Financial Accountant (9 months)

Recruiter
BNP Paribas.
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
26 Oct 2021
Closes
28 Oct 2021
Ref
1513929892
Job role
Accountant, Financial accountant
Sector
Accounting - Public practice, Banking and financial services
Experience level
Qualified accountant
Position purpose

The financial accountant is part of a team responsible for ensuring the Finance & Control department meets its Financial, Regulatory & Control obligations for all BNP Paribas Australian entities.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Controls

  • Execution of Daily, Monthly and Quarterly first level controls for BNPP Sydney Branch, BPAC
  • Monthly account justification for control purposes
  • Perform fair value effectiveness testing, nostro outstanding review, sensitive accounts review, etc..

Reporting

  • Preparation and review of audit files for the external auditors
  • Assisting with / Preparation of the local statutory financial statements and Annual Statutory returns
  • Preparation of month end accruals
  • Assist APAC finance head office reporting team with data validation, reporting, analysis etc
  • Production of local regulatory reporting to APRA, ABS, RBA, ASIC, etc

Tax

  • Income tax accrual calculation
  • Preparation of quarterly tax effect accounting
  • Preparation of monthly BAS return
  • Preparation of weekly withholding tax return
  • Preparation of and /or assistance with GST returns, BAS, AIIR reports, IAS and DTA
  • Preparation of information for tax returns

General

  • Back up other team members during leave
  • Provide support to other department on ad-hoc request
  • Assistance to the Head of Financial Reporting & Control.

Contributing Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the Permanent Control framework


Technical & behavioural competencies

Core requirements for the role:

  • Financial services experience required
  • APRA regulatory reporting experience required
  • Ability to analyse and assess requirements and make suggestions and improvements
  • Experience of statutory account preparation
  • Working knowledge of tax requirements. Experience of preparation of various tax filings
  • Ability to work to tight timelines and under pressure to ensure deliverables are achieved
  • Strong communication skills

    Core competencies required for the role:

  • Accountability and responsibility - committed to meeting objectives
  • Attention to detail
  • Team Orientation - works with the team to ensure timetables are met

    Technical Experience

    IT Skills

    Package

    Level of Proficiency Required

    MS Word

    Intermediate

    Excel

    Intermediate

    Business Objects

    Intermediate

    Qualification

    Required:
  • Accounting qualifications
  • Membership of CPA/CA

    Primary Location: AU-NSW-Sydney
    Job Type: Fixed Term
    Job: OPERATION PROCESSING
    Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)
    Experience Level: At least 3 years
    Reference: ITO001694

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