Financial Accountant | Townsville

Description:

The Company….. For close to a decade and a half this trailblazing finance company have been dedicated to enhancing the lives of Australians through innovative finance solutions tailored to both commercial and consumer clients.
Due to continued growth a gap exists for an innovative, driven, and passionate Financial Accountant to build stakeholder relationships, streamline the month end accounting tasks and work on continuous process improvements. This is the perfect opportunity to work for an agile, growing firm and make your mark!.
The Job….
Reporting through to the Group Financial Controller, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Prepare month end financial statements across multiple entities in line with accounting standards
• Manage the month end and year end close processing including journal entries, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Demonstrated ability across the full end to end reporting cycle
• Year-end reporting and audit requirements
• Cash flow forecasting
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and actual vs budget variance analysis
• Help with preparing consolidated financial performance to the business for board reporting purposes
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to support data driven enhancements in order to deliver business objectives
• Adhoc projects such as process flow improvements

You…..
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Proven track record working as a Financial Accountant, a lending or financial services background is a bonus but not essential
• Experience of full account consolidations (including multi-entity eliminations)
• Track record in preparing financial statements
• Knowledge of financial accounting for expected credit losses (ECL) in line with the relevant accounting standards
• In-depth knowledge of accounting standards such as IFRS 9 for purchased originated credit impaired assets (POCI)
• Genuine love of business partnering, implementing system efficiencies, or suggesting business improvements
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Passion for continual learning and development
• Enjoy working as part of a team in a collaborative fashion

How to apply…..
If you are looking to join a team of like minded professionals and work within an expanding, innovative, dynamic Australian Financial Services firm recognised as a lender of choice, then be sure to apply! Please send your application to jquigley@sbrecruitment.com or call Jenny Quigley on 02 9002 5005 for a confidential conversation.