Assistant Accountant

Marand Precision Engineering Pty Ltd; Victoria; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Marand Precision Engineering Pty Ltd in Kingston, Australia, is seeking an Assistant Accountant with 2-3 years accounting experience to move from professional services to financial accounting. This fast-paced, growth-oriented environment offers exposure to full accounting cycle.

You will work with AP/AR, reconciliations, journal entries, month-end close, inventory, and financial reporting, with strong Excel and ERP experience. CA/CPA studies encouraged; apply now.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years accounting experience, ideally in private equity, large organisations, ASX listed businesses, or professional services.
• Strong understanding of reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments and month-end.
• CA/CPA studies commenced, or intent to commence.

Responsibilities

• Preparing account reconciliations across AP, AR, balance sheet and clearing accounts.
• Processing journal entries, accruals and prepayments.
• Supporting month-end close and ensuring accounts are accurate and reconciled.
• Performing bank and transactional reconciliations.
• Preparing clear and accurate workpapers for review.
• Supporting AP/AR and investigating variances and discrepancies.
• Assisting with inventory reconciliations, cash analysis and financial reporting.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and working papers.

Skills

Accounting

Excel

ERP systems

Workpapers

CA/CPA study

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business degree

Tools

SAP

Pronto

Job description

Assistant Accountant Marand Precision Engineering Pty Ltd Kingston, NF, AU

Job Description

Are you ready to make the move from Professional Services to Financial Accounting?

Join a fast-paced, growing organisation where you can build your financial accounting career!

Your New Role:

We are looking for a proactive, curious and technically minded Assistant Accountant to join our finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 2-3 years' accounting experience, or someone currently working in audit or professional services who is looking to make the move into industry financial accounting.

Working within a fast-moving, professional and growth focused environment, you will work closely with the broader finance and business teams and gain exposure to the full accounting cycle.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing account reconciliations across AP, AR, balance sheet and clearing accounts.
• Processing journal entries, accruals and prepayments.
• Supporting month-end close and ensuring accounts are accurate and reconciled.
• Performing bank and transactional reconciliations.
• Preparing clear and accurate workpapers for review.
• Supporting AP/AR and investigating variances and discrepancies.
• Assisting with inventory reconciliations, cash analysis and financial reporting.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and working papers.

What we're looking for:

You’ll be a self-starter who is disciplined, engaged and proactive, with a genuine hunger to learn and develop your accounting career.

You’ll have:

• 2-3 years' accounting experience, ideally within a private equity, larger organisations, ASX listed businesses, or professional services or auditing.
• Strong understanding of reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments and month-end.
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP and SUMIFS.
• Experience working with an ERP system such as SAP, Pronto or similar.
• Experience preparing accounting workpapers.
• A relevant Accounting, Finance or Business degree.
• CA/CPA studies commenced, or a genuine intention to commence.

We’re looking for someone who is outgoing, curious and proactive – someone who asks questions, gets things done today and doesn’t procrastinate.

If you’re an auditor or currently working in the professional services and wanting to make the move into financial accounting, or an Assistant Accountant ready for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

About Marand

Marand Precision Engineering is one of Australia's leading engineering and advanced manufacturing companies, delivering complex equipment, tooling and precision manufactured components to the defence, aerospace, mining and industrial sectors.

As part of the ASDAM Group, we provide sovereign Australian capability across engineering, advanced manufacturing, assembly and sustainment through Marand, TAE Aerospace, Rosebank Engineering, Levett Engineering and Quickstep.

Additional Requirements:

Due to the nature of our work and the requirements of our customers, all applicants may be required to hold Australian citizenship and need to meet ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and/or EAR (Export Administration Regulations) compliance as part of employment eligibility.

Successful applicants may also be required to undergo a current police check, obtain a Commonwealth defence security clearance, and participate in random drug and alcohol screening as part of our commitment to safety and security.

We make employment decisions based on merit, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.