Description:
Before you apply, are you:
Energetic : You can tackle any situation with enthusiasm and determination.
Enthusiastic : You're highly motived and naturally enthusiastic about what you do and that's reflected in the way you behave and talk.
Empathetic: You are friendly, personable and a team player. You genuinely care about providing exceptional service to our customers, clients, and staff members.
Secure Parking is one of the largest commercial car park operators in Australia, with over 600 car parks across Australia and New Zealand. Secure Parking was founded over 40 years ago and is now owned by Park24 Co. Ltd., which is Japan's largest commercial car park operator.
Our vision is to be the leader in the markets we operate - as judged by the customers we serve, and this is grounded in our commitment to provide a seamless experience across every step of the customer journey.
Secure Parking's core values are People First, Resilience, Integrity, Daring, and Passionate.
About the role:
We're looking for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance team. The role will be responsible for:
- Leading the month end general ledger close process.
- Understand and provide explanations for monthly balance sheet and PL movements.
- Preparation of statutory accounts for local as well as for parent consolidation.
- Preparation of weekly and monthly cash flow and forecast and treasury functions.
- Coordinate and manage the audit obligations and relationships.
- Perform complex reconciliations and analysis of the Balance Sheet and General Ledger accounts.
- Managing lease accounting updates in accordance with IFRS-16 requirements and twice yearly lease impairment assessments.
- Ensure accurate and timely tax compliance in relation to indirect taxation, including congestion levies, BAS, GST, FBT, Payroll tax.
- Co-ordinating of reporting of capital projects and fixed asset accounting in accordance with internal processes and accounting policies.
- Working with business stakeholders to ensure compliance with company accounting guides and policies, and monitoring of adherence.
- Ensuring there are adequate systems, policies, controls and procedures in place and improve process efficiencies following systems implementations and other changes.
- Co-ordinate lodgement of statutory
- Co-ordination and Preparation & entry of monthly journals
- Calculation of all statutory payments
- Review and preparation of the quarterly group consolidation pack.
- Monitoring completion and exceptions of the Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Assist in the year end audit.
- Produce Statutory accounts on an annual basis.
You will be directly reporting to the Financial Controller and will work as part of the Finance leadership group as well as with stakeholders across broad aspects of the company.
The Senior Financial Accountant must also be knowledgeable in accounting standards, MS Excel, large ERP systems, tax, and GST regulatory requirements.
Skills & Experience:
- Full CA/CPA qualification alongside a relevant tertiary degree in Commerce, Business, Finance or Accounting.
- Experienced (minimum 5 years) in core technical accounting roles and can demonstrate in-depth knowledge of accounting standards. IFRS-16 experience preferred.
- A lateral thinker who is able to work with some ambiguity in determining best approach.
- Highly developed communicator.
- Proficient technical aptitude with MS Excel and large ERP systems.
- Hands-on Financial Accounting experience and ability to thrive in a change work environment.
- Knowledge of tax & GST regulatory requirements.