, balance sheet controls and statutory reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with a disciplined approach to documentation, controls and data integrity.

Required skills

• SAP or a comparable ERP system
• Strong Excel capability
• US GAAP close activities

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