Financial Accountant - Brisbane, Australia - Abacus Human Capital

Description

• Government department providing indispensable services to Queenslanders
• A07 level- $79.94- $85.60/hr + Super
• 6 month contract with opportunity for extension

The Organisation:
Join a dynamic government agency committed to creating safe and positive outcomes for their customers. As the A07 Financial Accountant, you will be working in a diverse area that includes exposure to fee-for-service programs. You will be supporting several Directors to help them better understand the performance and results of their areas. This will be an incredible opportunity to gain exposure to a government department in a six-month temporary role. You will not be working excessive hours. This role is initially a temporary position for 6 months. There is a possibility this role will be extended.

The Position:
This role will ultimately require you to take ownership of the month-end activities. You will be responsible for:

• End-of-month accounting processes including journals, bank reconciliations, and accruals
• Financial delegations management
• Disposal and acquisition of fixed assets

Benefits:

• You will be working for a highly respected and well run Government Department, that will open further career opportunities for you moving forward, both internally and externally
• If you are coming out of a Commercial environment, this type of role within this Department can position you to launch your career in Government already operating at a senior, leadership level
• You will be reporting into a calm, assured and even-tempered professional who will really develop your skills to the next level, with extensive experience managing high performance teams and developing their staff to get the best out of them.
• With an attractive salary, great work-life balance, work-from-home options and easily accessible location, this role offers all of the key benefits that make a job well suited to fit within your lifestyle.

Your Profile:
This role will be an ideal opportunity if:

• Your strong Excel skills will allow you to work with large volumes of data, particularly in managing a huge volume of the bank reconciliations
• You enjoy being hands-on and have incredibly strong attention to detail.
• You are used to working in large, complex organisations
• It is advantageous but not critical that you are CPA/CA qualified
• You should have very strong Excel skills and ERP systems experience, preferably SAP

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