Canstar Hiring for Finance Analyst Job at Brisbane Full Time

• Growing company
• Hybrid working environment
• Training and development tailored to you

Canstar is Australia’s biggest financial comparison website. For over 25 years, Canstar has been researching and rating financial and consumer products.

We employ over 150 staff with a diverse range of educational and professional backgrounds. We take pride in the cultural and gender diversity of our staff and our ability to offer our people the opportunity to grow and develop their skills as the company grows too.

Canstar’s Finance team are currently looking for a Finance Analyst to join the team. Our Finance team are responsible for managing incoming and outgoing cash flow as well as complex commercial and financial modelling. The Finance Analyst plays a key role in ensuring that accounting functions, particularly revenue related functions, are maintained to a high level and with exceptional accuracy.

What Canstar Offers:

• Supportive and flexible working environment
• Birthday leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health & wellbeing program of benefits
• Fun social club and company culture
• Training and development opportunities in areas that matter to you

What You Will Be Doing:

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• Preparing month end schedules e.g. prepayments, accruals, depreciation, intercompany transactions
• Preparing month end files e.g. P&L, Balance Sheet, cash flow etc
• Updating the monthly forecasts
• Monthly review of general ledger transactions and balances
• Preparing and distributing monthly department cost tracking reports to relevant stakeholders
• Assisting with the preparation of tax & compliance returns as required
• Support the annual budget process, maintaining the expenditure budgets
• Assisting with the approval of expenditure in line with budgets
• Management of the monthly shareholder interest payments process
• Management of the Research & Development and Tech Capitalisation programs within Canstar
• Assisting the Finance team with month end CFO reporting pack preparation
• Assisting the Finance team with compliance and statutory reporting deliverables, including audits
• Other ad hoc financial accounting & analytical support as required

What You Need To Bring To The Role:

• Formal degree in Commerce, Accounting or Economics
• CA qualified
• Experience in a commercial environment, running month end accounting processes
• Up to date knowledge of new accounting standards
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and flexible
• High attention to detail
• The ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Strong track record of delivering high quality work in a fast-paced environment

What Will Give You The Extra Edge:

• Previous Big 4 accounting experience will be highly regarded
• Tax and compliance experience

How Can You Join The Team:

If this sounds like you, and you are up for a fresh challenge with a great company, please click apply now and ensure that your CV and cover letter has been uploaded to your profile.

Job Type: Full-time