Senior Financial Accountant

Description:

The Australian National Maritime Museum is seeking an experienced and well organised Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance team in this ongoing position.
As one of Sydney's most visited museums, the Australian National Maritime Museum shares our national maritime story across Australia and the world, online, onsite and through research, presentations and travelling exhibitions, and provides must-visit museum experiences that delight and inspire.
We connect our visitors with the oceans and waterways that are the heartbeat of who we are. From deep time to modern Australian and beyond, we explore our past, our present and future as an island nation shaped by sea, offering a sustainable and cohesive vision for the future.
The Museum welcomes over 2.5 million local, interstate and international visitors annually, and is supported by a thriving and passionate staff, membership, volunteer and education base. Find out more at sea.museum
The Senior Financial Accountant is accountable for the timely completion, on a monthly basis, of all the financial
transactional requirements for the Museum and the Foundation and the supervision and day to day management of
two Finance Officer roles and works closely with the Finance Manager in the preparation of the month end accounts
and reporting, both for management and external stakeholders and any annual Statutory reporting and audit
functions.
This is a crucial position for supporting and developing junior staff and learning from and working with the Finance
Manager.
Click to apply before this opportunity closes at 9:00am Thursday 9th May 2024.
The key duties of the position include
High level overview of accountabilities:

• Managing all aspects of transactional accounting and month end, including AP/AR, reviewing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations; leading the finalisation of month end and year end close, and the preparation of variance analysis of monthly financials for both the Museum and Foundation accurately and within timelines.
• Leading and supervising Finance Officers ensuring all accountabilities for AR, AP, Fixed Assets, and Procurement are met.
• Timely and accurately preparing all month end journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and other financial reports including Commonwealth Government reporting.
• Timely and accurately preparing the Museum's and Foundation's year-end Statutory Accounts, including the interpretation of accounting standards, fixed asset valuation/impairment testing and revenue recognition, and the implementation of Commonwealth Government accounting policies and practices for review by the Finance Manager, and assisting with the external audit and liaising with the ANAO.
• Providing the analysis of revenue, expenditure, and cost efficiency for the museum, and the different divisions, with insightful commentary and commercial insight to support business growth and build better financial understanding and processes.
• Reviewing and updating the schedule of accumulated depreciation and fixed assets done by FA&P, and assisting the Finance Manager and the business to prepare budgets, forward estimates, annual OPEX and CAPEX budgets, rolling forecasts, preparation of the Portfolio Budget Statement (PBS) and the reporting and lodgements into the Central Budget Management System (CBMS).
• Managing compliance obligations and the preparation of tax submissions as required for various Commonwealth government requirements and taxation with the ATO (inc. GST; FBT; PAYG).
• Identification, development and implementation of process improvements, policies and procedures within the
  finance function to improve financial management and accounting practices and manage the training on
  financial processes and systems for the Museum.
• Fulfil the key competencies of the classification of this position as defined and described by the Integrated
  Leadership System (ILS).
• Any other lawful and reasonable request made within this position.