Business Accounting Support (Assistant Financial Accountant)

Company Description

Let’s create a more sociable future together!

This is a 12m FTC (Mat Cover), 1-2 dpw in the Brisbane office, with the rest working from home. 

Endeavour Group is Australia’s largest retail drinks network under the Dan Murphy’s and BWS brands. We also run the country's largest portfolio of licensed hotels.

Primary Purpose of Position (why does the position exist?):

To ensure the integrity and accuracy of weekly and monthly financial reporting through high quality accounting activities, reconciliations and stakeholder management.

Ideal candidates will be nearly or newly qualified CA / CPA with a couple of years of similar commercial experience. This would suit someone with good communication skills, attention to detail, independence and flexibility. 

Job Description

Sound good? Read on.

What You'Ll Do:

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Prepare and post allocated weekly and month end journals in a timely manner.
• Prepare allocated balance sheet and P&L reconciliations, investigate and review outstanding reconciliation items and prepare journals for rectification where required.
• Drive key cost of doing business (CODB) accounts through accurate and timely accruals and analysis.
• Internal stakeholder management to support other Finance Teams, Operations Teams, Compliance and Internal Audit Teams, and IT related activities such as helpdesk requests.
• Identify improvements and make recommendations to gain efficiencies in the weekly and monthly accounting processes.
• Implement and ensure adherence to adopted processes and procedures.
• Undertake and complete activities of the finance compliance program.
• Undertake ad hoc work to assist the Business Accounting Support Leader and other managers as required.
• Provide support to external and internal audit requirements.
• The Business Accounting team has various other roles that include COGS, gaming and audit related functions. This role will provide the opportunity to cross train in these areas with the ability to transfer roles within the department.

Key Measureables: (how successful performance will be measured).

• All weekly and month end deadlines are met and completed within the finance timetable.
• All reconciliations completed accurately within the departments expected timeframe.
• Data integrity is of a high standard.
• Full understanding of the business processes relating to your position

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting/Commerce or equivalent
• Pre-requisites for completion of CA/CPA programs

Experience:

• 2+ years accounting and reconciliation experience or equivalent.
• Prior experience in a financial accounting team role
• Intermediate Excel skills (including Pivot Tables and Lookups)
• Ability to document and deliver process improvements.

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Strong time management and communication skills.
• Drive and tenacity to problem solve to overcome challenges.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing environments.
• Ability to engage various parts of the business to deliver optimal outputs.

Additional Information

The benefits are good too! 

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days 
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.  

We’re all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you’re close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we’d love to hear from you.