Junior Accountant

This won't be your typical cog-in-the-machine type of job. If you're a high achiever, looking for something more than a boring job in corporate, want to work with the best and brightest, this is the job for you.

At Freelancer you’ll get to work on a highly diverse, global set of internet-scale challenges where you will make a meaningful difference with real responsibility, while rapidly building your skills. We run a meritocracy - we actively promote from within.

We are looking for a Junior Accountant to join our Finance Team based in the Sydney office. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, welcome responsibility, enjoy detail-oriented tasks, take initiative and have huge attention to detail.

The role will require a high degree of self-sufficiency, organisational skills, pro-activity and an ability to enjoy a quick-paced and busy environment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Daily cash balance reporting across multiple currencies
• Preparation of invoices to be sent to various customers
• Handling cash management, including the preparation of payments for approval, and managing inter-company funding
• Maintaining banking filing system
• Regular liaison with banks as necessary on any queries relating to disputed transactions, account opening and maintenance issues.
• Bank reconciliations, accounts payable preparation, assistance with month-end accounting processes etc
• Assistance in preparation of schedules for audit and other specific projects.
• Ad hoc projects including assistance with system implementation, collaborating with other internal teams.

Requirements:

• Should be a fresh graduate from University and/or looking for intial commercial experience
• Currently undergoing/willing to undergo CA/CPA
• Highly proficient excel skills, including ability to work with excel filters and/or pivot tables in order to work with large volumes of data in multiple currencies.
• Committed to improving internal processes and identifying inefficiencies.
• Be committed to be working flexible hours, particularly during month end.
• Able to work autonomously.
• Able to cope with time and pressure deadlines and a strong focus to detail.
• Excellent communication and numerical skills.

Benefits:

• A meritocratic culture with the ability to take ownership and fast track your career growth.
• You will be working on an Alexa top ranked website, solving complex, internet scale and global problems in product & engineering with over 65 million customers across 247 countries, regions & territories.
• Fully stocked kitchen and beer taps, complemented by a bar with a breathtaking view
• Delicious Friday lunches from a rotating selection of local restaurants.
• Engaging Weekly Town Halls with global presentations and open Q&A sessions with our CEO (feel free to ask him anything!).
• Hack-a-thons - Get hacking and programming in this quarterly company-wide where teams create solutions to existing problems and win prizes. The 2-day event is filled with games, events, shows, food and more.
• Regular team building events (think speed boats in the harbour, escape rooms, karaoke, laser tag, trivia nights, poker nights in the office)!
• Located at Grosvenor Place - Home of Freelancer HQ, this iconic building and location with harbour views with weekly and complimentary classes, activities, events, promotions, competitions and deals.

Freelancer is a high growth business with an exciting pipeline of work for a high performance accountant, as we continue to grow and expand the scale and scope of our operations. Based in Sydney the position will work closely with the finance team and be part of a small but agile team operating globally across our business.

Our people are the best in the world and are at the centre of building and growing our marketplace. We come from a range of backgrounds, we have a range of skills, we work on big problems and small ones, and we work with a range of platforms, and technologies. We are a meritocracy where initiative, innovation, and results are respected. Freelancer is the primary source of income for millions of people around the world. We really do change lives and you can help us build a business that leaves a lasting impact on our users.