Fixed Assets Accountant

JOB DETAILS

The primary responsibility of this role is to review, investigate and provide insights on either

Work as part of a closely knit team to deliver multiple services (Daily, weekly, monthly activities) within the Project & Fixed Assets team as well as contributing to ongoing improvements for the team including

a. Creating assets as instructed by business partners

b. Reconciling and maintaining assets for business partners

c. Providing depreciation and Fixed asset reports to business partners

d. Assisting with business partner queries on projects and AUC

e. Completing key Asset GL reconciliations

f. Completing half year & full year requirements including

i. Audit Requests

ii. Statutory reporting

iii. Reconciliation of projects/additions by Business

g. Other activities include

i. FAR structure, data integrity and alignment across several different asset register models within the business;

ii. Processing key data cleanse & rationalisation activities;

iii. Assisting with process documentation

iv. Assist with implementing process improvements within the team

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supporting timely and insightful reporting of the gross profit result and balance sheet to business unit finance teamsPerform, review and investigate divisional trading results and selected balance sheet accountsEnsure reconciliations are prepared effectively and provide a clear description of outstanding items, have appropriate supporting documentation, and provide a conclusion and an action plan for clearance Ensure financial controls are in place and reviewed to comply with accounting policies, standardsPlay an active role in our Corporate Governance Program including testing key controls and reporting on deficienciesLiaise with stakeholders to call out insights and resolve queriesDrive initiatives and strategies for continual improvement of processesMaintain an effective understanding of business and reporting considerationsMaintain stakeholder relationshipsPerform User Acceptance Testing for any changes to the System Environment

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Technical:

Finance Effectiveness - Continuous Improvement: Works to enable effective finance practices by ensuring the maintenance, enhancement or adoption of relevant systems to support any process improvements that are implemented.Business Improvement: Works to enable effective business processes and practices, by identifying areas requiring improvement and ensuring implementation of systems/processes required to support these improvements.

Behavioural:

Business Partnering - Influencing & Negotiating: Has positive and constructive influence over the agenda, and is involved in key decisions from concept through to implementationPersonal Effectiveness - Organising & Executing: Sets challenging medium- and long-term goals for team/area of responsibility in relation to business opportunities and the continual growth of FinanceAgile & Growth Mindset - Innovative Thinking: Demonstrates courage to innovate and think creatively in order to improve productivity, engagement and organisational effectiveness end-to-end

Essential:

Finance related degree with a CA or CPA qualification1-4 Years relevant experience, exposure in retail/large corporate will be advantageousStrong experience using financial systems in a commercial environment e.g. Excel (pivot tables, vlookups, macros), Powerpoint, SAP, SAP BW, BPCAble to communicate complex financial information to a broad audience; able to make the complex simpleAdvanced analytical and problem solving skillsAbility to synthesise large amounts of data from a variety of sourcesStrong presentation and storyboarding skills

Personal Qualities:

Ability to engage, motivate and inspire othersAn ability to plan, develop and deliver sustainable organisational/ customer-centric goalsAbility to manage competing prioritiesEffective communication skills with the ability to effectively engage with a wide range of business partnersStrong business partnering skills with an ability to grow and establish new or extended customer baseStrong analytical and problem-solving skills