Financial Accountant
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20 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Accountant for a location-based role at our farm situated approximately 100km north of Perth. This position is hands-on and primarily based at the farm site offering direct engagement with operational teams and activities.
As a Financial Accountant you will play a critical role in ensuring accurate financial reporting maintaining integrity across financial systems and delivering meaningful insights to drive decision-making across the business. The role blends essential office-based financial responsibilities with regular on-site involvement at the farm making it ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative real-world operational environment and enjoys applying financial acumen directly to farm operations
Financial Reporting & Compliance
- Prepare monthly quarterly and annual financial statements in line with Australian Accounting Standards.
- Partner with Finance Manager and department heads to ensure accurate reporting forecasts and reporting packs.
- Support internal and external audits with clear documentation and audit trails.
- Ensure timely preparation and lodgement of tax and statutory obligations (BAS payroll tax ATO filings).
Reconciliation & Financial Control
- Perform complex balance sheet reconciliations (inventory intercompany accruals).
- Monitor multi-site transactions investigate discrepancies and resolve issues through root-cause analysis.
- Review and correct general ledger allocations across departments cost centres and projects.
- Work with site and operations teams to ensure accurate system inputs and timely close processes.
Asset & Inventory Management
- Maintain the fixed asset register including additions disposals transfers and depreciation.
- Coordinate and participate in physical stock and asset counts investigating and resolving variances.
- Reconcile inventory movements between farms and head office to ensure accurate reporting.
- Strengthen internal controls over inventory and fixed assets to reduce risk and loss.
- Provide financial insights to farm and operational managers to improve budget discipline and cost control.
- Assist with cash flow forecasting and management dashboards using operational and market dataResolve purchasing supplier and creditor issues to maintain smooth operations and strong supplier relationships
- Monitor foreign currency transactions and exposure supporting FX management and hedging decisions.
- Support ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite) by identifying data issues and improving finance processes and configurations.
Requirements
Minimum Education/Qualification/Experience:
- Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or a related field (mandatory CA or CPA qualified or currently enrolled and progressing toward certification (preferred)
- Minimum 3 years experience in a financial accounting or similar role
- Valid Australian drivers licence
- Willingness to travel to farm sites within WA (day travel)
Functional / Technical
- Strong knowledge of financial principles statutory regulations and accounting practices.
- Experience in agribusiness or multi-site operational environments (advantageous).
- Advanced Excel skills (formulas pivot tables lookups) and proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite or similar) and MS Office.
- Excellent administrative planning and organisational analytical skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skillss
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships
- High level of professionalism tact and discretion.
- Results-driven with the ability to meet deadlines and performance expectations.
- Self-motivated proactive and able to work independently.
Required Skills:
KEY COMPETENCIES (KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS) Functional/Technical Proven experience and excellent knowledge of financial principles statutory regulations and practices. Exposure to agribusiness or multi-site operational environments (advantageous) Strong computer skills in Excel skills (formulas pivot tables lookups) ERP systems (NetSuite or similar preferred) and other MS Office suites. Excellent administrative planning and organisational skills. Strong analytical and attention to detail skills. Leadership/Behavioural Excellent communication skills; verbal and written. Building and maintaining good interpersonal relationships. Ability to act with tact and discretion. Ability to deliver results and meet expectations within set timelines. Be a self-driven and self-motivated individual
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or a related field (mandatory)CA or CPA qualified or currently enrolled and progressing toward certification (preferred)Minimum 3 years experience in a financial accounting or similar roleValid Australian drivers licence
Company Industry
Advertising Services / Events Services / Public Relations and Communications Services
Key Skills
- SRP systems
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Accounting Software
- Hyperion
- Financial Report Writing
- GAAP
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Regulatory Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- SOX
- Financial Analysis
