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About the Role
Support the Australia Finance team in delivering external reporting requirements for the Australian business under Australian IFRS and LAGIC. The role involves supporting key month-end and quarter-end processes, preparation of annual statutory financial statements, tax compliance support, board paper preparation, accounting analysis, and support for internal and external audit requests. You will also be involved in Finance projects affecting the Australian business unit, including IFRS accounting standards implementation and process optimisation.
Responsibilities
- Support the preparation of accurate and complete annual statutory financial statements, regulatory returns and tax returns.
- Perform financial reporting, including month-end and quarter-end journal preparation for PLRA, maintaining process integrity, and supporting continuous improvement.
- Prepare and post month-end and quarter-end journals.
- Perform Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Support the preparation of accounting papers for new standard implementation and new transactions.
- Support business unit projects requiring Australian-specific analysis and inputs.
- Provide support to the finance team and wider business by managing and participating in ad-hoc tasks and projects.
- Manage and maintain an efficient process for systematic and organised filing of all documents.
- Focus on user acceptance testing and implementation of the new accounting ledger infrastructure during FY26/27.
Requirements
- Degree in business or accounting
- Proficiency in Excel
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic understanding of life insurance accounting
- PeopleSoft or Oracle experience
- Data analytics experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Copilot
- General accounting knowledge (including accounting reconciliations, journal posting)
- General understanding of Australian tax reporting, including business activity statements, payroll tax and fringe benefits tax returns
Skills
- Excel
- Communication
- Life insurance accounting
- PeopleSoft
- Oracle
- Data analytics
- Microsoft Copilot
- General accounting
- Australian tax reporting
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- Degree in business or accounting
Benefits
- 20+5 days of annual leave with option to buy more days
- Fertility leave
- Generous enhanced parental leave
- Group Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)/Income Protection (IP)
- Subsidized gym membership
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Time off for volunteering
- Charitable matching of employee donations
About the Company
- Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step.
- We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too.
- We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.
- Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture.
- We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives.
- We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities.
- We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
- As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.