Accountant - Fund Reporting

• Apply your skills and knowledge to deliver value to clients and the business
• Permanent position
• Sydney or Melbourne office location only
• Australia/New Zealand permanent resident/citizen (individual holding a valid visa with permission to work in Australia)

The Role

The purpose of the Accountant is to ensure that timely and accurate financial control and external reporting requirements of Insignia super funds are delivered to management and regulators within agreed timeframes and conform to best practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare general ledger reconciliations.
• Prepare regulatory returns in a timely manner.
• Make fund level payments
• All work papers are prepared in accordance with Insignia accounting and tax policies and best practice.
• Assist with Management and Board reporting to ensure they are prepared accurately and within agreed deadlines
• Ensuring compliance requirements are met, the provision of accurate reporting and to enable required control mechanisms.
• Maintain accounting files, update various documents and spreadsheets and databases when and as required
• Assist with external audit process as required
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements for entities as and when required

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Degree Qualified
• CA/CPA qualification (or in the final stage of completion) is required
• At least 2 years of superannuation/fund accounting experience
• Positive attitude, flexible and ability to work well with team
• Interested in developing further knowledge about asset management industry, superannuation industry and different securities and financial products and how they support investor goals
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft office products
• Focused on client service skills and client first thinking to achieve finance team objectives
• Familiarity with financial regulations – ability to learn about financial laws and procedures to protect the products and ensure that they are making legal and sound decisions
• Ability to network to build their professional network so they should be excellent relationship-builders and feel comfortable with networking to stay informed about industry trends
• Ability to develop detailed financial documentation and be able to craft and edit documents while ensuring accuracy
• Process review and continuous improvement – ability to critically assess processes and develop better and more efficient practices.

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.