About the role
- Oversee period-end reporting, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
- Ensure accuracy and compliance in General Ledger postings and financial reporting
- Support external audits as the key contact, ensuring timely provision of audit requirements
- Support tax compliance, including preparation of BAS/GST, FBT, and income tax returns
- Oversee Accounts Payable and Receivable functions, ensuring timely collections and payments
- Support net liquidity management and daily cashflow forecasting
- Maintain master data for AP and AR
- Drive process improvements and deliver ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting as required
Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Finance (mandatory)
- CA or CPA qualification (mandatory)
- Minimum 4+ years of professional accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of the regulatory environment and financial compliance
- Advanced Excel skills with excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong problem-solving ability with a practical, operational focus
- Experience with AASB ESG Reporting (highly regarded)
- Experience in the automotive industry and exposure to SAP GL systems (highly regarded)
- Permanent work rights in Australia (mandatory)
- Ability to complete background checks as a condition of employment
- A culture of continuous learning, growth and development. Access to LinkedIn Learning and personal development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements with our hybrid work model and remote location working arrangements for up to 10 days anywhere in Australia
- Additional leave including VGA Day paid leave day, birthday leave and paid parental leave of up to 20 weeks
- Annual fitness and wellbeing subsidy towards a facility of your choice
- Access to the VGA Car Lease Program
- Discounts on Audi, Cupra, Skoda and Volkswagen car purchases
- Free entry to Dubbo and Taronga Zoo for you and your family
- Onsite parking and a convenient location with close proximity to a train station
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial statement preparationGeneral Ledger postingsBASGSTFBTincome tax returnscashflow forecastingprocess improvementsfinancial analysisadvanced Excel
Soft skills
attention to detailcommunicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingoperational focus
Certifications
CACPAtertiary qualification in Finance