Assistant Accountant - Fluent Mandarin Speaker Required

Talent Web Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Private health insurance

Salary packaging benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Not-for-profit tax benefit—up to AU$18

Job summary

Bolton Clarke Group in Australia is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to manage financial reporting for Catering, Lifestyle and Administration across Residential Aged Care. You will partner with operational leaders to provide meaningful financial insights.

Key duties include month-end processes, journals, balance sheet reconciliations and enhancing Power BI dashboards. CA/CPA qualified professionals with strong technical accounting are invited to apply.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification required
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related discipline
• Experience in a Financial Accountant or similar role
• Strong reconciliation and general ledger accounting skills
• Experience with Power BI or similar financial reporting tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Experience within aged care, healthcare or a large complex organisation advantageous

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly journals, accruals and general ledger adjustments
• Supporting month-end and year-end reporting activities
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Analysing financial results, budgets and forecasts
• Managing and enhancing Power BI reports and dashboards
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts for assigned areas
• Providing financial support and guidance to operational stakeholders
• Supporting audit processes and compliance requirements
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting and accounting processes
• Ensuring activities are completed in line with accounting standards and company policies

Job description

Bolton Clarke Group – Senior Financial Accountant

Bolton Clarke Group one of Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally. Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, you’ll be responsible for the financial management and reporting of Catering, Lifestyle and Administration costs across our Residential Aged Care business.

This is a hands-on role that combines financial accounting, analysis, reporting and stakeholder partnership, making it ideal for someone who enjoys getting into the detail while also supporting operational leaders with meaningful financial insights.

• Preparing monthly journals, accruals and general ledger adjustments
• Supporting month-end and year-end reporting activities
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Analysing financial results, budgets and forecasts
• Managing and enhancing existing Power BI reports and dashboards
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts for assigned areas
• Providing financial support and guidance to operational stakeholders
• Supporting audit processes and compliance requirements
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting and accounting processesEnsuring activities are completed in line with accounting standards and company policies

About you

You’ll be a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys working with data, solving problems and building strong stakeholder relationships.

To be successful, you’ll bring:

• CA or CPA qualification
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline
• Previous experience in a Financial Accountant or similar role
• Strong reconciliation and general ledger accounting skills
• Experience with Power BI or similar financial reporting tools will be highly regarded
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Experience within aged care, healthcare or a large complex organisation will be highly regarded
• Australia’s largest independent not-for-profit aged care provider
• Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Professional development and career progression opportunities
• Meaningful work that makes a genuine difference to the lives of older Australians

Benefits

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits – claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Programme for staff and family