Junior Accountant

at  Freelancercom

This won’t be your typical cog-in-the-machine type of job. If you’re a high achiever, looking for something more than a boring job in corporate, want to work with the best and brightest, this is the job for you.
At Freelancer you’ll get to work on a highly diverse, global set of internet-scale challenges where you will make a meaningful difference with real responsibility, while rapidly building your skills. We run a meritocracy - we actively promote from within.
We are looking for a Junior Accountant to join our Finance Team based in the Sydney office. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, welcome responsibility, enjoy detail-oriented tasks, take initiative and have huge attention to detail.
The role will require a high degree of self-sufficiency, organisational skills, pro-activity and an ability to enjoy a quick-paced and busy environment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Daily cash balance reporting across multiple currencies
• Preparation of invoices to be sent to various customers
• Handling cash management, including the preparation of payments for approval, and managing inter-company funding
• Maintaining banking filing system
• Regular liaison with banks as necessary on any queries relating to disputed transactions, account opening and maintenance issues.
• Bank reconciliations, accounts payable preparation, assistance with month-end accounting processes etc
• Assistance in preparation of schedules for audit and other specific projects.
• Ad hoc projects including assistance with system implementation, collaborating with other internal teams.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Should be a fresh graduate from University and/or looking for intial commercial experience
• Currently undergoing/willing to undergo CA/CPA
• Highly proficient excel skills, including ability to work with excel filters and/or pivot tables in order to work with large volumes of data in multiple currencies.
• Committed to improving internal processes and identifying inefficiencies.
• Be committed to be working flexible hours, particularly during month end.
• Able to work autonomously.
• Able to cope with time and pressure deadlines and a strong focus to detail.
• Excellent communication and numerical skills.

• Daily cash balance reporting across multiple currencies
• Preparation of invoices to be sent to various customers
• Handling cash management, including the preparation of payments for approval, and managing inter-company funding
• Maintaining banking filing system
• Regular liaison with banks as necessary on any queries relating to disputed transactions, account opening and maintenance issues.
• Bank reconciliations, accounts payable preparation, assistance with month-end accounting processes etc
• Assistance in preparation of schedules for audit and other specific projects.
• Ad hoc projects including assistance with system implementation, collaborating with other internal teams