Senior Financial Accountant - Financial Services

Senior Financial Accountant - Financial Services - CBD

Company Background

Our client is one of Australia’s’ longest-standing Financial Services organisations turning over in excess of $1bn a year. A recent promotion within the Group team has opened up an opportunity for an up-and-coming technical Financial Accountant to step into the role. 

The Role

Sitting in the Group team, and reporting to the Group Accounting Manager, this role will have ownership of the consolidated reporting for the combined group. It’s a hands-on role, and although you will have the support of a Financial Accountant, it is a roll-up-your-sleeves sort of role especially around quarterly and half-year periods. 

More specifically the role will:

• Manage a Financial Accountant (based off-shore) 
• Ensure all consolidation and elimination entries are recorded in the financial reporting system 
• Accurate translation of foreign subsidiary financial statements into their correct functional currency and Group reporting currency
• Accounting for external interest-bearing liabilities and interest cost obligations in the relevant legal entity’s ledger
• Accounting for foreign currency loans to subsidiaries and associated interest obligations
• Accounting for transactions impacting upon numerous – e.g. audit fees, management fees, inter-group dividends, distributable profits reserve entries
• Ensure the correct translation of foreign-subsidiary financial statements into the relevant functional currency and group reporting currency
• Ensure timely and precise consolidation of Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and cash flow reports 
• Liaise with external auditors, consultants and relevant internal parties to achieve timely and accurate reporting
• Assist the Group Senior Financial Accounting Manager with providing reliable and relevant financial and management information across business activities

Your Background

Our client is interested in speaking to candidates with strong technical backgrounds in particular that have:

• Experience in group reporting and consolidations
• Worked within medium/large organisations (financial services would be superb) 
• CA/CPA qualifications (or equivalent)

If you are keen to apply for this Senior Financial Accountant role, please contact Kent Maxwell at Richard Lloyd on 02 8324 5644, quoting reference 8594 or click on 'apply now' below.

Please submit your CV in Word format and note that due to the high volume of responses we receive only suitable candidates will be contacted.