Financial Accounting Supervisor - Newstead, Australia - Mater Group

Mater Group

Verified Company

Newstead, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Job no: 499458

Work type:
Permanent

Location:
Newstead, South Brisbane

Categories:
Finance, Accounting

About the role

Mater is currently seeking an experienced
Financial Accounting Supervisor - Capital and Projects to join our Group Finance team on a permanent full-time basis.

This position is based in our purpose-built offices in Newstead.

This is an excellent opportunity to add value to Mater by providing expert financial advice and guidance to the Mater Group, assessing new or amended financial reporting and accounting standard requirements and leading the external audit process for the Group including preparation of consolidated financial statements.

Salary range:
Commensurate with experience plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Manager Financial Accounting, the Financial Accounting Supervisor - Capital and Projects is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely preparation of the full financial requirements for the Mater Group's capital portfolio including asset acquisitions, disposals, transfers, revaluations, stocktake, impairment, Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations review, management reporting and variance analysis; all whilst adhering to a compliance framework aligned with the Australian Accounting Standards, Mater policy and procedures, internal controls and audit requirements.

This role will provide leadership, direction and coaching to ensure staff (including a team of direct reports) have the skills and knowledge to effectively achieve business objectives and meet regulatory deliverables.

Some of your key duties will include (but not limited to):

Accountable for the delivery of a financial shared services capital and project accounting function across all Mater entities including provision of any external entity support arrangements
Provide leadership, direction and coaching to ensure staff have the skills and knowledge to effectively achieve business objectives and meet deliverables
Manage all end of month close activities in relation to capital and projects including delivery of management reports and statutory reporting
Responsible for monthly and quarterly Balance Sheet and P&L general ledger reconciliations completion, review and sign off
Contribute to the completion of the financial statements with respect to capital and project related disclosures
Manage a rolling asset stocktake program across property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Manage a rolling asset valuation program working closely with the external valuer and including provision of indicies in years where no comprehensive valuation is conducted
Manage the annual review of asset useful lives, asset residual values and asset impairment
Analyse the treatment of financial transactions to ensure compliance with the Australian Accounting Standards, internal controls, Mater policy and procedures and audit requirements
Develop a community of practice for capital and project activities across all Mater entities
Perform financial analysis and provide accounting advice where required

About you

To be successful, you will require:
Essential

Tertiary qualifications in Accounting/Commerce/Business
Professional Accounting Qualification (CA/CPA)
Demonstrated experience leading a team
Demonstrated experience within large/complex organisation/sector
Extensive experience advising on financial accounting and compliance standards in a complex business environment
Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
Excellent time management, prioritisation, and organisational skills
Demonstrated capacity to consistently deliver a high level of customer service and to develop and maintain ongoing relationships with other departments

Desirable

Prior working experience within Health
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Why join us?

Joining a 10,000+ strong workforce, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education, Research and Foundation, and work with a team who make a real difference to the lives of our patients, consumers and community.

You will be a part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy.

Via salary packaging arrangements allocate some living expenses directly from your pretaxable income and ultimately increasing takehome pay
Access to package meal and entertainment expenses
Access to leading education via Mater Education
Access to our Employee Assistance Program and onsite pastoral care teams
Discounts to local and national business and venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation and Other
Access to onsite, discounted parking
Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Advertised: 13 Nov 2023