AddressThe Gradian Group is the internal corporate services division of a group of 5 businesses, providing centralised support services to serve internal our business partners.
The Gradian Group delivers specialised knowledge and support in Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Estimation, Administration, and ICT. We seek to provide comprehensive best practice advice and assist our businesses to enhance business performance and achieve their goals.
About the Role
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Accountant / Financial Controller is a newly created position to help drive efficiencies and streamline processes across the Gradian Group of companies. The role will have responsibility for developing and delivering a highly effective finance function. The Accountant / Financial Controller will prepare financial reports, monitor cash flow, pricing analysis, forecasting, and assist with inventory management.
We are looking for an Accountant / Financial Controller at the mid-stage of their career, who comes to us with some experience but is eager to learn and grow.
We are recruiting for this role with a long-term commitment in mind – we have the view that the successful candidate will grow with our business and step into a CFO role at the right time.
Values Based
Our values guide our decision making and we employ people who embody our company values. We believe our values:
- We Invent: We are innovative problem solvers who are solutions focused.
- We are Bold and Ambitious: We act with ambition and aspire to continuously learn, grow, and strive for excellence.
- We Help: We aspire to be part of growth and development in our region and prioritise helping local communities.
- We Serve: We believe in serving our clients to the absolute best of our abilities.
- We are One Team: We work together to achieve our goals. We know the strongest teams foster diverse personalities, talents, and skills.
- Environment and Sustainability: We are committed to focus on high performance, sustainable projects which improve the quality of people’s living and working environments whilst minimising the impact on the environment.
Role and Responsibilities
- Directing the cash management and day-to-day treasury functions of the business including cash flow and liquidity management, banking, controls, and payable and receivables.
- Liaising with external auditors, tax accountants, insurance brokers and other external stakeholders as required.
- Managing the annual budget and regular forecast processes and maintain month end management accounts for business units.
- Preparation of annual and quarterly financial budgets and forecasts – P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
- Prepare information for and coordinate regulatory lodgement requirements with external accountants (BAS, Payroll Tax, FBT, Income Tax, Workcover).
- Preparing ad hoc financial analysis as required by senior management.
- Support the development of and drive the management of OPEX and CAPEX budgets.
- The production of all statutory accounting and tax reporting & compliance requirements.
- Overseeing invoicing, payroll function, trade and assets finance lean books and submitting bank covenant documents.
- Manage excel models including yearly budgets, cash flow forecast, loan schedules and payroll schedules.
- The production of consolidated monthly management accounts and associated analytics for all entities including full balance sheet reconciliations.
- Develop dashboards, executive summaries, and dynamic reports to support financial goals and objectives.
Skills and Experience
- Be a Certified Practicing Accountant or Chartered Accountant
- Have a minimum of 5 years commercial accounting experience – (preferably in a manufacturing environment)
- Demonstrated hands on experience performing all aspects of the financial management function in a medium sized organisation.
- Demonstrated strategic, analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills for business sustainability.
- Advanced leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience in Xero (desired).
- Advanced user in Excel.
Benefits
- People focused culture committed to safety and wellbeing.
- Work life balance - work regionally and enjoy country lifestyle living.
- Mentoring and training offered to support and allow for new skills to be learnt and further developed.
- Ongoing career and development opportunities with a growing company.
- Empowering you to shape the transformation and future of our business.
How to apply
Does this sound like you? Please click the “Apply” button below for this opportunity to work for a locally owned and operated business with core values in a diverse, supportive, fun, and friendly environment.
We support Equal Opportunity Employment.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted by Gradian.
