Financial Accountant

SALARY:
Excellent base salary of $100k - $120k + Super + Benefits + Parking + Hybrid Working (dependent on experience).
 
LOCATION:
Sydney Northern Beaches - free parking available on-site. Our client is very flexible and offer an excellent work life balance including WFH.
 
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
We have been exclusively retained by one of our long term, high growth private equity backed FMCG clients who is a specialist within their industry and are recognised as the number one market leader in their field. They operate within a very stable sector which provides a great level of comfort during these unprecedented times.
  
With a prominent brand and instant recognition, they possess over 50 years of experience and have significant presence across Australia. They have built one of the best reputations and brands within the market through their high-quality service offering and genuine focus on customer experience. Through this, they have created an amazing culture of collaboration and true alignment of values evident from their consistently extremely high eNPS of 70+ and average retention of staff of more than 5+ years.
  
Known for their premium high-quality brands, customer focused mindset and great reputation, this organisation is a prominent industry brand servicing over 1000+ customers across the region. With double digit revenue and EBITDA growth, this organisation has doubled in size over the last 2 years and have experienced consistent year on year organic and acquisitive growth and has a strategic vision to continue this growth in the coming years. Within the next 3-5 years, they have plans to triple in size.
 
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Reporting to an entrepreneurial and highly influential Group Financial Controller, this Financial Accountant will support the delivery of major finance objectives as the organisation aims to continue its aggressive growth journey. Working closely with an impressive leadership team, you will be instrumental in working cross functionally with the business. This role will be critical in ensuring the company employs robust operational, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes and delivers accurate and comprehensive reports and analysis to internal and external stakeholders.
  
This is an excellent opportunity for you to make a real difference but also leave your legacy on the business. This is a broad role which will encompass both financial and management accounting duties offering you fantastic long-term career opportunities and growth. If you have a desire to progress your career into more of a commercial and analytical pathway, this is a rare opportunity which will set you up for clear progression and success.
  
This is a critical role to assist in driving the business through its aggressive hyper-growth ‘expansion phase’ whilst implementing best practice processes and procedures throughout the finance function. You will act as the “confidant” and “right hand person” to the Financial Controller.
  
You will have the luxury of bringing your own individual strengths to this role which will empower you to dive into the deep-end and do what is necessary to succeed. You will thrive in a flexible and diverse environment that craves leaders to improve the way things get done with a collaborative, team based, can-do attitude.
  
This role not only requires an excellent technical mind but also someone that can think outside of the box and not be afraid to challenge the status quo.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller and working in partnership with the senior finance leadership team, your key responsibilities as the Financial Accountant will include:

• Ownership and delivery of month end closure procedures to ensure deadlines are met;
• Financial reporting in accordance with Statutory requirements;
• Support the Group Financial Controller with the management of the year end audit;
• Establishment of accounting principles, practices, policies and procedures;
• Ensure accountable for all direct and indirect tax lodgements, compliance and reporting including workers compensation lodgements and payroll tax.
• Work with cross functional leaders for continuous improvements and innovation leveraging technologies and applications;
• Support preparation of budgets, forecasts, variance analysis and board reporting;
• Business partner sales, operations and the leadership team to identify opportunities to increase profitability, competitor advantage, shareholder value and business growth;
• Act as a critical finance lead to the leadership team who will seek your support and guidance on preparing key insights and analysis for key business decision making;
• Work closely with business leaders to support and develop financial models to assist in evaluating new business concepts, turning insights into operational measurements;
• Provide financial advice and support to key business leaders to effectively and efficiently manage business operations and performance.

 
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Ideally you are CA/CPA qualified and possess at least 2-5 years’ experience in a Financial Accountant or commercial accounting position. You possess month end experience and feel comfortable managing P&Ls. You have a deep desire to progress your career into a more commercial and analytical path. In addition, you will have:

• Exposure to a large ERP system such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, NetSuite preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced excel skills.
• Experience using Power BI will be highly considered.
• Exposure to a product-based industry ideally with FMCG, Retail, Supply Chain or Manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to understand the financial accounting process and how data flows in the system.
• Highly developed written & verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively manage a wide range of key stakeholders.
• A positive attitude with the hunger to achieve great results.
• Resilience and the ability to bounce back under pressure.
• A team focus with the ability to handle tasks in a timely manner with the quality expected in a large business environment.

 
BENEFITS AND PERKS:

• Outstanding opportunity to partner with a prominent Financial Controller, CFO, CEO, Executive Leadership team and private equity team and prove yourself in a highly successful fast growth organisation;
• Access to an inspirational leadership team and private equity board who have been awarded and recognised as some of the best in the industry;
• Work for a leader who lives and breathes their purpose and values in everything they do having also been recognised in the industry for top class leadership;
• Opportunity to be part of a product and consumer category that you will love and be proud about;
• Extremely rare opportunity to be a part of the beginning of a private equity journey where you will be instrumental in driving real enterprise value and shareholder wealth;
• Be part of a highly engaged, winning team with a genuine positive culture;
• Genuine focus on flexibility and work life balance;
• Excellent salary on offer + benefits;
• Additional employee perks that incentivise and reward team performance and behaviours;
• Highly strategic and commercial role with longer term future development pathways;
• Own the group finance function providing you with unlimited opportunity to make a difference. The destiny is truly in your hands;
• A workplace that's strongly focused on customer experience and on the well-being and happiness of its staff.

  
APPLY:
If you are ready to RECODE your career, please apply clicking the link and send your resume in word format. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Richard Skaf directly via email ************@recodegroup.com.au or call 0422 855 ***.
  
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