Senior Management Accountant
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Senior Accountant managing AP, payroll, reconciliations, and project accounting. Supporting an Australian shopfitting company’s financial reporting, controls, and project profitability.
Responsibilities:
- Own the day-to-day accounts payable function, including invoice entry, coding, verification, processing, reconciliations, and payment preparation
- Manage accounts receivable, customer invoicing, receipt allocation, debtor collections, disputes, and cash collection updates
- Process end-to-end Australian payroll, including timesheets, overtime, allowances, deductions, leave, starters, terminations, journals, STP reporting, and superannuation
- Maintain the general ledger and complete bank, credit card, clearing, payroll, fixed asset, intercompany, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare month-end journals, support month-end close, draft profit and loss reporting, and provide variance analysis
- Support BAS/GST, FBT, year-end, audit, and external accountant requirements
- Maintain project financial information and track revenue, variations, actual and committed costs, forecasts, and gross margins
- Prepare project reporting and dashboards for Project Managers and leadership
- Identify cost overruns, margin risks, unapproved variations, late cost commitments, and margin leakage
- Apply finance controls, approval limits, segregation of duties, audit trails, and documentation requirements
- Improve finance workflows and reduce manual processes using accounting systems, Excel, automation, and appropriate technology
- Act as a finance contact for customers, suppliers, subcontractors, Project Managers, and internal stakeholders
- Work closely with the Senior Accountant and cross-functional teams while independently owning assigned finance functions
Requirements:
- Accounting or finance degree
- At least 5 years of relevant accounting experience
- Proven experience in a mid-to-senior-level accounting role
- Experience owning Australian accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
- Strong experience with AP data entry, invoice processing, coding, supplier reconciliations, and payment preparation
- Experience with Australian payroll, including STP and superannuation requirements
- Strong general ledger, reconciliation, and month-end accounting experience
- Experience with foreign-currency payments and bank reconciliations
- Practical experience with project accounting, job costing, project forecasting, or margin analysis
- Experience in shopfitting, construction, installations, logistics, manufacturing, or another project-based environment is highly desirable
- Strong understanding of financial controls and accounting processes
- Advanced Excel skills and strong accounting/ERP system capability
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of finance responsibilities
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Comfortable communicating directly with Australian customers, suppliers, Project Managers, and internal stakeholders
- Able to work effectively within Australian business hours
Benefits:
- 100% remote work from home
- Flexible time management as an independent contractor
- Alignment with Australian business hours for collaboration, while retaining contractor flexibility
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