Financial Accountant

Our client is a growing, global organisation with 100 staff - operating in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions

They are an end-end architectural firm that provides service planning - developing high quality clinical services responsive to patient and population health needs - and are also across every aspect of the design of large and small public hospitals and health clinics (planning to execution)

Role Description:

This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded financial accountant to play an integral role in their finance function and support multiple international business operations.

The successful candidate will be a pragmatic, hands-on leader who enjoys working in a dynamic, fast paced environment with stakeholders across different countries and time zones

Skills and Responsibilities:

Reporting to senior leadership, you will take ownership of the day to day finance operations while ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions. This is a broad role suited to someone who enjoys balancing strategic financial oversight with hands on financial management

• Manage the end to end finance function across multiple international entities
• Prepare monthly management reports, financial statements and cash flow forecasts
• Coordinate payroll across multiple regions; ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage taxation, GST, BAS, PAYG, superannuation and statutory reporting requirements
• Coordinate annual financial statements and liaise with external auditors during year-end audits.
• Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
• Reconcile bank accounts and maintain strong financial controls.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts and business performance
• Work closely with managers and finance contacts across Australia, PNG, Qatar, Dubai, Malaysia, India and Oman.
• Assist with process improvements, system enhancements and finance automation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies and regulatory requirements

Skills and Experience:

You will be an experienced finance professional who enjoys taking ownership and building strong relationships across the business.

• Professionally recognised accounting qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a Financial Accountant or Finance Manager role
• Experience managing multi-entity or international finance operations an advantage (not essential)
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll, taxation and superannuation legislation
• Experience liaising external auditors and year end financial reporting.
• Excellent understanding of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and general ledger management
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and experience with modern accounting systems - Xero and MYOB
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills
• A practical, pragmatic and solutions focused approach to problem solving 
• High attention to detail with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines

Consultant: Colin Massey

Keywords: Accountant, Financial Accountant, Finance Manager, Excel, Xero, MYOB, payroll, taxation, BAS, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, audit, superannuation, reporting