Senior Accountant

at  Megaport

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• CA/CPA qualified (or international equivalent) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce
• Good understanding of current International and Australian Accounting Standards
• Experience with large ERP systems.
• Ability to reconcile financial records and resolve source issues.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Flexibility, responsiveness, and ability to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level (intermediate to advance) excel skills.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Group Accounting Manager, this position will be responsible for ensuring accurate and complete financial accounting records, on-time delivery of end-of-month and quarterly reporting and consolidation, as well as driving forward the reduction in complex manual calculations and processes.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Prepare financial management reports, including Profit & Loss statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow reports, and present to senior management.
• Capex and fixed asset accounting.
• Processing and reviewing end-of-month transactions, including revenue, expenditure, accruals, and prepayment recognition.
• Ensuring accounting records are maintained in accordance with IFRS.
• Liaise with tax group managers to support local Australian taxation requirements (eg. BAS, FBT return).
• Manage transactions impacting multiple entities, such as audit fees, management fees, inter-group dividends, etc.
• Assist in providing reliable financial and management information across business activities.
• Ensure all consolidation and elimination entries are accurately recorded in the relevant ledger/financial reporting system.
• Enter and maintain balanced intercompany accounts, including sound understanding of applicable foreign currencies used and the impact of these within the Group.
• Perform general ledger reconciliations evidencing sound financial control of relevant entities.
• Manage multiple stakeholders internally and externally and communicate effectively and efficiently.
• Contribute to our accounting policies and planning, driving ongoing process improvement with Finance.