Financial Accountant
Talent International is currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant to work for a NSW Government client based in Warrawong. This is a 5-month contract with the view to be extended. The role is paying $41.14 – 54.74 per hour + Super.
Hours – 7.6 hours per day, 38 hours per week
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The Financial Accountant’s primary purpose is to provide support in the successful completion of statutory year-end and also month-end reporting. Included in this is ensuring journal entries and reconciliation processes are completed and managed by statutory requirements and District compliance obligations. The expected outcome will be the timely, accurate and quality completion of month-end results and annual financial statements by Accounting Standards.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Provide support and assistance in the production of annual and monthly financial and management accounting reports, maintenance and reconciliation of necessary general ledger accounts, and development and maintenance of policies, guidelines, rules, instructions and procedures about financial accounting processes.
- Contribute as part of the Financial Accounting Team in developing and maintaining a professional working relationship with the client Share to assist in achieving best practice KPIs of financial reporting including accuracy and timeliness.
- Assist external auditors by providing answers to their queries about the annual financial statements audit.
- Process all journal entries as necessary, contribute to the completion of annual inventory stock takes and control petty cash floats.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships by liaising, consulting and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders to identify key issues and provide an effective service.
- Act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote a culture and supporting practices that reflect the organisational values, through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients/clients/employees
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Business or equivalent and/or equivalent experience.
- Recent and relevant experience in the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports along with the completion of General Ledger Reconciliations.
- Demonstrated understanding of Accounting Standards with their impact on Financial Reporting.
- Proven ability to prioritise a varied and high-volume workload proficiency in organisational skills and excellent time management skills.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills with all levels of management and staff. Including an ability to work as part of a team that understands and practices quality improvements and customer service principles.
- Demonstrated high-level analytical thinking and problem-solving skills and the ability to interpret data and develop strategies to address results.
- Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office
If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 02 8240 9596 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.