carsales Hiring for Accountant Job at Melbourne Full Time

Are you ready to be a big part of something big?

At carsales, we’re all about making buying and selling a great experience. For 25 years we’ve been evolving with the new economy to help people choose how they move today and tomorrow.

When it comes to your career, we want to provide big opportunities to help you make a big impact. But for this to be possible, we strive to feel small. Small enough to quickly change tact, small enough to learn from different departments and small enough to connect authentically with leadership.

Not something you’d expect from one of the country’s biggest tech companies, is it?

And one of the best parts? We give you the autonomy to choose the working location that best suits your lifestyle – Office, Hybrid or Anywhere.

This is your opportunity to join carsales as an Accountant. Reporting to the Head of Investor Relations, you will be a contributor within the finance team with internal month-end processes, statutory accounts, subsidiary specific month end responsibilities, consolidations, and stakeholder management.

The remuneration for this role is between $60,000 to $70,000 inclusive of superannuation.

What’s on offer

• We’re a certified Great Place to Work, Family Friendly Workplace and WGEA Employer of Choice.
• Autonomy to choose where you work from – Office, Hybrid or Anywhere.
• Support of a highly engaged, high-performing team. We have incredible talent in carsales that you will learn from.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave, six weeks paid gender transition leave.
• Regular Hackathons, endless learning and development opportunities, and a range of activities that will help support your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

• Assisting in formulating budgetary and accounting policies.
• Preparing financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies.
• Examining operating costs and organisations’ income and expenditure.
• Providing assurance about the accuracy of information contained in financial reports and their compliance with statutory requirements.
• Providing financial and taxation advice on business structures, plans and operations.
• Preparing taxation returns for individuals and organisations.
• Liaising with financial institutions and brokers to establish funds management arrangements.
• Introducing and maintaining accounting systems, and advising on the selection and application of computer-based accounting systems.
• Maintaining internal control systems.
• May appraise cash flow and financial risk of capital investment projects.

• Demonstrated inclusive and interpersonal attributes that connect you to our behaviours (we change the game, we own it, we step in, we are curious, we don’t take ourselves too seriously).
• Demonstrated expertise in accounting
• Understanding of accounting for key judgemental areas including provisions, accruals, impairment models, business combinations, rebate and volume incentive accounting, absorption costing, and/or standard costing (capitalised variance accounting) is advantageous.
• Strong Excel proficiency and previous experience with NetSuite ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Business Central) or similar accounting programs is advantageous.

Additional Information

A few other things we want to let you know about…

• carsales is an equal opportunity employer and we pride prides ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage everyone of all ages, genders and backgrounds to apply. If you’re a candidate with a disability or you’ll need some adjustments to be at your best, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.
• We know how important keeping that balance between work/life is and have a range of flexible working options on offer, including part time work. We are open to this conversation during our recruitment process – if you want to know more just ask.
• We are a proud Circle Back Initiative Employer which means we are committed to responding to every job applicant.
• Successful candidates joining the carsales family are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights on an ongoing basis.
• So come and join our team – because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.