Financial Accountant

Showpo; Waterloo; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment - 3 days from

Staff discount

Paid parental leave

GP access via Updoc

Showpo Wellness Club

Job summary

Showpo is seeking a Collaborative and autonomous Financial Accountant to join the Finance team in Australia. You will manage payments, payroll, and financial reporting across multiple entities, driving process improvements and automation with Xero integrations.

You will liaison with wholesale operations on invoicing and collections, ensure GST/BAS compliance, and support multi-entity consolidation. A CA/CPA or progress towards it is preferred, with strong Excel and communication skills.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified or working towards.
• Previous experience in an accounting role.
• Excellent Excel and communication skills.
• A team player; thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work autonomously with a hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Execute payment runs and reconcile expenses, POs, invoices and statements to the general ledger.
• Process payroll transactions and ensure compliance.
• Lodge GST/IAS/BAS statements and support international tax compliance.
• Prepare financial statements and manage invoicing/receivables.
• Reconcile credit card transactions and handle receipts.
• Data reconciliation for inventory management.

Skills

Excel skills

Communication

Team player

Multitasking

Autonomous

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

Xero

Job description

About Us

Showpo is the Australian owned, global, social media led ecommerce brand, redefining fashion retail for the new generation.

Showpo was established in Sydney in 2010 from our Founder & CEO Jane Lu's garage. Forward to now, we have disrupted the traditional retail model, are a global fashion destination and one of Australia's home grown true global success stories. We pride ourselves on empowering women worldwide and being one of Australia's largest and most successful social media brands.

The Role

We are on the hunt for a collaborative and autonomous Financial Accountant to join our Finance team at an exciting time! Reporting into our Head of Finance, you will work collaboratively across the business and play a key part in driving process improvement initiatives through our Finance function, positively impacting our wider team and multi-entity organisation.

You will play a crucial part in providing precise and timely financial, accounting, and broader financial support to Showpo. As the Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for managing payment processing, expense oversight, payroll, and various financial reporting duties.

Sound interesting? Read on!

Day to day, you will:

• Execute payment runs and diligently reconcile expenses, purchase orders, invoices and statements to the general ledger.


• Calculate and process payroll transactions, ensuring adherence to compliance requirements


• Monthly lodgment of GST/IAS/BAS Activity Statements while ensuring compliance, including support for international tax compliance.


• Financial statement preparation


• Act as the key financial liaison with wholesale operations to facilitate accurate invoicing and efficient collections of receivables


• Reconcile credit card transactions and follow up on receipts from the team


• Engage in data reconciliation related to inventory management


• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries regarding payments and credits


• Continuously improve the payments process by developing procedures and supporting the team


• Identify and implement Xero app integrations and workflow automations to streamline payment cycles, expense management, and month-end reconciliations.


• Assist in multi-entity consolidation and maintain intercompany loan reconciliations across regional trading entities.

Who are you?

• CA/CPA Qualified (or working towards)


• Previous experience in an Accounting role


• Excellent excel and communication skills


• A team player! Our business thrives on collaboration...


• Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment


• Ability to work autonomously with a hands on approach

PERKS!

• Hybrid work environment - 3 days from home and 2 in the office in brand new Waterloo offices!


• 50% staff discount, monthly staff sample sales, dog-friendly office, plus discounts at places such as Peaches Pilates studios and the cinema!


• Paid parental leave


• Showpo paid 24/7 GP access through our Updoc employee healthcare benefit! (Including prescriptions and referrals sent straight to your phone)


• Enjoy financial advice and discounts through our Commbank Workplace Banking Program We encourage our team to make time for fun - from Games Night and Parties to Friday bubbles and our \"I S**t Rainbow\" recognition awards


• Plus: brekkie bar, Showpo Coffee Club, Showpo Wellness Club


• What matters to us - we support The Hunger Project through our donations, staff sample sales, yearly edits and awareness.


• We were recently the first ever business in Australia to gain our \"Endometriosis friendly\" workplace accreditation through Endometriosis Australia ensuring we further support our employees health needs

Are you our new Financial Accountant?

At Showpo we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can belong and be their authentic selves. We strive to craft a culture that reflects the diversity of our customer, where our differences make us stronger and help us become better humans. We celebrate our people and support them, ensuring we're a workplace welcoming to all, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. We are on a journey and sometimes might make mistakes, but we are committed to learning, growing and backing up these words with positive action.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.