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Financial Accountant

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Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
The Financial Accountant performs general accounting tasks, prepares statutory accounts, facilitates audits, and ensures compliance with regulations. Responsibilities include month-end closing, financial analysis, and process optimization while supporting internal controls and payroll tax preparation.
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Location:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Job ID:

R0071441

Date Posted:

2025-02-04

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Profession (Job Category):

Finance

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Mission Statement:

Performs general accounting activities, applying techniques and standards to solve unusual issues in a complete, accurate and timely manner as well as prepare statutory accounts and facilitating audit processes/liaising with auditors and other assigned tasks while ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and procedures and external regulatory requirements.

Your Responsibility:

  • You will perform general accounting activities, applying techniques and standards to solve unusual issues. Provide limited advice on accounting matters based on well-established principles and practices. 

  • You should prepare statutory accounts and facilitate audit processes/liaising with auditors.

  • You will review & manage all aspects of leases and lease accounting including process on lease creation.

  • You should work closely with CSS HUB  and oversee FA process, ABACUS vs SAP vs statutory account reconciliation.

  • You should oversee the month end close process for relevant product groups (PGs) including account reconciliation, preparation of various journal entries, and review of monthly financial accounts of these PGs. Book monthly entries as necessary based on supporting documentation. 

  • You should apply accounting techniques and standard practices to the classification and recording of financial transactions including treasury transactions. Book monthly treasury entries as necessary based on supporting documentation.

  • You should execute accounting analyses and reports as assigned and perform analysis of accounts and highlight discrepancies/anomalies for correction. Serve as escalation point for such accounting discrepancies/anomalies. Conduct investigations and reconciliations of accounts as necessary.

  • You should oversee and work with CSS Hub for Balance Sheet reconciliation

  • You should assist in developing and implementing processes and procedures and continuously optimize to gain efficiency and drive productivity gains. 

  • You should participate in internal control testing and prepare relevant documentation. Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, procedures, controls and systems.

  • You should prepare payroll tax and assist with some tax work as required

  • Other duties and responsibilities as directed in line with the work level standards for this role.

  • Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

  • Minimum bachelor's degree; CPA/CA ideal.

  • Proficient with MS Word, Excel; accounting software, SAP (preferable S4 HANA).

  • Minimum 5 years post qualification accounting/finance in a large complex corporate environment.

  • Excellent communication skills and a high attention to detail.

  • Ability to influence key stakeholders to deliver commercial outcomes.

  • a 'can-do' attitude and a team-focused approach.

  • Willing to take ownership with forward-thinking ability to work under pressure and with deadlines.

Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. 

Top Skills

Accounting Software
Excel
Ms Word
Sap S4 Hana

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