Senior Financial Accountant
Covetrus
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Brisbane • Australia
Visit company websiteExplore more
Job Level
About the role
- Leading and delivering a tight month‑end close process, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to month end deadlines.
- People leadership and mentoring of a small team of Assistant Accountants.
- Overseeing key complex month end profit and loss accounts including rebates, ensuring accruals are taken up and variance analysis commentary is completed.
- Payroll journals and authorising the release of wages.
- Acting as key signatory in the approval and release of AP payments.
- Completion of monthly/quarterly US reporting/submissions as required.
- Completion and review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting/Commerce coupled with CA/CPA qualifications.
- Demonstrated minimum five years experience within a large, commercial environment and accounting team.
- Demonstrated experience with rebate programs and payroll accounting will be advantageous.
- Demonstrated ability to perform accurately under pressure, particularly during compressed month‑end close cycles.
- Strong technical accounting capability, with confidence interpreting accounting standards and applying judgment in a commercial environment.
- People leadership experience in mentoring and developing junior Finance and Accounting staff.
- Advanced skills in MS Excel.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with an ability to adapt your communication to suit different internal stakeholders.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise your work in an agile way.
- A positive, proactive attitude with a focus on seeking out continuous improvement opportunities.
Benefits
- Generous discounts on our range of animal health food & enrichment products.
- Access to Perkbox/Boost apps for discounts on everyday shopping & amazing health & wellbeing resources.
- Additional leave benefits – annual birthday leave, paid parental leave, & the option to purchase additional leave.
- Flexible hybrid Work From Home options & dog-friendly offices (select roles and locations).
- Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program.
- Reward & recognition through our quarterly Values Awards and our Service Anniversary Awards.
- Professional development through our Leadership Development & Emerging Leadership courses.
- Access to annual flu vaccinations.
- Annual volunteer days.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
month-end close processprofit and loss accountsaccrualsvariance analysispayroll accountingUS reportingbalance sheet reconciliationsaccounting standardstechnical accountingrebate programs
Soft Skills
people leadershipmentoringinterpersonal skillscommunicationtime managementability to perform under pressureagilitypositive attitudeproactive attitudecontinuous improvement
Certifications
CACPA