Assistant Accountant

LVMH; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bulgari Australia and NZ is seeking a Finance and Administration professional to support reporting and accounting processes across AP, AR and GL activities. The role covers month-end closing, reconciliations, and compliance with tax authorities.

Ideal candidates have tertiary accounting or business qualifications and 3–4 years of relevant experience, with advanced Excel and SAP familiarity. This on-site Sydney position requires strong analytical and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years experience in a similar role.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and data analysis focus.
• Ability to work as part of a team and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly Inter-Company reconciliation of balance sheet and P&L; post manual journal entries in SAP.
• Assist AP/AR processes including posting payments and archiving documents.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals and reconciliations for month-end close.
• Ensure compliance with ATO/IRD NZ deadlines and maintain proper documentation across tasks.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical

Team player

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Accounting or Business

Tools

SAP

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsible for supporting the reporting process as well as the Finance and Administration functions as required which can include ad hoc activities and projects in addition to AP and AR functions for Bulgari Australia and NZ.

Job responsabilities

Bank Reconciliation & General Ledger Support

• Ensure the monthly Inter-Company reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and profit and loss.
• Investigate discrepancies and post relevant manual journal entries in SAP.
• Assist in General Ledger activities including basic journal entries and reconciliations.
• Support the team in meeting all fiscal activities according to the deadlines of the ATO and IRD NZ.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable

• Within the team support the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions in processing, posting, archiving the assigned AP and AR tasks.
• Perform checks and activities relevant to AP processing including review of approvals, preparation of payments for execution, posting payments in SAP, archiving and filing the documents.
• Perform checks on invoices and supporting documents, including review of approvals before processing.
• Prepare payments for execution and post payments in SAP.
• Maintain proper filing and documentation of all AP/AR transactions.

Month-End Closing & Reporting

• Prepare the monthly closing preparation including journal entries, accruals and reconciliations to the General Ledger and providing other departments with all the necessary information.
• Support reconciliation to the General Ledger and provide required data for reporting .
• Support compliance with ATO and IRD reporting requirements.
• Ensure proper accounting administrative activities in meeting deadlines.

Process, Compliance & Administration

• Assist in documenting processes and aligning to standard processes/policies across the Company and acting as a gatekeeper to ensure compliance.
• Prepare the bank reconciliation for the month end leading one of the 2 countries of the business (AU or NZ) and posting any relevant manual journal in SAP.

Profile

Tertiary qualifications in Accounting or Business.

Essential

• 3-4 years experience in a similar role
• Ability to work as a team
• Analytical and multi-tasking skills
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Advanced Excel skills

Desired

• Exposure to using PowerPoint
• Experience with SAP
• CPA or CA qualified or working towards this
• Retail/FMCG or similar experience