Assistant Accountant (12 Month Maternity relief)Flexible

Super Retail Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Super Retail Group is seeking an Assistant Accountant (12 Month Maternity relief) to support critical finance activities across the business. You will assist month-end, prepare financial reports and analyse data to inform decision making.

In this role you’ll collaborate with stores, support office teams and external providers, driving accuracy, timeliness and process improvements while maintaining strong controls during peak reporting periods.

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in accounting principles and processes.
• Experience in an Assistant Accountant or similar finance role.
• Exposure to month-end reporting and deadlines.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret large data sets.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders.
• Retail or dynamic commercial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close activities through the preparation, validation and analysis of financial information, ensuring accurate reporting, reconciliations and timely delivery of business-critical reporting requirements.
• Provide reporting, administration and analytical support for fleet operations, partnering with internal stakeholders and external providers to drive efficiency, value and commercial outcomes.
• Build strong relationships across stores, support office functions and finance teams to gather information, coordinate activities and ensure effective communication across the business.
• Support audit activities, ad hoc reporting and process improvement initiatives while maintaining accuracy, prioritising competing demands and contributing to overall team effectiveness.

Skills

Finance fundamentals

Month-end reporting

Analytical skills

Excel data management

Data interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Retail environment experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Assistant Accountant (12 Month Maternity relief)Flexible

About the Role... At Super Retail Group, our purpose is to inspire and equip everyone to live their passion every day. As Assistant Accountant, you'll support a range of critical finance activities that contribute to informed decision-making across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Month-End Support - Support month-end close activities through the preparation, validation and analysis of financial information, ensuring accurate reporting, reconciliations and timely delivery of business-critical reporting requirements.
• Fleet Management & Commercial Analysis - Provide reporting, administration and analytical support for fleet operations, partnering with internal stakeholders and external providers to drive efficiency, value and commercial outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Build strong relationships across stores, support office functions and finance teams to gather information, coordinate activities and ensure effective communication across the business.
• Financial Compliance & Continuous Improvement - Support audit activities, ad hoc reporting and process improvement initiatives while maintaining accuracy, prioritising competing demands and contributing to overall team effectiveness.

What Success Looks Like...You'll be someone who:

• Is highly organised and capable of managing multiple priorities.
• Takes ownership and follows tasks through to completion.
• Builds credible relationships and communicates confidently with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Maintains accuracy and attention to detail, even under pressure.
• Demonstrates initiative and proactively seeks solutions.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.

About You...To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Solid Finance Foundations - Previous experience in an Assistant Accountant or similar finance role, with a strong understanding of accounting principles and processes.
• Month-End Reporting Expertise - Exposure to month-end activities, financial reporting requirements and tight reporting deadlines.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills - Strong reconciliation, reporting and analytical capabilities, with a keen eye for detail.
• Excel & Data Management Excellence - Advanced Excel skills and the ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret large data sets.
• Data-Driven Mindset - Comfortable working with complex information and transforming data into meaningful insights.
• Relationship-Building Strengths - Proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders while building strong working relationships.
• Collaborative Approach - Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and functions to achieve shared outcomes.
• Thrives in a Fast-Paced Environment - Experience in retail or another dynamic commercial setting, with the agility to adapt to changing priorities.

This role supports critical reporting cycles and month-end deadlines. Flexibility and commitment during peak reporting periods, including financial year-end and half-year reporting, will be important to your success.

If you're looking for a role that offers challenge, variety and the opportunity to make an impact from day one, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Us? This role offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative and supportive finance team while gaining exposure to a large, complex and highly successful retail organisation. You'll develop valuable commercial finance experience, build relationships across the business and play a meaningful role in supporting key operational and financial outcomes.

Our Culture of Inclusion: Super Retail Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.We support, promote and celebrate diversity and we recognise the benefits a culture of inclusion brings to our workplace and customer experience.