Senior Finance Officer

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

Job summary

Perigon Group in Melbourne CBD seeks a Senior Finance Officer to join the finance administration team on a permanent full-time basis. This role reports to the Finance Manager and covers high-volume cash and bank reconciliations across multiple entities, weekly payment runs, and monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

The successful candidate will manage weekly cash clearing reconciliations, input pay runs, and support external audits while contributing to ad hoc finance projects in a busy

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cash settlement / financial reconciliation in a high-transaction, multi-entity environment.
• Experience with reconciliation processes and resolving variances.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to adapt to new accounting applications/systems.
• Strong communication and organisational skills with high attention to detail.
• Initiative and a positive, flexible approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Complete bank reconciliations across multiple accounts and entities; prepare cash at bank and cash clearing journals weekly.
• Prepare weekly cash clearing reconciliations and resolve variances promptly.
• Load weekly pay runs and prepare daily payment runs for the Group.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations across clearing, bank and cash holding accounts.
• Prepare weekly cash variance reports and review reconciliations from the national site network.
• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable on debtor reconciliations.
• Review weekly petty cash receipts and communicate receipts to relevant teams.
• Assist with automated revenue data imports, support external audits and ad hoc projects.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Flexible approach

Tools

Excel

POS systems

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