An innovative and developing business, Aurora Construction Materials is one of Victoria’s leading producers of crushed rock, aggregates and concrete using predominantly upcycled materials. An exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated Assistant Accountant or Financial Accountant (title and package based on experience and capability) to become an integral part of our team.
What you’ll be doing
Based at Essendon Fields (accessible by road and tram) and reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, the position will be contributing to all facets of our finance department. Our Accountant will enjoy immediate exposure to not only core financial duties, but also how the decisions made within the finance team translate to the operational teams (and vice-versa).
Key Responsibilities
- End-of-Month task coordination, journal processing, fact checking and data gathering
- Assisting accounts receivable, accounts payable and the invoicing coordinator with queries
- Assisting operations-based teams with general accounting knowledge and understanding of issued financial statements
- Assisting to implement data related and process automation projects
- Coordinate and issue reports on sales and expenditure to the relevant teams
- Balance Sheet reconciliations
Who you are
You are a qualified Accountant, with minimum of two years practical experience and are working towards your CPA/CA (if not already achieved).
You are a team player and are able to adapt to any circumstance. You’re not afraid to use initiative and make good, effective decisions.
You are approachable and calm under pressure and are willing to challenge the status quo.
You are willing to go above and beyond for our customers and our team.
You are willing to impart your knowledge amongst our broader team.
You possess good Microsoft Excel skills, are comfortable working with the wider Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Teams & SharePoint) and are willing to learn an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
You are an effective communicator and a task-oriented person.
You're willing to upskill and grow.
Why Aurora?
We’ve embarked upon an operational journey to create a sustainable, high-performance environment. You’ll be given the autonomy to make effective change and put your own personal stamp on the business. To help you flourish, we’ll give you the support you need to bring your vision to fruition. We are an equal prospect employer; we value our people, promoting and encouraging a healthy work-life balance.
Above all else, get to see how your work translates to the actual production, sale and use of core construction products building Victoria.
A competitive remuneration is available to the right candidate.