Accountant: Financial Planning, Budgeting & Controls

Optalert Australia Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Optalert Australia Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based company, is seeking a full-time Accountant to manage professional accounting, financial reporting, compliance and analysis. You will prepare monthly management accounts, budgets, cash-flow forecasts and year-end schedules, while liaising with external accountants and auditors.

The role emphasizes month-end close, controls, and accurate financial commentary for management and the Board, reporting to the CEO in a small-team environment in Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher qualification in Accounting, or a closely related discipline with a major in accounting.
• At least 12 months of recent full-time experience in an accounting role.
• Working knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, GST, FBT, PAYG withholding and payroll tax requirements.
• Experience in month-end reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and variance analysis.
• Knowledge of the Wiise accounting system.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
• High standards of professional integrity and confidentiality
• Fluency in Portuguese or Spanish as a second language would be regarded as a positive, though not an essential requirement.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts, fixed asset register and accounting records.
• Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments and balance-sheet reconciliations, and perform the month-end close.
• Prepare monthly profit and loss, balance-sheet and cash-flow reports, and monthly management accounts for review by the CEO.
• Analyse financial results, investigate significant variances and provide explanations to management.
• Prepare financial information and supporting commentary for management and Board reporting.
• Prepare the annual budget in consultation with the CEO and relevant managers, maintain budget-versus-actual reporting and prepare cash-flow forecasts.
• Analyse costs, revenue and expenditure trends and provide relevant information to management.
• Prepare BAS/GST, PAYG, FBT and payroll-tax information and reconciliations, and supporting schedules for external tax advisers.
• Prepare year-end reconciliations, audit workpapers and supporting schedules, and respond to routine audit queries.
• Maintain the company’s financial controls and accounting procedures, and identify control weaknesses and opportunities for process improvement.
• Monitor the company’s cash position, receivables, payables and material liabilities.
• Review and, where required, process accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and superannuation transactions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Wiise

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Optalert Australia Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based company, is seeking a full-time Accountant to manage professional accounting, financial reporting, compliance and analysis. You will prepare monthly management accounts, budgets, cash-flow forecasts and year-end schedules, while liaising with external accountants and auditors.

The role emphasizes month-end close, controls, and accurate financial commentary for management and the Board, reporting to the CEO in a small-team environment in Melbourne.