About The Role

The Senior Finance Officer will join the finance administration team of a well-established national group with a large multi-entity footprint, based in their Melbourne CBD head office. This is a permanent full-time position reporting to the Finance Manager.

The Senior Finance Officer will be responsible for high-volume cash and bank reconciliations across multiple entities, weekly payment runs, and monthly balance sheet reconciliations, playing a key role in keeping the group's transactional finance function running accurately and on time.

Role & Responsibilities
Complete bank account reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and entities, and prepare cash at bank, cash in transit and cash clearing journals on a weekly basis
Prepare weekly cash clearing reconciliations, investigating and resolving systemic variances and uncleared items in a timely manner
Input and load weekly pay runs into online banking portals and prepare daily payment runs for the Group
Prepare and investigate monthly balance sheet reconciliations across clearing, bank, and cash holding accounts
Prepare weekly cash variance reports and review monthly reconciliations collated from a large national site network




Collaborate with the accounts receivable team on debtor reconciliations across the Group
Review and input weekly petty cash receipts, and allocate and communicate receipts to the relevant teams in a timely manner
Assist with troubleshooting automated revenue data imports, support external audits, and contribute to ad hoc finance projects as directed

Skills & Experience
5+ years' experience in a similar cash settlement / financial reconciliation role within a high-transaction, multi-entity environment
Familiarity with POS systems and reconciliation processes, including preparing cash clearing reconciliations and resolving variances as they arise
Solid Microsoft Excel skills
Ability to adapt quickly to recent accounting applications and systems
Strong communication and organisational skills with high attention to detail
Initiative, drive, and a positive, flexible approach to work
Willingness to support the broader head office finance team

Next Steps

If this prospect sounds of interest, please feel free to reach out to Sam Liu at Perigon Group for a confidential discussion.
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📌 Senior Finance Officer Melbourne
🏢 Perigon Group Pty
📍 Melbourne