This is an opportunity to join a well established and nationally recognised organisation operating within the wholesale and product distribution sector. The business has built a strong market presence, offers a collaborative team culture and provides employees with the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership while gaining broad exposure across the finance function.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, this broad Financial Accountant position will suit an individual who enjoys a mix of financial reporting, taxation, inventory accounting and business partnering. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy of financial results, maintaining strong controls and supporting operational stakeholders across the wider business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
- Process journals, accruals and prepayments
- Manage GST, BAS and indirect tax compliance requirements
- Assist with monthly financial reporting and management reporting packs
- Support month end and year end close activities
- Provide financial analysis and reporting to support business decisions
- Oversee accounts payable processes and related reconciliations
- Process and reconcile inventory transactions, including goods received
- Assist with stocktakes, inventory reporting and stock analysis
- Support external audit requirements and compliance activities
- Identify and implement process improvement opportunities across finance
- Partner with operational teams to ensure accurate financial and inventory data
- Produce daily sales reporting and weekly sales and backorder reports
Skills & Experience
- CA or CPA qualified, or working towards qualification
- Previous experience within a Financial Accountant position
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, reconciliations and month end processes
- Experience managing GST, BAS and taxation requirements
- Exposure to inventory accounting within a product based environment
- SAP Business One experience will be highly regarded
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving capability
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with multiple stakeholders
- Permanent full time opportunity
- Broad and varied accounting role
- Exposure to senior leadership
- Stable and growing business
- Onsite parking provided
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
About us
At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. You are at the heart of everything we do. With over 50 years’ experience and a workforce of more than 10,000 people across 32 countries, we collectively put our customers, at the heart of everything we do.
Drawing on knowledge that’s unique to our scale, our commitment to understanding your needs and our ability to meaningfully innovate we are more than just a specialist recruitment business. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face in today’s fast paced world of work, we’ll help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.
Looking for the right role for you?
At Hays we know that finding the right role at the right time takes careful consideration. As your lifelong career partners, we’re by your side, every step of the way.
Whether you’re seeking a new opportunity or support in navigating a career change, we bring the expertise and the connections to partner with you to help you realise your ambition.
Providing an unmatched breadth of jobs across industries and professions whilst leveraging our knowledge, employer relationships, learning opportunities and support, we can offer you roles that challenge and excite you.
Take the next step at hays.com.au
