Senior Financial Accountant

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes\n\nRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available\n\nCLEARANCE TYPE: AU-Protected (Baseline)\n\nTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time\n\n## Description\n\nPOSITION DESCRIPTION\n\nPosition Details\n\nFinancial Accountant\n\nJob Classification \u0026 Level: P3\n\nBusiness Unit: NGA Head Office\n\nLocation: Fortitude Valley\n\nDepartment: Business Management\n\nReports To: Jenny He\n\nPurpose\n\nThis role is responsible for providing assistance to the Reporting and Analysis Manager with the consolidation and preparation of all internal and external reporting obligations. This role has ownership for end-to-end processes for Segment accounts, detailed reconciliations and works collaboratively with both Australian and US teams.\n\nSuccess in this role is ability to process a high volume of work with minimal supervision, having a can-do attitude, ability to problem solve complex issues and a focus on continuous process improvement.\n\nDimensions\n\nNumber of Direct Reports:\n\n0\n\nNumber of Indirect Reports:\n\n0\n\nOther:\n\nN/A\n\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\n\u00b7 Management/Financial Reporting \u0026 Financial Analysis\n\no Responsible for delivery of the month end close process including journal entries, financial reconciliations, preparation and review of management reporting deliverables including US SoX reporting requirements.\n\no Profit and Loss analysis including trend analysis and cost controlling\n\no Prepare balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with month end timetable\n\no Reconciling data to sub-ledgers\n\no Undertake financial analysis and variance reporting including challenging the business on results and ensuring accurate use of cost channeling principles\n\no Responding to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data\n\no Responsible for preparing payroll journals and analysing the timesheet costs to ensure accurate financial recording and regulatory compliance\n\no Liaising with internal stakeholders and key contacts in relation to project cost controls and commercial related matters.\n\n\u00b7 Compliance Reporting\n\no Assist with delivery of Annual financial close processes and the filing of audited Statutory accounts\n\no Ensuring the business complies with the US SOX compliance regulations and delivering technical advice to drive business outcomes.\n\no Support external and internal audit processes and other regulatory reporting requirements\n\n\u00b7 Maintain controls governing financial reporting processes for compliance with company policies and procedures.\n\n\u00b7 Apply a continuous improvement mindset to make recommendations/improvements based upon financial analysis and critical thinking.\n\n\u00b7 Develop and maintain strong internal working relationships to promote coordinated financial management practises across the organisation. Being a trusted adviser to the Programs, payroll and Transactional Team\n\n\u00b7 Provide assistance and support to other members of the business management team as required\n\n\u00b7 Provide assistance and support with ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned\n\n\u00b7 Interface with the business and functional management, providing financial advice and administrative support and analysis to drive positive financial outcomes\n\n \n\n\nLeadership Characteristics/Behaviours (PROFESSIONAL LEVEL)\n\nValues - Demonstrates adherence to the company values in all actions.\n\n\u00b7 Understands and adheres to company standards of conduct, policies and procedures\n\n\u00b7 Seeks out positive ways to contribute to team and/or department goals\n\n\u00b7 Demonstrates personal integrity and high ethical standards in customer contacts as well as all internal relationships\n\n\u00b7 Does not take short cuts, acts with integrity\n\n\u00b7 Proactively raises issues or questions to supervisor or team members to facilitate goal achievement\n\n\u00b7 Is respectful of others in the workplace\n\nPerformance - Achieves top tier performance through predictable, sustainable outcomes satisfying the needs of customers (including cost, schedule, quality), shareholders, and employees.\n\n\u00b7 Organizes own work and completes independently\n\n\u00b7 Provides timely corrections on technical issues\n\n\u00b7 Delivers high quality results on time with minimum supervision\n\n\u00b7 Adheres to safe practices when performing assigned tasks\n\n\u00b7 Recognizes and reports unsafe conditions and actively works to remedy them\n\n\u00b7 Contributes technical knowledge to problem-solving and/or decision-making processes\n\n\u00b7 Uses good judgment in the face of uncertainty\n\n\u00b7 Drives uncompromising quality in all products and services\n\n\u00b7 Acquires depth and breadth of knowledge in technical area of specialization\n\n\u00b7 Models personal growth and continuous development\n\n\u00b7 Pursues learning and self-development; demonstrates initiative\n\nPeople Leadership - Creates an inclusive environment that attracts, retains and inspires a diverse and engaged team.\n\n\u00b7 Clearly understands their role in the organization; asks their manager for clarification or support as needed\n\n\u00b7 Has strong and positive work relationships with others in the organization\n\n\u00b7 Collaborates with others, is inclusive of diverse opinions and/or perspectives\n\n\u00b7 Maintains composure even in extremely difficult circumstances\n\n\u00b7 Skilled at communicating technical/functional knowledge in an understandable way\n\nCustomer Intimacy - Creates trusted and valued customer relationships that result in achievement of high customer satisfaction, profitable growth and a depth of knowledge of the customer environments that enables the shaping of strategy.