Baulkham Hills, Australia
Senior Financial Accountant
Senior Financial Accountant
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to manage financial reporting, compliance, and process improvement initiatives. This role ensures adherence to IFRS and local accounting standards while providing critical financial insights to support decision-making. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in month-end close, audits, and cash flow management, and will also mentor junior team members to build a high-performing finance team.
More about the role:
- Financial Reporting & Compliance
- Responsible for month end and year end closing, including overseeing the daily accounting operations, provision & accrual journal posting, standard journals reviews, IC reconciliation, account reconciliations and etc
- Ensure monthly accurate financial reporting in SAP and Cognos
- Responsible for intercompany invoice processing to CHB and AB
- Perform monthly BS reconciliation review
- Timely complete the monthly ICS controls
- Fixed Assets management
- Maintain strong internal controls and compliance with corporate governance frameworks.
- Continuous improvement of SOPs.
- Successfully identify business risk and implement effectively mitigation strategies.
- Tax & Treasury
- Responsible for preparation and lodgement of monthly BAS and payroll tax
- Responsible for FBT return
- Support on deferred tax calculation in Half year and Year end reporting
- Coordinate annual income tax return with external tax consultant
- Responsible for the monthly cash flow forecasting process and analyse collection performance through weekly ageing reports and cash collection reports.
- Working Capital Management
- Collaborate with Operation team to strengthen inventory controls
- Contribute to the process improvement initiatives for working capital efficiency.
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Assist in the monthly rolling forecast process
- Assist with preparing the annual Opex and Capex budgets
- Statutory Audit & Internal Audit
- Primary responsible for annual statutory accounts auditing
- Responsible for internal audit and timely completion of internal audit actions.
- Team management & development
- Responsible for mentoring 1-2 team members
- Foster a collaborative and growth-oriented team culture.
- Others:
- Manage annual insurance policies renewal
- Other adhoc tasks as required
More about you
- Qualification in accounting or finance or commerce; CA/CPA qualified
- At least 4-6 years of practical accounting experience and 1-2 years’ experience of team management
- Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS and practical application of Australian Accounting Standards, with a strong ability to interpret and implement complex accounting requirements.
- Solid practical experience with Australian tax compliance, including BAS, FBT, and income tax returns.
- Strong SAP experience and Advanced Excel skills
- Demonstrated experience in standard operating procedure (SOP) improvements and strengthening of internal controls.
- Exceptional communication and people management skills, with a collaborative and solution-oriented mindset.
- Demonstrates and/or the ability to grow into the Sonova Leadership Principles (Be a Curious Learner, Embrace and Lead Change, Persevere to Win, Drive Customer Value Through Innovation, Excel Through Continuous Improvement and Prioritize and Focus)
More about what we offer:
As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.