Corporate Accountant

CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT

A role with growth potential in Australia’s fastest growing fishery.

The WA Octopus Fishery is Australia’s fastest growing wild-caught fishery in which Fremantle Octopus Group owns 47% of all octopus fishing licences. Fremantle Octopus is Australia’s largest fully integrated sustainable octopus fishing, processing, wholesale and export business.

Since 2017 Fremantle Octopus has been growing at a rate of 30% to 40% per annum. 

Fremantle Octopus is the innovative leader of what is the largest Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable Octopus Fishery in the world. 

Only found in the pristine clear waters off the coast of Western Australia and no-where else in the world, Fremantle Octopus is regarded as the best in the world. 

Fremantle Octopus unique products already enjoy a prominent presence, gracing the shelves of Coles in Australia and Whole Foods in the USA, as well as numerous specialty food stores and high-end restaurants in the worlds’ major cities.

Fremantle Octopus is scaling nationally and globally and continues to grow nationwide as well as increasing export growth into Asia, Europe and North America.

Play a big part in helping to build an iconic Australian brand.

The Role

The business is looking for a Corporate Accountant who is technically proficient to drive month-end and year-end reporting processes, including external audits. The role will also be focused on being able to manage compliance and tax matters of all entities within the group on a timely basis.

Working within a collaborative finance team, this role will report to the General Manager Finance & Commercial, who works closely with the Managing Director. The role will engage with all levels of the business to facilitate effective business reporting. You will work closely with the decision makers and have direct input in formulating those decisions.

The role requires an individual who has a hands-on approach and receptive attitude to learning and understanding the business. This will enable them to communicate effectively with all levels of the business and drive efficient and effective reporting. 

Responsibilities

1. Manage and drive the Group’s financial monthly and yearly processes to prepare and present financial reporting within the allocated timeframes.
2. Management of yearly external audits.
3. Weekly cashflow reporting to executive team.
4. Provide business performance reporting and variance analysis to the GM Finance and executive team.
5. Assist in the preparation of monthly board reporting.
6. Build productive working relationships with stakeholders with clear communication. 
7. Collaborate, design, implement and review finance systems, policies and procedures to ensure continuous improvement. 
8. Responsible for the Group’s statutory obligations (including Income Tax, FBT, BAS and Payroll Tax), with responsibility for preparation, reporting and lodgment. 
9. Ensure finance ledgers are maintained on a timely basis, are accurate and complete, and structured for the dual purpose of providing relevant information to internal users and meeting statutory obligations. 
10. Assist with the preparation of annual budgets for all company entities. 
11. Undertake a range of other reasonable ad hoc activities within the Finance function, in conjunction with other Finance staff, who manage the day-to-day accounting and finance matters.

Skills and Experience

We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual with a passion for progressing their career.

You will be a person with a great attitude towards their own personal and professional development and be a team-player.

You must be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential:

1. Tertiary qualifications with CA/CPA Accreditation.
2. 5+ years’ technical and commercial experience in financial management roles, especially in timely reporting and compliance, external audit management, taxation and cash flow management.
3. Ability to operate strategically with a knack to problem solve, support and understand challenges at the operational level.
4. Proven internal and external stakeholder relationship management.
5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
6. Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
7. ERP experience, preferably in MYOB.
8. Intermediate or advanced skills and experience in MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.) and other office computing applications

Desirable, although not necessary:

1. Agribusiness, Manufacturing or FMCG industry experience.

Job benefits and perks

The successful applicant will be offered:

• A competitive salary
• Further career progression and development in a progressive learning & mentoring environment
• An attractive working environment in new, high quality office premises
• Free on-site parking

Please submit your resume and cover letter demonstrating your skills and experience.