Job Description

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Assistant Accountant needed urgently for a thriving business in Western Sydney!Your new company is a well-known organisation in Western Sydney looking to hire an Assistant Accountant.

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- Support the timely and accurate completion of the month-end close process.
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- Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, including accurate transaction coding, authorisation, and balance sheet reconciliations.
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- Manage the Goods Received/Invoice Received reconciliation process
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- Prepare and deliver meaningful variance analysis of monthly financial results, providing insights to support the Head of Country Finance and business stakeholders.
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- Play a key role in the delivery of year-end financial results, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to reporting timelines.
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- Support the year-end external audit process by preparing schedules, responding to auditor queries, and coordinating documentation requests.
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- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external auditors to facilitate an efficient and timely audit process.
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- Support the Head of Country Finance in maintaining a robust internal control setting, ensuring effective financial and operational controls are designed, implemented, and monitored across the business.
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- Assist in ensuring appropriate segregation of duties, delegation of authority, and control compliance to mitigate operational and financial risks.
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- Assist the team in driving continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and overall control effectiveness.
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- Support the accurate and timely preparation, review and lodgement of all indirect tax obligations in Australia, including Business Activity Statement (BAS), Payroll Tax and Fringe Benefits Tax returns.
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- Oversee the timely and accurate validation and processing of intercompany transactions and invoicing.
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- Perform monthly intercompany account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and ensure variances are resolved promptly.
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- Partner with finance teams to ensure alignment of intercompany balances and compliance with group policies.
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- Maintain and manage Fixed Assets Register
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- Review and maintain vendor master data to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company policies.
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- Monitor AP and AR performance metrics, supporting timely issue resolution and process optimisation.
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Similar experience in an all-rounder Accounting role is necessary. Knowledge of SAP or similar large ERP would be ideal.

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📌 Assistant Accountant (New South Wales)
🏢 NACBA
📍 New South Wales