Financial Accountant – Derrimut location

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Job Description

Your new company
Join an established and successful industrial business in Melbourne’s western suburbs with a strong operational footprint and a practical, down‑to‑earth culture. With an experienced Finance Manager in place, the business is now looking to strengthen its finance function with a capable Financial Accountant who enjoys being close to the numbers and the broader operation.

Your new role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll play a key role across financial accounting, reporting and analysis while supporting the continued improvement of finance processes. Your responsibilities will include:

- Month‑end reporting, journals and balance sheet reconciliations
- Intercompany accounting and reconciliations
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting
- Maintaining the fixed asset register
- Assisting with management reporting and financial analysis
- Supporting audit, statutory and compliance requirements
- Providing accurate financial information to operational stakeholders
- Identifying opportunities to improve and automate finance processes

Broad Financial Accountant role | Circa $110K + super

What you’ll need to succeed
You’ll be an experienced Financial Accountant who enjoys working in a hands‑on, commercially focused environment. Ideally, you’ll bring:

- Strong financial accounting and month‑end experience
- Excellent reconciliation and analytical skills
- Experience with budgeting and financial reporting
- Strong Excel skills and confidence learning accounting systems
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach
- The ability to communicate effectively with finance and non‑finance stakeholders
- CA/CPA qualification, or progress towards qualification, will be highly regarded





Experience within a manufacturing, industrial, distribution or another operational environment would be advantageous.

What you’ll get in return
This is an excellent prospect to join an established business and work closely with an experienced Finance Manager while taking ownership of a broad accounting remit.

- Circa $110,000 + super
- Broad Financial Accountant position with genuine ownership
- Direct exposure to the Finance Manager
- Opportunity to improve systems and processes
- Established operational business
- Western suburbs Derrimut location with parking on‑site

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare and substantiate Balance Sheet accounts and departmental revenue streams
- Assist with statutory and management reporting (P&L;, Balance Sheet, Cashflow)
- Support Accounts Payable and provide technical accounting guidance
- Contribute to ATO reporting (BAS, Tax Returns, FBT)
- Develop and enhance operational and financial reporting, with a focus on automation
- Support audits, including preparing documentation and liaising with external auditors
- Monitor cost and revenue performance and drive continuous process improvements
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and CapEx planning
- Support accounting standards implementation (AASB 15 & AASB 16)
- Contribute to commercial finance initiatives (e.g. invoicing automation, contract management)

Qualifications





You are a technically strong accounting professional with a passion for continuous improvement and business partnering.

You will bring:

- CA or CPA qualification.
- Degree qualification in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in financial accounting, reporting and month‑end processes.
- Strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations, audit support and financial controls.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large ERP and reporting systems.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience reviewing or supervising the work of other finance team members.
- A proactive mindset with a focus on accuracy, continuous improvement and delivering outcomes.
- Experience working in a deadline‑driven environment, consistently delivering accurate and timely financial outcomes.

Additional Information

At Bapcor, we focus on what matters most for our customers, team members and the communities we serve.

We go the extra mile to get the job done and always live our values.

In joining our team, you can access:

- Diverse career opportunities within the Bapcor Group
- Discounts across Bapcor products and services, including our Retail and Trade brands
- Industry leading policies to support your work/ life balance (gender neutral parental leave, purchase leave, volunteer leave etc)
- Paid birthday leave
- Novated leasing and more

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, gender identity, abilities and backgrounds, providing a recruitment experience that’s fair, free from bias and accessible. If you need to inquire about reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email (emailprotected)

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