Aviation Finance Accountant: Growth, Training, Permanent

Swissport; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement opportunities

Comprehensive training

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Swissport in Mascot, NSW, seeks a Financial Accountant to oversee daily financial operations, support Finance Managers with month-end processes, and ensure compliance with reporting standards in a fast-paced aviation services environment.

You will handle journal entries, GL reconciliations, tax compliance (GST/BAS/payroll tax), asset depreciation, and audit support while identifying opportunities to streamline accounting processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting, journal entries and ledger reconciliation.
• Proven ability to manage month-end and year-end processes with accuracy.
• Familiarity with GST, BAS submissions and payroll tax reporting.
• Experience maintaining Fixed Asset Registers and depreciation.
• Experience supporting audits and providing financial documentation.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Strong Excel skills (PivotTables, VLOOKUP) and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Processing journal entries and reconciling general ledger accounts.
• Conducting variance analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Managing end-of-month and year-end processes, including tax compliance.
• Handling GST, BAS submissions, and payroll tax payments.
• Maintaining and reconciling the Fixed Asset Register and calculating depreciation.
• Supporting audit processes by providing accurate financial documentation.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiencies.

Skills

Financial reporting

Journal entry processing

GL reconciliation

End-of-month processes

Year-end processes

Tax compliance

GST/BAS/payroll tax

Fixed asset depreciation

Audit support

Process improvement

Excel - PivotTables/VLOOKUP

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Swissport in Mascot, NSW, seeks a Financial Accountant to oversee daily financial operations, support Finance Managers with month-end processes, and ensure compliance with reporting standards in a fast-paced aviation services environment.

You will handle journal entries, GL reconciliations, tax compliance (GST/BAS/payroll tax), asset depreciation, and audit support while identifying opportunities to streamline accounting processes.