Financial Accountant (Finance Officer)

Our client is a NSW government agency that manages and administrates substantial holdings of Crown Land - much of this land is managed under leases and licences

Job Description:

The Financial Accountant (Finance Officer) will undertake various accounting tasks within the Funding and Governance team to support the delivery of operations for nominated debt facilities and a major improvement fund.

Responsibilities:

• Funding and Governance related tasks will include the calculation of monthly interest and minimum repayments, preparation of monthly statements and related accounting journals
• Improvement Fund related tasks will include processing payments and assisting with the preparation of the annual budget; in particular the forecasting of revenue items 
• Analysing financial data to report to stakeholders on a regular basis using PowerBI and / or spreadsheets as appropriate 

Skills and Experience:

• Accounting qualifications
• Financial Accounting experience 
• Experience with compiling journals and accounting statements
• Experience in assisting with budgeting and forecasting
• Reporting experience with Power BI
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Government experience an advantage (not essential)

Consultant: Colin Massey

Keywords: Accountant, Financial Accountant, government, funding, digesting, forecasting, Power BI, Excel