Financial Accountant

Description

At Veolia Australia and New Zealand, you'll join a team of over 4000 passionate innovators... and good humans. Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build your career, and resource the world.

A Veolia Career

Here, you'll join a team of passionate innovators... and good humans. Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build your career, and a more sustainable world. Visit our careers website to learn more and meet some of our fantastic team.

The Opportunity

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Financial Accountant to join our National Office team based in Pyrmont on a permanent full time basis.

Reporting into the Finance Manager for Accounting, you will be tasked with delivering high quality Shared Services Accounting support across the group, with a focus on weekly and monthly accounting and financial controls and disciplines including Balance Sheet reconciliations. You will also be responsible for Payroll journal processing, reconciliation and reporting by assisting the Shared Services Manager.

You will be joining a high performing team that prides themselves on their attention to detail, their collaborative and supportive team culture and the high level of service that they provide to the business.

Snapshot of key responsibilities include:

• Weekly reporting and preparation and processing of weekly journals
• Perform month end closing - Balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, and ensure information is included in the system accurately
• Assist with preparing Statutory Accounts and other external reporting
• Maintain effective business partnership with Business Line, Segment finance teams and auditors
• Respond in a timely manner to queries from Corporate Office in relation to monthly results
• Provide continuous improvement of the accounting department functions and processes
• Actively participate in team's cross training exercise in order to be able to back/support team members in their planned or unplanned absences
• Other ad hoc duties/projects as required

You'll need:

• University degree (e.g. Bachelor of Commerce or equivalent)
• Working toward professional Qualifications (CPA/CA)
• A minimum of 3 years + post grad accounting experience
• Excellent organizational skills
• Good time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Great communication skills.

In this role, you'll discover:

• Great people... and a company that cares
  From your teammates in operations, to colleagues and partners across Veolia, you'll find people who care about doing a good job. And you'll belong in a company that truly cares - about the customer, the community, the environment... and you.
• 'Team' works here - it's who we are
  Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll work closely with a small team, as well as various suppliers and contractors. And you'll learn from them, as much as they learn from you.
• Opportunity and growth, there for the taking
  In this role, you'll be trained across a number of concrete skills for the job in hand. Many of our team leads have continued to progress their career with us, moving into management positions.

To Apply

To be considered, applicants must submit a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements of this role.

Specific information on the position can be obtained by contacting recruitmentanz@veolia.com.

At Veolia we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect. We welcome and encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.