NSW Government -Financial Services Hiring for Financial Accountant Job at Sydney Full Time

• We are currently seeking to fill a Financial Accountant vacancy.

• Full-time ongoing opportunity based at Sydney Olympic Park (flex work environment)

• We offer a competitive salary to the right candidate with salary range starting from $99,431 up to $110,064 per annum plus superannuation and leave loading.

Working with us

The Office of Sport is the lead NSW Government agency for sport and active recreation.

With a vision of sport and active recreation creating healthier people, connecting communities, and making a stronger NSW, we provide the people of NSW with the leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure necessary to maximise the social, health and economic benefits realised through this valued sector.

Our work is spread across NSW, with ten Sport and Recreation Centres, four Olympic Sport Venues and offices throughout the state.

Our commitment to Diversity

The Office of Sport is committed to building a workplace that values and supports diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTI and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Office encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed above, and advise us of your preferred method of communication.

The Office of Sport is committed to keeping children safe. It is the responsibility of all staff, regardless of role, to act to keep children safe from harm.

About the role

The Financial Accountant provides a range of accounting services to the Office of Sport (OoS) and its clients to assist in meeting their financial and statutory accounting requirements

In this role you will be required to:

• Prepare early close and year-end financial statements for OoS and related entities and respond to audit queries relating to the financial and other audit matters.

• Assess and interpret the impact of changes in Australian Accounting Standards, Treasury publications and other legislative or technical information for application of relevant changes to OoS’ accounting and financial reporting.

• Prepare Treasury ledger reconciliations and other Treasury compliance reports.

• Prepare the monthly fixed assets reconciliation between the General Ledger (GL) and the Fixed Asset register and clear unreconciled balances.

• Manage month end accounting entries, prepare, and check journal entries, maintain controls, and reconcile balance sheet items.

• Determine accounting procedures and implement accounting treatments for each division to ensure they comply with all financial information recording and compliance requirements.

• Provide ad-hoc advice and assistance on financial information, budgetary and reporting matters to frontline staff, Division heads and budget managers and other members of the Finance team.

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Business, Commerce, or related discipline / demonstrated equivalent experience.

• Experience in SAP or other ERP systems and strong Excel skills.

• Professional accounting qualifications –Full or Associate membership of CAANZ or CPAA is preferred Work experience in financial reporting matters; experienced in providing technical accounting advice including preparing accounting papers.

• Sound knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, including the latest current and future developments.

The Office of Sport is a great place to work, we offer:

• Access to salary packaging, fitness passport, and the Employee Assistance Program.

• Access to training and development opportunities

• A family friendly and flexible working environment

• Generous leave entitlements

• A competitive salary

How to apply

To apply for this role, you need to submit an application via http://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/, Job Reference No. 00009536.

When applying you need to:

• Answer the two pre-screening questions (maximum of 2 pages).

• Provide cover letter that details how you meet the capabilities of the role (maximum 1 page)

• Provide a resume that details your previous experience (maximum of 4 pages)

Further information about “Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service” is available on I work for NSW.

Pre-Screening Questions

Notes

• For further information about the role please contact Sagar Shahi (Manager, Financial Accounting) on [email protected] or view the role description.

• The successful applicant will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check.

• Successful candidates for this role will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination status.

• No offer of employment will be made until all relevant clearances are finalised.

Applications Close: 11.59pm, Tuesday 27 September 2022 (AEST)