Senior Financial Accountant

at  Avis Budget Group

Based at our offices in Ellerslie, Auckland and reporting to the Finance & Accounting Manager, Pacific you will work across Australia and New Zealand and assist with the timely preparation of accurate reporting for our entities plus any related schedules. In addition, you will be key in monitoring and adhering to internal controls as well as operating and improving monthly processes.
You will be instrumental in the identification of inefficient and ineffective areas within finance and be empowered to make process improvements.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• P r e p ar a t i on of m o n th l y b a l a n c e sh e et re c o n ci l i at i o n s , c o m p l et i ng t h e s e on t i m e, to a h i gh q u a l i t y c o n s i s te n t l y .
• Co l l a b orat i ng a l o n g si de t he w i d er f i n a n c e te a m to e n s u r e a cc urate a cc o u nt i ng re c ords eve r y m o n th a nd driv i n g p r o c e s s i m pro v e m e n ts to d e l i v er e ff i c i e n c i e s .
• T he prep a r a t i on a n d p o s t i n g o f m a n u a l j o u r n a l s a n d t h e re v i e w a n d m a i nt e n a n c e of a l l s y s t e m s t h at p o s t a u to m at e d j o u r n a l s .
• Con n e c t i n g n o n - f i n a n ci al s ta f f w i th t he f i n a n c e f u n c t i on a n d i m pro vi n g t h e va l u e , r e l i a b i l i t y , a n d q u a li t y of i n f or m at i on a n d i n s i g h ts t h a t f i n a n c e produce s .
• O p e r at i on a nd u n d er s ta n d i ng of m u l t i - f a c ets w i th i n t h e E R P s y s tem a n d a ss o ci at e d i n ter f a c es e n s uri n g s y s t em re li a b i l i t y at a l l t i m e s .
• A ss i s t i ng w i t h t h e e x t ernal a n d i n t ern a l a u d i t s , a n d a l l ot h er s ta t ut o r y o b l i g a t i o n s , e n s uri n g t h e s e a r e c o m p l et e d ti m e l y a n d s u cc e ss f u l l y .
• P r e p ar a t i on of t a x a t i o n re q u i r e m e n ts f or New Z e a l a n d a n d A u s tr a l i a i n c l u d i n g b ut n o t li m i ted t o GS T , FB T , a n d N R W T.
• T he prep a r a t i o n , m a i nt e na n c e, a n d r e v i e w of s y s te m s to e n s ure pr o p e r ac c o u nt i n g, p a y m e n t s , a n d r e p ort i ng i n a r e a s s u c h a s l e a s i n g a n d t r e a s u r y .
• Manage Intercompany transactions as well as settlements for AU, US and EMEA according to Company’s requirements.
• Maintain the lease accounting requirements in Visual Lease working with the Property Leads in Pacific, International and Property Reporting Team in North America.
• M o n t h l y , q u a r te r l y , a n d a n n u a l r e p o r t i ng r e q u i r e m e n ts wor k i ng w i t h t h e F P & A t e a m to d el i v er a cc ura t e a n d i n s i g ht f ul r e p o r t to exe c u t i v e m a n a g e m e n t.
• A ss i s t i n the d e c i s i on -making pro c e s s a nd t e s t i n g o f k e y pro c e s s a n d s y s tem c h a n g es a nd p r o v i de l e a d e rs h i p i n a d dre ss i ng g a ps i n t he f i n a n c e f u n c t i o n .
• A ss i s t i ng i n t h e o v er a l l f i na n c i al c o n tr o l f u n c t i o n i n c l u d i ng i nt e r n al c o ntro l s , p a y a b l e s , p a y r o l l , re c e i v a b l e s , cr e di t, f i n a n c i a l p l a n n i ng a n d a n a l y s i s , f l e e t , f r a n c h i s e es , g r o u p r e p o r t i n g , a n d e x t e r n a l r e p o r t i n g .
• O th e r d u t i es as r e q u i r ed b y t h e Finance and A c c o u n t i n g M a n a g er o r o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e m a n a g e m e n t t e a m .

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