Australian Unity Hiring for Financial Control Accountant Job at Melbourne Full Time

• Hybrid work model
• Provide commercially focused financial control support for the assigned portfolios
• Real Wellbeing starts here

What makes us, us

Established in 1840, we’re Australia’s first member-owned wellbeing company, delivering health, wealth and care services to more than 700,000 Australians. Today, while we’ve grown to a company of more than 7000 employees, our focus remains the same as it was 180 years ago — to deliver Real Wellbeing for our customers, members and the community.

We support your Real Wellbeing so you can better support our members’ and customers’ wellbeing journey

There are four key attributes that set us apart:

• Good people: We strive to set ourselves apart through the capability, warmth and expertise of our people.
• Wellbeing experts: Our breadth of capability enables us to provide smart solutions and services across all domains of wellbeing.
• Long-term commitment: As a member-owned company, we’ve been focusing on long-term outcomes and single-minded dedication to our members and customers since 1840.
• Driving positive impact: Everything we do is focused on making a positive difference at a personal, community and societal level.

These pillars are infused with our values of bold, warm and honest

The position

The primary objective for this role, as part of the Financial Control team, is to service the Wealth & Capital Markets (W&CM) Platform, by providing timely, accurate and commercially focused financial support for the assigned portfolios.

• 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;
• 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 procurement and payables system are materially correct and appropriate.
• Overall continuity of quality service from the W&CM Financial Control team;

About you

We are searching for a professional who will join us in striving to live our values of bold, warm and honest, in everything we do.

Your expertise and qualifications will include:

• CA or CPA qualified;
• More than 3 years accounting experience;
• Industry specific experience preferred.;
• Previous experience in management accounting and business performance reporting highly regarded;
• A sound understanding and experience with financial controls and processes
• Sound Microsoft Excel modelling skills together with a proficiency in a range of financial software and accounting systems (eg. SUN, TM1 and Blackline).
• Ability to work methodically with attention to detail;
• Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment

Interested?

Our people make a real difference in the wellbeing of customers and members every day. Our ambition to be the most trusted wellbeing company in Australia therefore means that wellbeing starts with our people. Our credentials in wellbeing stretch back more than 180 years.

To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, customers and community, Australian Unity requires that all employees and contractors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by no later than 31 December 2021 as a condition of entry of any Australian Unity workplace. In order to progress your application, you will need to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination status, proof of booking for the COVID-19 vaccination, or medical exemption certificate from a registered medical practitioner. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

Should an applicant be the preferred candidate, background checks (including police checks, reference checks, ASIC banned and disqualified persons and bankruptcy checks) will be completed prior to the candidate’s employment being confirmed. The outcomes of the background checks do not automatically bar candidates; however, will be assessed against the inherent requirements of the job.

For a discussion in confidence about this opportunity, please contact Jess Hallawell, Talent Specialist, [email protected]. www.australianunity.com.au/careers