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About the Role

Fisher & Paykel is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to support financial reporting accuracy, integrity, and insight within the Australian Finance team. This role involves owning core financial accounting activities, acting as a trusted finance partner, and improving systems and processes as the local market ERP super user.

Responsibilities

• Own the accuracy and integrity of general ledger reconciliations across the balance sheet and profit and loss.
• Complete month-end and year-end accounting activities, including journals, reconciliations, reporting and analysis.
• Prepare meaningful financial analysis and commentary on operating performance, overhead spend, variances and project financials.
• Partner with Operations, Warehousing, Logistics and Inventory teams to provide cost insights and support better commercial decision-making.
• Support cashflow management and liaise with Treasury and head office teams as required.
• Manage intercompany payments, recharges, reconciliations and stakeholder communications.
• Maintain and strengthen financial controls, processes and procedures in line with group policies.
• Review accounting systems, processes and procedures, recommending improvements where required.
• Support inventory-related financial processes, costing, reconciliations and issue resolution.
• Assist with taxation and compliance requirements, including BAS, FBT and income tax return preparation.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors and coordinate audit requirements with business stakeholders.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation variances, driving improvements in quality, timeliness and efficiency.
• Document key financial processes and maintain knowledge management materials.
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives and ad hoc finance projects.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years’ relevant corporate accounting experience, ideally within an inventory, distribution, retail, logistics or medium-to-large commercial environment.
• Strong financial accounting capability, including balance sheet reconciliations, month-end reporting and application of accounting standards.
• Experience with company tax requirements, including BAS, FBT and income tax.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret results, explain variances and prepare clear financial reports.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large ERP systems; JD Edwards or similar experience highly regarded.
• Experience with BI or reporting tools would be advantageous.
• Inventory costing and distribution experience highly regarded.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and business performance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders across finance and non-finance teams.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach, with a strong sense of ownership.

Skills

• Financial Accounting
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Month-End Reporting
• Accounting Standards Application
• Company Tax Requirements
• BAS
• FBT
• Income Tax
• Financial Analysis
• Excel
• ERP Systems
• JD Edwards
• BI Tools
• Reporting Tools
• Inventory Costing
• Distribution Experience
• Continuous Improvement
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Organisational Skills
• Problem Solving

Location

• Australia

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior
• 3+ years

Education Level

• CPA
• CA
• Equivalent qualification

Benefits

• Opportunities for growth
• Exposure to a broad range of work within a global organisation
• Collaborative, team-based culture
• Development opportunities
• Leading technology
• Work/life balance
• Competitive remuneration
• Challenging yet supportive environment

About the Company

• Fisher & Paykel is an iconic New Zealand brand and a global company with a strong local heritage.
• Our origins inspire our culture of curiosity and passion to develop solutions designed around people.
• We are driven by our values of being trusted, sustainably minded, innovative, generous, and curious.
• We take a collaborative approach and have a working environment where ideas are heard, evaluated, and tested against our leading goal — to be the world’s most human-centred appliance brand.
• Fisher & Paykel has been designing products since 1934 and has grown into a global company with products sold in more than 50 countries around the world.
• We design technology that enriches and improves people’s lives.
• By challenging conventional appliance design these world-first technologies have changed the way we live forever.

Equal Opportunity

• Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.