\n\n\u00b7 Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers\n\n\u00b7 Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers\n\n\u00b7 Helps others understand how to take action to satisfy customer expectations\n\n\u00b7 Incorporates expectations of customers in delivering required results\n\n\u00b7 Understands how all the parts of the organization work together to satisfy customer expectations\n\nInnovation - Delivers affordable, innovative solutions to meet customer needs.\n\n\u00b7 Consistently looks for novel ways to solve problems\n\n\u00b7 Masters unfamiliar information, tasks, and situations quickly and effectively\n\n\u00b7 Connects new ideas to current work and customer needs\n\n\u00b7 Takes calculated risks\n\n\u00b7 Actively participates in a process to make change happen\n\n\u00b7 Frequently makes process improvement suggestions\n\n\u00b7 Innovates on technologies and applications that positively impact customer satisfaction\n\n \n\n\nStrategic Value Creation - Creates and executes strategies that result in long term, top-tier, sustainable value creation.\n\n\u00b7 Demonstrates awareness of emerging developments in her/his technical area\n\n\u00b7 Acts as a thought leader in her/his area of technical specialization\n\n\u00b7 Identifies technical contributions required to execute strategic objectives\n\n\u00b7 Helps others understand their role in achieving the goals of the organization\n\n\u00b7 Cuts very quickly to the heart of complex technical issues\n\n\u00b7 Provides suggestions to reduce cost and streamline processes\n\n\u00b7 Champions strategic initiatives among peers\n\n\u00b7 Rationally evaluates tough trade offs\n\n\u00b7 Actively provides clarity and analytical insight to others\n\nAccountabilities and Performance Measures\n\nKey Accountabilities\n\n(what you do and how you do it)\n\nPerformance Measures\n\n(How you can tell you have done it)\n\n% of Total Job\n\nSubmission of TB and other US reporting deliverables \u2013 PPE, reserve, supplemental\n\nSubmission by required deadline.\n\n15\n\nAnalyse balance sheet and P\u0026L items including identification of accounting issues\n\nAccounting issues are resolved / actioned in timely manner before each month and quarter end.\n\n25\n\nTax accounting and compliance\n\nSubmission by required deadline and reviewed with Reporting and Analysis Manager.\n\n20\n\nAnalysis of costs and including identification of issues and build a model to control the integrity of financial results\n\nAccounting issues are resolved / actioned in timely manner before each quarter end.\n\n20\n\nPreparation of consolidated P\u0026L and cashflow forecasts including any other management reports\n\nSubmission by required deadline for review by Reporting and Analysis Manager.\n\n10\n\nAd hoc projects ownership\n\nSuccessful completion of project by scheduled deadline.\n\n10\n\nRole Challenges and Complexities\n\nChallenges:\n\nProviding valuable insights, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of various business analysis Completion of multiple reporting requirements by due date\n\nComplexities:\n\nUnderstanding US reporting processes\n\nSupporting month end process and specific AUS and US accounting requirements\n\nAdopting a flexible and responsive approach to manage ad hoc requests particularly during reporting period\n\nJob Holder Requirements\n\nQualifications and Certificates\n\nEssential\n\nDesirable\n\nDegree-qualified in Accounting\n\nx\n\nCPA/CA Accounting\n\nx\n\nCompetencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience\n\nEssential\n\nDesirable\n\n \n\n\nIndependent, highly motivated and dynamic team member and able to demonstrate effective leadership\n\nx\n\nCommitted to continuous improvement and management of change\n\nx\n\nAbility to develop rapport with non-financial savvy audience\n\nx\n\nStrong analytical and spreadsheet skills\n\nx\n\nStrong oral/written communication skill, including interaction with various business stakeholders\n\nx\n\nExcellent team working ability including the ability to help other team members in different areas when required\n\nx\n\nProactive manages own responsibilities and deadlines and committed to completion\n\nx\n\nProficient in using financial applications e.g. SAP, Power BI, Oracle\n\nx\n\nPosition Requirements\n\nDoes this position require Security Clearance?\n\nRestricted (Baseline) Secret (NV1)\n\nTop Secret (NV2)\n\nTSPV (Positive Vetting\n\nN/A\n\nWill this position require access to ITAR information? Yes No\n\nAddition Requirements:\n\nDRN Access: Yes No\n\nASIC: Yes No\n\nDefence Industry Pass: Yes No\n\nWorking Relationships\n\nMost Frequent Contacts\n\nNature or Purpose\n\nReporting and Analysis Manager\n\nDirect reporting line.\n\nFinancial Controller\n\nIndirect reporting line.\n\nProgram Business Managers and broader Business Management team\n\nWork collaboratively and develop strong working relationships with the broader business management team and coordinate inputs / submissions required for reporting requirements.\n\nDivision Business Management\n\nWork collaboratively and develop strong working relationships to deliver reporting requirements.\n\nManager to Complete\n\nI hereby acknowledge that I have issued the employee with this position description.\n\n \n\n\nPrint:\n\nSigned:\n\nDate:\n\nHR Representative to Complete\n\nI hereby acknowledge that this position description has been reviewed and approved on the below date.\n\nPrint:\n\nSigned:\n\nDate:\n