Senior Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Morgan McKinley Australia
- Location
- Sydney, Sydney
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 21 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 23 Nov 2018
- Job role
- Accountant, Financial accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Collect, analyse and investigate financial data and produce high quality financial reporting for this leading NSW Government department.
The primary purpose of this role, with a leading NSW Government department, is to collect, analyse and investigate financial data and produce high quality financial reports to support sound financial decision making.
Key accountabilities
Analyse and prepare financial statements ensuring that they are produced within statutory time frames and comply with all applicable Australian Accounting Standards
Review and check the governance of financial services activities to ensure existing accounting policies are consistent, remain relevant and comply with current accounting standards, work processes and controls.
Guide and undertake the monthly, half-yearly and annual close-off, ensuring accruals and period-end journals have been processed correctly within agreed time frames.
Ensure the appropriate financial reconciliations are undertaken to include review of the General Ledger Balance Sheet, the bank reconciliation and maintenance of fixed asset registers, with the proper recording / custody of physical assets in line with policy standards, accounting, reporting, stocktaking and revaluation of assets.
Provide a key point of contact with internal and external auditors
Respond to financial inquiries by gathering, analysing, summarising and interpreting data to ensure that the matters raised are handled
Essential requirements
Qualified Chartered Accountant or Certified Practising Accountant
Experience gained working in the Insurance industry will be highly regarded
To find out more about this opportunity, please apply today - Aoife Power
Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
The primary purpose of this role, with a leading NSW Government department, is to collect, analyse and investigate financial data and produce high quality financial reports to support sound financial decision making.
Key accountabilities
Analyse and prepare financial statements ensuring that they are produced within statutory time frames and comply with all applicable Australian Accounting Standards
Review and check the governance of financial services activities to ensure existing accounting policies are consistent, remain relevant and comply with current accounting standards, work processes and controls.
Guide and undertake the monthly, half-yearly and annual close-off, ensuring accruals and period-end journals have been processed correctly within agreed time frames.
Ensure the appropriate financial reconciliations are undertaken to include review of the General Ledger Balance Sheet, the bank reconciliation and maintenance of fixed asset registers, with the proper recording / custody of physical assets in line with policy standards, accounting, reporting, stocktaking and revaluation of assets.
Provide a key point of contact with internal and external auditors
Respond to financial inquiries by gathering, analysing, summarising and interpreting data to ensure that the matters raised are handled
Essential requirements
Qualified Chartered Accountant or Certified Practising Accountant
Experience gained working in the Insurance industry will be highly regarded
To find out more about this opportunity, please apply today - Aoife Power
Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.