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General Information
Job Title: Finance Accountant & Payroll Officer
Department: LivaNova Finance Department ANZ
Reports to (Job Title): Finance Director ANZ
Job Context
Being a world leader in Cardiovascular and a leading player in Neuromodulation, LivaNova (approx. 3000 employees worldwide) is committed to applying its wealth of knowledge and technological expertise, acquired through decades of research and development to create therapies - products and services - that deliver the highest level of quality. Working with our organization is not just a career; it's the chance to make a difference in the lives of more than one million patients every year, in over 80 countries.
Based in Melbourne, our LivaNova Australia entity has an opening for a Finance Accountant & Payroll Officer. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic team in an organization of innovation, growth and change.
LivaNova Australia and New Zealand represents an organization of around 70 employees. It includes a commercial team of 25 field employees encompassing Sales, Marketing, Medical Science Liaison and Service Engineer profiles; around 15 employees in office support functions and a manufacturing facility of around 30 shop floor operators.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Work closely with the finance team in the completion of the month / quarter / year end process and in the preparation of timely and accurate financial reports.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION:
- Assist in month-end closing, ensuring compliance with GAAP, IFRS and Corporate Policies.
- Prepare journal entries as necessary.
- Responsible for the completion of complex Balance Sheet reconciliations and Income Statement analyses.
- Reconcile inventory subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger, determine causes of discrepancies and make appropriate corrections.
- Maintain fixed assets system and ensure that sub-ledger data is accurate and consistent with group accounting policies.
- Assist in the preparation of variance reports and analysis including daily, weekly and monthly KPI reporting.
- Attain knowledge of ERP systems processes (BPCS) as they relate to inventory and shop order transactions and their subsequent posting to the general ledger.
- Support Accounts Payable as needed.
- Support multiple internal customers with data and analyses.
- Manage end to end payroll functions of 70 employees
- Weekly Operation pay run and all salary adjustment i.e. AL, SL leave adjustment
- Calculate Weekly Payroll cost for Operation staff & manage monthly Payroll for Non-Operation staff
- Manage relationship with ADP
- Manage Workcover insurance
- Manage all tax related submissions & liason with auditors & tax agents
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Recognizes when to seek advice, assistance or counsel on complex issues
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other business software tools required for professional financial analysis and communication
EDUCATION:
University or college degree in related discipline.
Enrollment in professional accounting program such as CPA
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 5 years' experience as an Accountant
3-5 years of experience processing payroll of 50+ employees
Prior experience in preparation of monthly financial statements
Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment is highly desirable
Prior experience with ERP accounting systems would be a benefit but not essential
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
LivaNova values equality and celebrates diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination.
Our selection process is driven by the key demands/requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate's sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.
Background Checks at LivaNova:
Upon successful completion of the hiring process an offer may be extended. Please note, LivaNova reserves the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all its potential employees, where permitted by local legislation. This offer therefore, is contingent upon a clearance of such a background investigation and/or reference check, and can be rescinded, where permitted by local legislation, based upon data received in the background check and/or refusal to cooperate with or any attempt to affect the results of this check.
Notice to third party agencies:
Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
