Accountant - Financial Control

• At Insignia Financial, your voice, ideas and individuality counts
• Location Hobart, Melbourne or Sydney with hybrid working arrangements
• Permanent Full-time role

The opportunity to join our team

As an Accountant – Financial Control you will be responsible for the preparation and reporting of accounting and financial data for allocated businesses within the Insignia Financial Limited (IFL) Group and supporting the Finance team objectives. You will provide a clear and accurate picture of the financial performance of the assigned business entities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Month end reporting within communicated deadlines
• Support compilation and completion of regulatory returns and statutory financial statements
• Maintains and is responsible for accounting operations including cash control
• Prepare accurate end of month financial reports, general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations by the given deadlines
• Provide insights to Finance Business Partner teams and prepare monthly P&L variance analysis on the monthly operating performance of the legal entities to ensure the accuracy of the financial information. This analysis is prepared using current results, prior period results and budgets
• Preparation of monthly tax calculations including movements in deferred taxes as required under AASB 112
• Identification, development and implementation of improvements or new processes within the team
• Provide advice to management on financial accounting issues and developments and undertake special investigations and analysis projects into financial accounting matters as directed

What you will bring

• Degree or Qualification in Accounting, CA/CPA or progressing towards
• Experience with workday preferred
• Sound knowledge of computer based financial systems and PC based applications especially Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ideally some understanding of the financial services industry
• Sound appreciation and understanding of prevailing mandatory accounting standards and regulations and a basic understanding of Australian taxation issues. Incumbent is expected to be proactive in maintaining an up to date working professional’s knowledge base in this regard
• Attention to detail with strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Business acumen with an ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Make your move. Make your mark.

What gets us excited about working here? Helping people do more with their money. From those starting out to those retiring. As your team, we’ll show up for you and together we will create financial wellbeing for every Australian. Because we know people who are confident about their financial future live better lives

If this sounds like your kind of career, you sound like our kind of person. Here, you’ll be making a positive impact in people’s lives straightaway – and every day. The first point of contact for our clients whenever they need support.

Along the way, you’ll be free to learn new skills, grow, and get great things done. Around here, we like to call it “putting our fingerprints on the future”.

Showing up for every Australian

We’re one of Australia’s leading financial wellbeing organisations, helping people feel good about their money. This starts by helping our people feel good about working here. That means flexibility. Plenty of opportunity. And celebrating all the unique things that make you, you – what matters to you, matters to us.

To Apply

Read more here about why you should join our team.

Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility to work in Australia, and at a minimum be required to undertake police and basic credit checks as a condition of employment.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be considered at this time.

We acknowledge and celebrate the richness that individual differences bring to our team. If you need assistance or an adjustment during the application process, please reach out and let us know.