SENIOR COMPANY ACCOUNTANT

We are seeking a highly competent Senior Company Accountant to join our Finance team based in our head office in St Leonards, and take over the major reporting and reconciliation duties for our company. 
The Senior Company Accountant will be responsible for heading the finance department and reporting directly to the Commercial Manager / Director. We need a professional with inherent leadership qualities and the attention to detail necessary to ensure accurate reporting in all areas. The successful applicant will have at least basic knowledge of how Privately Owned Businesses are run and will have prior experience with tax issues.
 

Principal Accountabilities:
Reporting to the Commercial Manager / Director, this is a broad-based accounting role with excellent exposure to all aspects of the business. 
Key responsibilities will include:
 Prepare accurate, timely financial statements in accordance with our established schedule and with input from the rest of the accounting department
 Conduct monthly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance including journals, work papers and GL account reconciliations
 Analyze financial statements for discrepancies and other issues that should be brought to the Director’s attention
 Review all inter-company transactions and generate invoices as necessary
 Revenue, WIP, inventory and other major reconciliations including liaison with respective business owners as required
 Project accounting as required to support Project Managers on complex jobs
 Management of Cash flow related processes, forecasting and associated reporting
 Conduct the annual budgeting process
 Support the Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable team members with processing and reconciliations when required
 Support Payroll Officer with processing and reconciliation when required          BAS, annual tax returns and other external reporting requirements preparation
 Preparation of working papers and reconciliation as part of the financial audit process, including coordination of information required by our external auditors 
 Work with external banking, financial and auditing representatives, as required, to meet internal objectives or statutory requirements
 

Education and Experience
 At least 5+ years in a similar role - Essential
 Commerce/business/accounting degree from Australia or equivalent - essential
 Preferably CPA or CA qualified
 Great Plains Accounting System extremely desirable
 Experience with sage Micropay meridian well regarded
 High attention to detail
 Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
 Project accounting experience highly desirable
 Strong deadline commitment – able to prioritise accordingly
 Strong analytical and problem solving skills

 Continuous Performance Improvement mentality with a strong focus on helping to drive
automation and systemisation of routine tasks and procedures
 Computing knowledge
 Very strong Excel skills including vlookups, pivot tables etc
 Experience with company-wide ERPs an advantage
Qualifications:
 High level of technical accounting ability and extensive experience required with accuracy and
reliability being essential.CA or CPA qualification
 Experience in preparing financial statements and cash flow reports will be highly valued.
 Sound proficiency with online computer systems e.g. familiarity with, Microsoft Office; Microsoft
Great Plains and Sage Micropay Meridian will be an advantage.
 Well-developed communication skills to deal with all staff levels, including an established finance
team, dynamic sales team and executive management team
 Proven leadership skills to keep the financial team responsive and motivated
 Experience in business planning, review, financial analysis and reporting
The Company
For over 38 years, ELB-Electroboard has been Australia's leading integrated solutions provider,
specialising in visual collaboration, unified communications, and audio-visual products and services.
During our journey, ELB-Electroboard has grown to become one of the largest and most recognised
companies in the industry, and we are proud of our outstanding reputation in the marketplace. Today we
operate in all regions across Australia, the United States and Canada.
For more information, go to: https://elb.com.au
This position is available for an immediate start with an excellent remuneration package on offer for the successful candidate