Sr. Finance Analyst

Main Accountabilities

Assist with accounts and budget preparation for head office and portfolio companies

• Own the end-to-end month-end close for assigned subsidiaries, including oversight of journals, trial balance review, reconciliations, and management reporting with insightful variance commentary
• Lead the annual budget and periodic forecast process for assigned subsidiaries, including facilitating workshops with management and challenging assumptions
• Preparation of month-end journals and management of payment processes where required
• Preparation of month-end reconciliations including fixed assets, deferred revenue, leases, employee liabilities
• Serve as the key finance point of contact for subsidiary stakeholder queries, providing CFO-level guidance on financial performance, risks, and opportunities, resolving issues directly or coordinating with Head Office as needed,
• Preparation of Head Office reporting packs and templates required by Exco and shareholders
• Collation and consolidation of accounts and budgets

Assist with reporting and compliance obligations

• Assist with the completion of full year Statutory Financial Statements for audit
• Assist with the preparation of tax reporting schedules for tax filing

Projects and other

• Assist roll out of any head office finance initiatives e.g. standardisation of reporting templates, implementation of new accounting standards
• Support system implementations and post-acquisition financial integration for new portfolio companies including chart of account mapping, opening balances, and first-month close
• Identify and support process improvements, automation opportunities, and system enhancements across assigned subsidiaries, escalate and report system related issues and errors
• Report and liaise directly with other members of the finance team, assist with ad hoc duties.
• Building relationships and responding to any portfolio or head office stakeholder queries;

Key Skills & Competences 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (Business or equivalent, with an accounting major)
• CPA/CA Professional accreditation required
• 5+ years of accounting/bookkeeping/audit experience, previous experience in SAAS companies desirable but not essential
• Previous experience of consolidations of multi jurisdiction groups also desirable but not essential
• Strong working knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS/AASB) and their practical application (Business Combinations; Leases; Revenue from Contracts with Customers)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, in particular Advanced Excel and strong computer skills
• Experienced in using Xero, MYOB Advanced and Netsuite (preferred)
• Proven ability to operate autonomously and manage multiple subsidiary portfolios simultaneously
• Confident, team player and can work independently
• Attention to detail and task accuracy
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills

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