Company Accountant | Property Group

Brook Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable, long-term role

CBD office in Melbourne (five days)

Job summary

Brook Recruitment is seeking a Senior Company Accountant in Melbourne to manage accounting across a large multi-entity group, reporting to the CFO. The role offers autonomy and long-term stability in a well-established, family-like environment.

You will oversee year-end processes, BAS, and inter-company transactions while driving improvements in controls. Based in a collaborative CBD office, five days a week.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a high-volume, multi-entity accounting environment.
• Proficient in MYOB.
• Excellent Excel and MS Office skills.
• CA or CPA qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete bank reconciliations and prepare the weekly cash report.
• Process property purchases and sales.
• Maintain the group's loan schedule.
• Prepare and lodge the quarterly BAS.
• Assist with year-end accounts, statutory and tax returns across the group's entities, working with the external accountants.
• Help improve accounting processes and controls, and guide accounts and admin staff.

Skills

High-volume accounting

Attention to detail

Independent working

Property/financial services experience

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

MYOB

Excel

Job description

About The Business

Join a family-owned property development and investment group, with a long and respected history in Melbourne. It is a very well-established business, and you will be joining a long-standing team where people stay and grow with the company.

About The Business

Join a family-owned property development and investment group, with a long and respected history in Melbourne. It is a very well-established business, and you will be joining a long-standing team where people stay and grow with the company.

About The Role

You will be a senior member of the finance team, reporting to the CFO. You will manage the accounting across a large group of entities, with plenty of autonomy and variety. This is a long-term role. The current Company Accountant is moving on after 11 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete bank reconciliations and prepare the weekly cash report
• Process property purchases and sales
• Maintain the group's loan schedule
• Prepare and lodge the quarterly BAS
• Assist with year-end accounts, statutory and tax returns across the group's entities, working with the external accountants
• You will also help improve accounting processes and controls, and guide accounts and admin staff.

About You

• Extensive experience in a high-volume, multi-entity (inter-company) accounting environment
• Proficient in MYOB
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills
• Excellent attention to detail, and comfortable working independently
• Property or financial services experience is highly regarded, as is CA or CPA qualification

What's On Offer

• A stable, long-term role in a supportive and established business
• A collaborative, quiet CBD office, with the role based in the office five days a week
• A full handover from the outgoing Company Accountant