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About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, as an Accountant you are responsible for overseeing Accounts Payable and Payroll, managing the transactional team [currently a team consisting of 2 employees], undertaking accountant tasks, performing monthly reconciliations, execution of month-end tasks and management of all payroll related compliance.

Key Responsibility

• Manage the AP and Payroll transactional team and providing support to them where required.
• Supervision and review of Payroll in accordance with the group payroll cycle and associated administration functions. This includes reconciling Long Service Leave to ensure compliance with specific state legislation.
• Preparation and submission of all year-end payroll compliance activities
• Responsible for the full payroll related, statutory compliance activities including Payroll Tax, Workers Compensation and Superannuation, ensuring documentation and maintenance of records as required.
• Cross system reconciliations, supporting the finance team in the accurate recording of financial information between the Accounting and Business Practice systems.
• Responsible for managing the full month-end accounting for the ‘Turbid’ business unit.
• General bookkeeping duties
• Any other reasonable requirements as requested by the Finance Manager.

Required Experience

• Demonstrated experience in accounting and bookkeeping.
• Previous experience processing payroll & exposure to payroll compliance.
• Previous experience supervising or leading a team.
• Advanced ability to use MS office, specifically MS Excel and financial software packages.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to organise and manage competing priorities, while meeting deadline.
• Ability to work independently where required, while also reporting to and working at the direction of the Finance Manager to achieve the financial obligations of the Group.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, with a strong ability and confidence to engage and influence key stakeholders.
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• An eye for accuracy and high attention to detail.
• Ability to meet monthly/annually reporting and compliance deadlines
• Xero (highly regarded).
• Payroll Software – Employment Hero
• Experience working in multiple systems simultaneously
• Flexible approach to work and ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.