Apply: (Senior) Financial Accountant, Financial Services

Reference: BH-170777
Our client is a leading financial services group and employer of choice currently growing considerably following a number of high profile acquisitions.  As part of this growth they have a newly created role within their financial control team for an experienced financial accountant.  

Reporting into the senior finance manager this is a broad role encompassing financial accounting, tax accounting and expense accounting.  

Key deliverables will include:

  • Delivery of month end accounting processes 
  • Run monthly ABC costing expense processes
  • Perform balance sheet reconciliations
  • Prepare BAS Lodgements for related entities
  • Ensure accurate preparation, completion and review of the Group’s reporting requirements
  • Drive process simplification and optimisation
  • Implementation and adoption of changed and new accounting standards
  • Prepare accounting papers and recommend reporting treatment for complex transactions
  • Provide oversight of work performed by more junior members in the team, provide ongoing coaching and training

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading FS group which is going from strength to strength.  The role will initially be a contract for 12 months but with a view to converting to permanent.

Required skills and experience:

  • At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in a related financial accounting or expense role in a financial services company
  • Experience in the insurance industry advantageous
  • CA / CPA professional membership (Essential/Working towards)
  • Experience with re-designing processes and controls, process simplification and automation 
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy, strong verbal and written communication skills
Company Background:

Ethos BeathChapman (EBC) is a global group of executive recruitment experts in Australia, Asia and EMEA, with a broader network beyond. We connect exceptional people to exceptional companies.

EBC’s mid-sized agility and solutions-focused approach enables us to flex where traditional recruitment agencies have failed, and scale beyond the reach of boutiques. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers corporate and specialised functions across Finance, Technology, Commerce and Government recruitment markets, among others.

Established 2005 in Sydney, EBC today has six offices worldwide in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands and the UK. Part of the Nikkei-listed Will Group, Inc, we own Quay Appointments and our staffing and managed solutions specialists, CONNECT.

Let’s connect, and make exceptional happen, together: www.ethosbc.com

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