• Instantly recognisable brand| Circa $165k package
• Growing and profitable business | High calibre team
• Ongoing hybrid working | Collaborative team environment

The Opportunity
Our client is a leading multinational company with an impressive track record of year-on year growth. We are seeing a Financial Accounting Lead to join their high-performing team. The business is complex and growing, and this is a broad position encompassing accounting policy & procedures, statutory reporting, transaction support and advising the Group on technical accounting matters.

The Challenge
Reporting to the Head of Group Finance, some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Prepare the calendar of deliverables for the Financial Reporting team and communicate these in a timely manner
• Ensure peak deliverable periods are appropriately resourced, including engaging with businesses to ensure their key resources are available and clear on their requirements. These will also include governance activities such as the external audit or internal financial governance review processes
• Provide leadership and guidance to the Group Accountant, including appropriate delegation of workload and oversight of their output
• Manage the month-end consolidation process for the Group, ensuring businesses are clear on and accountable for deliverables and deadlines
• Review consolidation entries in the Group’s consolidation tool, to ensure the Group consolidation and all sub-consolidations are materially correct
• Assist with integration of new subsidiaries, as required
• As the subject matter expert, provide consolidation and statutory reporting advice to the wider Finance team, as required
• Managing the preparation of the quarterly financial reporting 
• Ensure the collation of data is as efficient and systemised wherever possible, minimising manual collation
• Manage the preparation of the annual financial statements for the Group
• Manage the preparation of the annual financial statements for legal entities which cross multiple business units 
• Contribute to the external audit programs, ensuring they are able to be conducted efficiently

The Expertise
Please consider expressing interest in this position if you possess the following:

• CA/CPA qualification with experience working in a Chartered firm (Big4 or top-tier)
• You could be a Senior Manager in practice or an existing Group or Technical accountant who is looking for a step up
• Ideally you have worked in advisory, assurance or a technical accounting team, or had experience writing technical accounting papers
• Strong group consolidation experience
• Ability to manage a diverse set of responsibilities, within a highly collaborative team environment

The Next Step
If this position will enhance your career and you would like further details on the client, the role, remuneration or a copy of the position description, please call Mike Lys for a confidential discussion on 0477 016 453
Or alternatively please apply per the link below.

About ThompsonCook
  
ThompsonCook fosters strong relationships with top accounting and finance professionals across Australia. We recruit for key finance function roles, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Financial Accountants, Management Accountants, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, and Chief Financial Officers, as well as positions in Treasury, Tax, and Audit. We support our clients with both permanent and contracting recruitment solutions.