Senior Finance Coordinator / Accountant

AAR Consulting Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AAR Consulting Group, on behalf of a high profile NSW government client in Sydney, seeks a Senior Finance Coordinator. You will prepare and maintain journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and GL transactions, delivering timely financial reporting, analysis and insights to support decision making.

Responsibilities include POs and requisitions, invoice processing, vendor administration, ensuring NSW procurement compliance; maintain controls; assist year-end journals; support audits;

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Accounting/Finance/Commerce or equivalent
• Experience in financial process implementation including accounts payable
• Experience in managing procurement processes and contracts with financial milestones
• Experience with SAP S4/HANA and SAP Concur advantageous
• Strong Excel skills (intermediate)
• Eligibility for CPA Australia or CA ANZ
• NSW government experience advantageous
• Media invoicing and billing systems knowledge advantageous

Responsibilities

• Provide financial business support including purchase orders, requisitions and vendor administration
• Maintain financial controls and ensure compliance with legislation and Treasury requirements
• Processing journals and assisting year-end preparation
• Support audits and production of statutory reporting and audit documentation
• Collaborate with Shared Services, suppliers and stakeholders to resolve issues and improve service delivery
• Contribute to development and implementation of finance policies and procedures
• Prepare briefing materials and provide training on financial processes to ensure high quality service

Skills

Accounts payable

Procurement processes

Excel

Salesforce CRM

SAP

Microsoft Word

Media placement invoicing

Financial controls

CPA CAANZ eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Commerce

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP Concur

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Our client is a high profile NSW government agency - they support and drive a whole of government approach to visitor economy - tourism growth.

Role Description:

The Senior Finance Coordinator will prepare and maintain accurate financial records - including journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and general ledger transactions and deliver timely and accurate financial reporting, analysis and insights to support decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a range of financial business support - including purchase orders and requisitions, invoice processing, vendor administration and finance systems support - ensuring compliance with NSW procurement processes and sound financial management practices
• Maintain effective financial controls and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, accounting standards, Treasury requirements and agency policies
• Processing journals - helping to prepare financial statements for year end
• Support audit activities and contribute to the preparation of annual financial statements, statutory reporting and audit documentation.
• Partner with Shared Services, suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve financial, procurement and system- related issues and improve service delivery.
• Contribute to the development, review and implementation of finance policies, procedures and business processes to strengthen governance and operational effectiveness
• Prepare briefing materials and provide guidance and training on financial processes; ensuring high quality customer service and stakeholder engagement

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in financial process implementation - including effective finance process management and administration; including accounts payable
• Demonstrated experience in managing procurement processes - including an understanding of contracts, purchase orders and ensuring financial milestones are delivered.
• Strong knowledge of Media placement invoicing and billing systems an advantage
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce CRM or equivalent, SAP and Microsoft Excel & Word
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant
• experience.
• Eligibility for membership of, or current membership with, a recognised professional accounting body such as CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)
• NSW government experience an advanatge
• Experience with SAP S4/HANA, SAP Concur - Expense Management an advantage
• Intermediate Excel skills

At AAR Consulting Group we embrace diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. We encourage and support applications from people with a disability.