ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

As part of the Outsourcing division, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding services to local and international clients across a diverse range of industries. Our Outsourcing division acts as an outsourced finance function, enabling clients to focus on growing their companies with the peace of mind that they will have accurate and timely information to make key business decisions.
Streamlining business processes and moving finances to the cloud can help transform a business, providing valuable time and energy to focus on growth. By leveraging this technology, Forvis Mazars offers an end-to-end service to manage clients’ business finances, supporting their business in becoming as efficient as possible.
The rapid growth in this service offering presents a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who can delight clients through the provision of high-quality, technology-enabled bespoke solutions. We are looking for someone with a passion for process improvement and a good accounting foundation who is seeking a client-facing role with opportunities to work with our local and international clients.

Working directly with founders, board members, CFO’s and global finance professionals, engagements will be a combination of recurring and project-based including:

• Monthly management reporting and CFO advisory.
• Advisory, support, and transformation of finance functions.
• Implementation and management of finance function and system changes.
• Strategic accounting services, encompassing audit readiness, financial, corporate, and sustainability reporting.
• Assisting clients in preparing their business for sale.
• Managing integrations post transaction.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, you will be involved in:

• Client-facing role as the day-to-day contact point for the client
• Preparation of the month-end close process
• Preparation of the monthly/quarterly management accounts including reporting pack
• Cash flow management and processing of supplier payment runs
• Preparation of variance report and monthly executive summary
• Assistance with Advisory projects
• Responsibility for accounts payable, bank reconciliations and other processing prepared by junior team members
• Preparation of payroll tax and workers compensation reconciliations
• Review and lodgement of monthly/quarterly business and instalment activity statements
• Utilising cloud technology to drive process improvements both internally and externally
• Assist in the supervision and training of junior staff
• Communicate with clients and colleagues
• Progress towards providing advisory services to key business stakeholders

ABOUT YOU:

With an agile and collaborative approach, the self-motivated professional team member that we are looking for will be:

• Completed bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting or Finance.
• Have completed or completing CA, CPA or Equivalent Qualified with professional services accounting and advisory experience ideally from a local top or mid-tier firm.
• Technical accounting experience with knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS/AASB)
• Experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Excellent relationship management, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
• Experience with Xero, Netsuite or other cloud accounting software would be beneficial
• Strong numerical and IT skills
• Sound Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Willingness to learn

Please refer the Job description for details