Financial Accountant

Superhero

To make investing affordable, accessible and understandable.

 From the ASX to Wall Street, we’re helping over 200,000 of our customers feel confident about investing.

Behind Superhero are our market-leading people who work hard and have fun doing it. Together, we’re building a global investment platform and scaling our business well into the future.

ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a seasoned Financial Accountant to play a pivotal role in our company. Reporting directly to the Chief of Staff, this position is crucial in managing our financial operations and controls. You will be instrumental in nurturing external relationships, particularly with auditors and accountants, ensuring the smooth and compliant running of our financial domain.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and execute daily financial operations, including payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Produce complete and accurate annual and half-yearly audited financial statements and reports.
• Maintain continuous communication with auditors and accounting firms.
• Apply accounting standards meticulously to our financial operations and reporting.
• Collaborate closely with our Senior Financial Analyst ensuring precise financial account maintenance.
• Support the business in optimising cash flows and implementing process improvements across financial operations.
• Prepare monthly financial management accounts.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. 
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g., CA, CPA) is preferable. 
• Proven experience in a similar role, preferably in a big 4 firm. Startup/scale up experience is also beneficial. 
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and financial regulations. 
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A market-leading salary package.
• Access to a Employee Assistance Program, providing mental wellbeing resources, coaching, and therapy to support you through life's challenges.
• A gender-neutral parental leave entitlements.
• Facilitated novated leasing.
• Opportunity to work alongside equally talented peers at a leading fintech startup
• Work-life balance through an office-first hybrid work model.
• Modern and fun Sydney CBD office, complete with your own workstation, games, fresh fruit, snacks, drinks and above all, a welcoming atmosphere.

OUR VALUES

• We do the right things, always: We lead with transparency and accountability and always do what’s right for our customers.
• We’re never done: We have a bias for action and a hunger for growth.
• There’s no ‘i’ hero: We’re team-first and believe in owning the problem and sharing our success together.
• We innovate courageously: We start with “how” and “why not” and we don’t settle for the status quo.

• 🔄 Process Management and Ongoing Improvement
  

  Manage and improve organizational processes to minimize complexities and increase productivity

• 🗂 Accounts Payable and Receivable Management
  

  Maintain and update accounts payable and receivable, issue invoices and undertake reconciliations

• ⤵️ Pipeline Management
  

  Prioritize and maintain pipeline while owning the sales cycle from discovery to close, in order to meet targets and goals

• 👥 Collaboration
  

  Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

• ✅ Prioritization
  

  Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions

• 🔍 Attention to detail
  

  Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables