Financial Accountant

About the role

Australian Venue Co., a hospitality group with pubs, bars and venues across Australia and New Zealand, is looking for a Financial Accountant to join its Melbourne Finance team. Reporting to the Corporate Finance Manager, the role supports accurate and timely financial accounting, operational rent accounting, related-party reconciliations and construction work-in-progress reporting. It suits an accountant with 3-4 years' experience in a Big 4 or mid-tier audit firm or similar financial accounting role who wants commercial experience in a growing multi-entity business.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare operational rent accounting, including reviewing lease management platform data, ledger postings, accruals and prepayments
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances and coordinate resolution of reconciling items
• Support rent and related-party variance analysis across Finance, Property, Leasing and Operations
• Prepare annual rent budgets and weekly turnover rent estimates
• Support half-year and year-end reporting, statutory accounts and external audit and review information
• Assist with AASB 16 lease calculations, statutory lease schedules, acquisition accounting and capitalised rent entries for brownfield renovations
• Assist with accounting-to-tax reconciliations and tax provisions, and apply Australian Accounting Standards
• Contribute to improvements in finance processes, controls, systems and reporting

Required profile

• 3-4 years' experience in a Big 4 or mid-tier audit firm or similar financial accounting role
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline
• Experience with reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, budgeting and variance analysis
• Experience with lease, property or operational data, and in a multi-entity, retail, hospitality, property or project-based environment
• Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards; progress toward or interest in CA, CPA or an equivalent qualification is desirable

Required skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel, ideally intermediate to advanced
• Desirable: LeaseEagle, finance systems or reporting tools

What we offer

• Agility, resilience, ownership and accountability in a fast-moving business
• Collaboration across Finance, Property, Leasing and Operations
• Development and ongoing professional growth