Senior Manager, Group Accounting

Aware Super; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & fitness reimbursement

Work from home technology stipend

Salary continuance insurance

Organisation-wide meeting free zones

Job summary

Aware Super is seeking a Senior Financial Controller on an 18-month contract, based in Sydney or Melbourne with a hybrid work model. You will own the financial close, balance sheet substantiation, fixed assets, lease accounting, intercompany transactions, and year-end reporting across the Fund and group entities.

You will lead two teams, partner with Tax, Risk & Compliance, and external auditors, and ensure timely and accurate financial operations. CA/CPA or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• CA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting functions in superannuation/financial services.
• Thorough understanding of accounting operations, balance sheet substantiation and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly and annual financial close for the Fund and operating entities, including the Trustee entity, AFSAL and Aware Super Services.
• Work with Finance Systems to map new accounts and analysis codes in the general ledger.
• Liaise with Group Tax to ensure cost allocations and intercompany settlements comply with tax legislation.
• Administer and reconcile intercompany settlements, issue and process intercompany invoices.
• Support Group Tax with tax provisioning, BAS and FBT returns.
• Prepare year-end trial balances for statutory financial statements.

Skills

Financial close

Intercompany settlements

Tax provisioning

Leadership experience

Education

CA/CPA or equivalent

Job description

As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.

Sound good? Learn more about us and what we do at aware.com.au

Your New Role

Reporting to the Head of Reporting & Control, you’ll take ownership of the financial control function across the Fund and group operating entities, covering financial close, balance sheet substantiation, fixed assets and lease accounting, intercompany transactions, tax compliance support, year-end reporting and financial operations. You’ll lead two teams with five direct reports and work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Procurement, Risk & Compliance and our external auditors.

18-Month Contract Role

Sydney or Melbourne

Hybrid working environment

Key responsibilities include:

Lead the monthly and annual financial close for the Fund and operating entities, including the Trustee entity, AFSAL and Aware Super Services.

Work closely with the Manager, Finance Systems, Transformation and Change Management to ensure new accounts and analysis codes are created and mapped in the general ledger as required.

Liaise with the GroupTax function to ensure that cost allocations and intercompany settlements comply with tax legislation.

Administer and reconcile intercompany settlements, issuing and processing intercompany invoices, ensuring all intercompany transactions are appropriately documented.

Support the Group Tax team with tax provisioning, BAS and FBT returns.

Ensure data provided for tax purposes is complete, accurate and timely.

Support the Group Reporting team as required including the preparation of year-end trial balances for statutory financial statements.

How do you exceed our expectations?

Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of accounting functions and the superannuation or financial services industry.

Thorough understanding of accounting standards, balance sheet substantiation and effective reconciliations.

Demonstrated familiarity with accounting operations, financial processes and systems.

Experience in leading a team and developing capabilities of team members.

Monthly financial close experience in a complex corporate environment or top-tier chartered accounting firm.

CA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Employee Experience

We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.

Why you’ll love working at Aware Super:

• Be part of something super unique: You’ll work to reshape super and retirement. We’ll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
• Work with super humans: You’ll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.

Feel super cared for: We’ll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future.

• health & fitness reimbursement
• work from home technology reimbursement
• salary continuance insurance
• organisation-wide meeting free zones

The Aware Super difference

At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.