Financial Accountant

Alexander Appointments; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (2 days WFH)

Job summary

Alexander Appointments is seeking a Financial Accountant for a national multi-site retail business in Sydney's CBD. You will manage month-end reporting, reconciliations, process improvement and finance automation initiatives in a dynamic, commercially focused environment.

You will partner with operational and corporate stakeholders to deliver accurate reporting, strong controls and meaningful financial insight, with a hybrid work arrangement offering 2 days WFH.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualifications or working towards.
• At least four years’ experience in an Accountant or similar financial-accounting role.
• Experience in a multi-site environment and high transactional environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets.
• Experience using ERP systems in a commercially focused environment, SAP Highly regarded.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and financial-control capability.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across the business.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments.
• Complete high-volume branch bank reconciliations across a national network.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial close activities.
• Maintain the accuracy, integrity and completeness of the general ledger.
• Investigate financial variances, resolve issues and provide clear commentary where required.
• Assist with monthly management reporting, financial analysis and ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Prepare, maintain and review balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor outstanding reconciling items and ensure these are cleared in a timely manner.
• Support fixed-asset accounting, including depreciation and asset-register processes.
• Maintain strong financial controls, compliance standards and documentation.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure financial data is accurate, complete and reliable.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting processes and reduce reliance on spreadsheets or repetitive tasks.
• Contribute to finance transformation and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Improve reporting efficiency, workflow quality and data accuracy across the finance function.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP systems (SAP)

Analytical thinking

Communication

Multi-site experience

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Financial Accountant - CBD | National Multi-Site Business

National retail brand - be part of their growth and transformation journey

This is an opportunity to join a well-established national organisation where Finance plays a critical role in supporting operational performance, investment decisions and sustainable growth. You will work in a dynamic, commercially focused environment, partnering with operational and corporate stakeholders to deliver accurate reporting, strong controls and meaningful financial insight.

About the Role

Reporting to the Financial Accounting Manager, you will be a key member of the Financial Accounting team. This is a varied, hands-on role with responsibility across month-end reporting, reconciliations, process improvement, and finance automation initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments.
• Complete high-volume branch bank reconciliations across a national network.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial close activities.
• Maintain the accuracy, integrity and completeness of the general ledger.
• Investigate financial variances, resolve issues and provide clear commentary where required.
• Assist with monthly management reporting, financial analysis and ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Prepare, maintain and review balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor outstanding reconciling items and ensure these are cleared in a timely manner.
• Support fixed-asset accounting, including depreciation and asset-register processes.
• Maintain strong financial controls, compliance standards and documentation.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure financial data is accurate, complete and reliable.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting processes and reduce reliance on spreadsheets or repetitive tasks.
• Contribute to finance transformation and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Improve reporting efficiency, workflow quality and data accuracy across the finance function.

Skills and experience

• CA or CPA qualifications or working towards.
• At least four years’ experience in an Accountant or similar financial-accounting role.
• Experience in a multi-site environment and high transactional environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets.
• Experience using ERP systems in a commercially focused environment, SAP Highly regarded.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and financial-control capability.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across the business.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

• Join a recognised national organisation with a strong multi-site footprint
• Play a visible role in supporting a business during a busy period of growth and transformation.
• A collaborative team environment with scope to build stakeholder relationships across the business.
• Hybrid working arrangement - 2 days WFH