As a Junior Finance Officer, you will be a crucial member of our Finance team, working closely with the Finance and Systems Manager. You will be responsible for a range of financial tasks, ensuring the smooth and compliant management of our financial operations.
Responsibilities:
Technical
- Accurately process a variety of financial transactions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and expense reports.
- Maintain organised and accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
- Assist in the creation of management reports, including variance analysis and other commentary
- Creditor Management. You will oversee and review current automations, ensuring completeness and timely processing.
- Debtor management. Proactively liaise with staff and clients to ensure that queries are addressed
- Support in the processing of company-wide payroll, ensuring accuracy and data integrity
- Regularly reconcile bank statements to ensure accuracy of cash balances.
- Assist in the creation of process automation within both the finance function, and the company as a whole
- Maintain a high level of data integrity across a number of systems, both financial and non-financial
- Assist in the creation of financial models and budgets
- Ensure transactions are supported by appropriate approvals and source documents
Innovation
- Champion recent process automations, bringing efficiencies to the way Peritas operates
- Participate in discussions on work system improvements, including leveraging technology for information sharing, management, and quality control.
- Actively engage in reviewing work standards and monitoring processes, initiating recommendations for improvement.
- Assists clients to identify sustainable options and implications.
- Bring ideas forward on how we can improve the way we deliver our partner experience.
Experience & Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year experience in bookkeeping, AR/AP, or payroll
- Understanding of basic accounting principles and procedures.
- Proficiency in Xero, with an understanding of the wider app ecosystem
- Intermediate experience in MS Excel. Familiarity with MS Power App(s) highly desirable.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of integrity and ethical conduct
- Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) or Cert IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping