Financial Analyst (Big 4 or Mid Tier 1st Movers)

Sharp & Carter; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is assisting a large Australian organisation with a sophisticated finance function to hire a CA or CPA qualified accountant seeking a first industry move. The role sits between technical accounting and commercial finance, leveraging audit foundations to broaden your management accounting exposure.

You will prepare monthly management reporting, reconciliations and variance analysis, support budgets and forecasts, and partner with non-finance stakeholders to improve processes and

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified
• Big 4 or strong Mid Tier audit background
• Strong foundation in financial accounting, audit and reporting
• Experience reviewing P&L, balance sheet, reconciliations and controls

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management reporting and financial analysis
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
• Support annual budgets, forecasts and ongoing financial planning
• Analyse financial performance, trends, risks and opportunities
• Maintain strong financial controls and reporting accuracy
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and reporting
• Partner with non finance stakeholders on financial performance

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Variance investigation

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Job description

Organisation

Our client is a large, well known Australian organisation with a sophisticated finance function and significant scale.

The business offers the structure and complexity you would expect from a major corporate, while giving high-performing finance talent the opportunity to broaden their experience and build a long term career internally.

The Role

Reporting to a Finance Manager, this is an excellent first move into industry for a CA or CPA qualified accountant coming from Big 4 or a strong Mid Tier firm.

The role sits nicely between technical accounting and commercial finance. You will use the foundations built through audit including financial reporting, controls, analytical review and investigating variances, while developing broader exposure to management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management reporting and financial analysis
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
• Support annual budgets, forecasts and ongoing financial planning
• Analyse financial performance, trends, risks and opportunities
• Maintain strong financial controls and reporting accuracy
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and reporting
• Partner with non finance stakeholders on financial performance

About You

• CA or CPA qualified
• Big 4 or strong Mid Tier Audit background highly regarded
• Strong financial accounting, audit and financial reporting foundation
• Experience reviewing P&L, balance sheet, reconciliations and controls
• Strong analytical skills with confidence investigating variances
• Keen to build a career in management accounting and commercial finance

This is the type of move that allows you to use the technical grounding you have already built while adding management accounting, commercial analysis and stakeholder exposure to your experience.