Australian Unity Hiring for Financial Accountant Job at Melbourne Full Time

Join us and let’s make a bigger difference together.

It’s an exciting time to be joining Australian Unity – we have grown significantly over recent years and are transforming to capitalise on further growth opportunities to help our customers and employees thrive. We operate with commercial principles and with a strong social purpose to create community value. Australian Unity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Established in 1840, we’re Australia’s first member-owned wellbeing company. Today we have over $1 billion in revenue and provide smart solutions and services to more than 700,000 Australians. We employ over 7000 people and our purpose is to Help People to Thrive.

Your New Role:

The primary objective of this role is to ensure the accurate financial and management accounting support pertaining to assigned portfolios/businesses and to assist in the delivery of timely and accurate month-end reporting. This role is team player and works closely with the business and the broader Group Finance community to enable fact based decision making and to achieve business unit strategic goals and targets.

Your New Role Looks Like This:

• Producing and analysing the performance of the assigned portfolios, including profit & loss, balance sheet and cashflow on a timely basis;
• Forecasts updated normally quarterly to meet business unit and Group requirements;
• Effective business unit performance reporting, sourced from the business’s financial systems, is in place and provided, where relevant, on a timely basis;
• Working with Commercial Finance team members to assist in the understanding and management of the drivers of expenses, revenue and cash flows within the business of the assigned portfolios.
• Balance sheet account reconciliations properly performed and reconciling items cleared on a timely basis;
• Transactions recorded in accordance with accounting standards and Group policies;
• The allocations of transactions sourced from the operating systems of the business such as the procurement and payables system are materially correct and appropriate.

• Collaborate across functions to deliver on process improvements, key initiatives and drive customer obsession

About You:

• CA/CPA qualified
• 2+ years previous experience in management accounting and business performance reporting highly regarded
• Solid experience in system processes, variance analysis, reconciliations, issue resolution, journal processing
• Advanced Excel skills and computer literate in a range of financial software and accounting packages
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to fast adapt to change and work methodically while under pressure
• Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment
• Strong communication skills and the ability to cultivate productive and effective relationships

Your Benefits:

You will enjoy a range of great employee benefits and rewards including:

• Competitive Remuneration and Incentive Program
• A range of attractive product and service discounts from Australian Unity’s Retail and Wealth Management portfolio – including health insurance and banking products
• Supported Learning and Career Development program
• Flexible Working Arrangements including Work-From-Home days with a real work-life balance
• Available access to LinkedIn Learning courses through our great Learning platform
• Additional paid Wellbeing and Community Volunteer Days yearly

What Makes Us, Us

Putting people first is not just something we say, it’s what we do. We care for our people so they can care for themselves and our customers. We stay true to our values (Bold, Warm, Honest), we work hard because it matters and we work well together – collaborating, encouraging and even managing to have some fun.

At Australian Unity we do the right thing and we expect the same from others. Being a member-owned company, means we’re focused on our members and customers, not shareholder returns. Our purpose to Help People to Thrive, drives us to make a real difference, every day, big and small. We are passionate about improving the wellbeing of all Australians and about making a positive difference.

Australian Unity is an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, mature aged people.