Job DescriptionReporting to the Finance Manager, the junior assistant accountant will follow strategies and policies as implemented by the Finance Manager. Assist the Finance team to manage day-to-day accounting procedures, minimize cost, assist other departments with finance queries when required. Be proactive in problem solving, learning and applying knowledge to all logical processes.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable
- Processing supplier and intercompany bills, credits, weekly and monthly statement reconciliations, reconcile the aged payables and other ad hoc vendor reconciliations, liaise with the suppliers for any bill’s discrepancies
- Manage all emails on payables.au mailbox
- Assist with maintenance of employee expense approvals per company policy within our expense management system
- Ensure all PO’s are receipted and Landed Costs added
- Reconcile the PCard and entered in Fusion
Accounts Receivable
- Assist with compliance checks and credit applications, ensure all shipped orders are invoiced, follow up debtors, send out customer statements and reconcile the aged receivables
- Process daily customer receipts
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders daily to ensure any issues are resolved promptly
General Ledger Accounting
- Daily bank reconciliations and banking entries
- Process the daily create accounting processes and ensure all errors are cleared
- Other ad hoc duties to support the team; orders from Officeworks, Coles, etc., orders.
Other Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting (or working towards)
- Minimum of 1 year experience within a similar role
- Experience with general ledger / AR Collections highly regarded
- Computer literacy, intermediate knowledge of M365 Office suite and Excel
- Experience with Oracle Fusion highly regarded.
- Confidence in dealing with internal and external stakeholders always ensuring confidentiality
- Eager to learn and adapt
- Flexible and adaptable to take on new tasks
- Attention to detail coupled with a high level of accuracy in data entry
- Robust level of written and verbal communication skills
Required Competencies:
- Initiate action
- Build customer satisfaction
- Innovate
- Solve problems
Note: This is not intended to describe every element of the position. From time-to-time staff may be asked to perform various job-related duties not listed above, including assisting another department
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Work Shift
Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.