Senior Accountant

Welcome to the future of wound care. AVITA Medical is a therapeutic, acute wound care company leading the development and commercialization of novel wound therapy technologies and skin reconstruction solutions designed to Heal at the Speed of Life™. Our portfolio includes the RECELL® System, which uses a patient’s own cells to stimulate healing and repigmentation in the wound bed, Cohealyx®, a collagen dermal matrix to support cellular migration and revascularization, and PermeaDerm®, a biosynthetic wound matrix that serves as a wound temporizer or primary dressing.

As an organization, we believe:

• Patients are at the heart of everything we do
• Our employees are the lifeblood of AVITA Medical
• Passion is key to making a difference
• Quality impacts everything we do
• Integrity is essential to our success

The senior accountant’s function includes maintaining the general ledger, preparing journal entries, performing account reconciliations, assisting with the audit preparation and requests, and performing other accounting duties as assigned. 

• 5+ years accounting experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Business: Accounting
• Must be comfortable with US GAAP principles
• ERP experience: JD Edwards, D365 or other similar ERP systems
• Strong accounting and financial acumen with attention to detail
• Must be able to work independently and demonstrate problem-solving skills
• Daily cash applications and cash reconciliations
• Must sign NDA agreement indicating that any disclosure written or verbal, or in any form of payroll related information will be subject to termination
• Ability to meet a constant stream of deadlines
• High level of proficiency in Excel to perform spreadsheet and financial analysis
• Highly organized and detailed oriented
• Ability to learn and willingness to access multiple systems
• Must have effective oral and written communication skills
• Must be able to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Must be a team player

Responsibilities

• Play an active role in the month-end close process including preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and other account reconciliations and analyses
• Perform daily cash applications for unapplied cash receipts/cash deposits
• Perform monthly cash reconciliations
• Record Payroll entries and other benefits accruals, including 401K true up, FSA, Work comp insurance accruals
• Other general ledger accruals such as prepaids, professional fees/consulting accruals, and other necessary accruals
• Perform actual vs budget variance analysis and work with the department heads to ensure that variances are properly explained or corrected
• Assist with preparing compliance reports and providing supporting documents to tax agencies and auditors
• Trouble shoot accounting issues related to billings, Cash, A/R, A/P, payroll, and etc.
• Maintain documentation and update desk procedures related to month-end close activities inclusive within FloQast
• Apply Accounting and policies and procedures in month-end activities and related variance explanations
• Ad hoc project to support the accounting, reporting, and finance operations

AVITA Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. 

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear, stand, walk and/or balance, use hands and fingers to type, handle, feel, grasp, push, and pull. Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The individual is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and repetitive motion. The individual is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The individual may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

AVITA Medical is an E-Verify participant. 

AVITA Medical recognizes the role of information security in ensuring that users have access to the information they require to carry out their work in a secure manner. AVITA Medical is committed to protecting the security of its information and information systems. As such, each role within AVITA Medical must demonstrate the same commitment to information security.