Group Accountant | Alexandria | $120,000 - $130,000 + Super

A national retail business, operating across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, is looking for a Group Accountant. You’d own the group’s statutory accounts and tax returns from start to finish, and play a key part in its ESG reporting, reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller.

What you’ll do as Group Accountant
Prepare the statutory accounts for the Australian, Recent Zealand and UK entities, and the group consolidation
Prepare and lodge the Australian and Current Zealand tax returns and FBT return, and work with UK tax advisers on the UK returns
Support the group’s ESG and sustainability reporting, including gathering data, preparing disclosures and keeping up with changing requirements
Work with the external auditors and tax consultants through each year-end
Keep accounting policies and procedures up to date as the standards change
Prepare the cash flow and balance sheet for budgets and forecasts, the debt covenant calculations and shareholder reporting

What you’ll bring
CA qualification,



with an audit background from a Big 4 or mid-tier firm
Three to five years in financial accounting, with solid statutory accounts preparation
Experience with ESG or sustainability reporting is desirable not essential
A working knowledge of consolidation accounting
The ability to prepare Australian tax returns on your own
Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system
Confidence working independently, managing your own deadlines and explaining technical points clearly to people outside finance

Why it’s worth a look

As Group Accountant, you’d be the go-to person for statutory, tax and ESG reporting across three countries, with direct access to the Group Financial Controller. It suits someone with an audit background who wants to see the whole year-end through from the inside, rather than reviewing it from the outside, and who wants to build experience in sustainability reporting as it becomes a bigger part of finance.
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