Senior Finance Officer

Perigon; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Perigon is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join its Melbourne CBD head office finance administration team. The role involves high-volume cash and bank reconciliations across multiple entities, weekly payment runs, and monthly balance sheet reconciliations to keep the transactional finance function accurate and timely.

You will collate and review cash variances, load weekly pay runs, and support audits and ad hoc finance projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in cash settlement / financial reconciliation in a high-transaction, multi-entity environment.
• Experience with POS systems and reconciliation processes.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ability to adapt to new accounting applications.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with high attention to detail.
• Proactive and team oriented.

Responsibilities

• Complete bank account reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and entities; prepare cash at bank, cash in transit and cash clearing journals weekly.
• Prepare weekly cash clearing reconciliations; investigate variances and uncleared items.
• Input and load weekly pay runs into online banking portals; prepare daily payment runs for the Group.
• Prepare and investigate monthly balance sheet reconciliations across clearing, bank, and cash holding accounts.
• Prepare weekly cash variance reports and review monthly reconciliations from the national site network.
• Collaborate with accounts receivable on debtor reconciliations across the Group.
• Review weekly petty cash receipts and communicate receipts to relevant teams.
• Assist with troubleshooting automated revenue data imports; support audits and ad hoc finance projects.

Skills

Cash reconciliation

Bank reconciliation

Excel skills

Multi-entity experience

Attention to detail

Communication

Adaptability

Tools

POS systems

Accounting software

Online banking portals

Job description

About The Role

The Senior Finance Officer will join the finance administration team of a well-established national group with a large multi-entity footprint, based in their Melbourne CBD head office. This is a permanent full-time position reporting to the Finance Manager.

The Senior Finance Officer will be responsible for high-volume cash and bank reconciliations across multiple entities, weekly payment runs, and monthly balance sheet reconciliations, playing a key role in keeping the group's transactional finance function running accurately and on time.

Role & Responsibilities

• Complete bank account reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and entities, and prepare cash at bank, cash in transit and cash clearing journals on a weekly basis
• Prepare weekly cash clearing reconciliations, investigating and resolving systemic variances and uncleared items in a timely manner
• Input and load weekly pay runs into online banking portals and prepare daily payment runs for the Group
• Prepare and investigate monthly balance sheet reconciliations across clearing, bank, and cash holding accounts
• Prepare weekly cash variance reports and review monthly reconciliations collated from a large national site network
• Collaborate with the accounts receivable team on debtor reconciliations across the Group
• Review and input weekly petty cash receipts, and allocate and communicate receipts to the relevant teams in a timely manner
• Assist with troubleshooting automated revenue data imports, support external audits, and contribute to ad hoc finance projects as directed

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years' experience in a similar cash settlement / financial reconciliation role within a high-transaction, multi-entity environment
• Familiarity with POS systems and reconciliation processes, including preparing cash clearing reconciliations and resolving variances as they arise
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to new accounting applications and systems
• Strong communication and organisational skills with high attention to detail
• Initiative, drive, and a positive, flexible approach to work
• Willingness to support the broader head office finance team