Employment Hero Hiring for Assistant Accountant at Australia Full Time

About us

Employment Hero is an Australian tech unicorn – valued at over $1.25 billion. Our world-class software is the easiest way for small and medium-sized businesses to manage HR, payroll, employee engagement, and benefits. We’ve grown 100% year-on-year since our inception in 2014, and now service over 200,000 businesses and 1 million+ active users globally. We have exciting growth plans for 2023 and beyond, powered by our mission of making employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

We take a Remote First approach with our team. Employment Hero can hire across the world, so long as candidates have eligible working rights and are in a suitable timezone to their colleagues. If you’ve got the skills for the role and the passion for our mission then we want to hear from you!

Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly ambitious Assistant Accountant to join our finance team.

As an Assistant Accountant you will play a crucial role in the operations of the Finance team and will work closely with the Finance Manager and Accountants. You will be responsible for our day-to-day accounting, including reconciliations, journals, accruals and you will have exposure to inter-company and FX transactions.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can work at a fast pace. You will be responsible for running the day-to-day accounts while also maintaining compliance. We’re seeking a commercially-minded accountant with great critical thinking skills.

In return, we can offer you a meaningful career with fantastic progression opportunities. We’re growing at 100% year on year and always prefer to promote from within.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation of daily bank accounts across all global entities
• Reconciliation of company credit cards and spend management platforms
• Supporting Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processes
• Preparing journal entries including prepayments, accruals, depreciation, intercompany transactions
• Ownership of the Fixed Assets Register
• Completion of month end balance sheet reconciliations ensuring that all reconciliation issues are investigated and resolved
• Assist in the external audits
• Assisting the Finance Manager with ad hoc tasks and involvement in standardising and optimising financial accounting processes

Requirements

• Some experience in a similar accounting role
• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting and looking to start or currently studying for CA/CPA qualification
• Experience with NetSuite is advantageous
• Hungry, creative, enthusiastic, and data-driven with a diverse skill set to thrive in an environment of fast growth and ambiguity
• Strong planning and organisational skills with aptitude to learn and complete work within agreed deadlines
• Analytical skills to interpret and present accurate financial data
• Have strong communication, presentation, listening skills and ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Possess excellent decision making and problem-solving skills
• A positive attitude and strong work ethic

Benefits

• Self, health, wealth and happiness programs
• Remote first and flexible working arrangements
• A generous budget to spend on setting up your home office (if you need a desk, chair, or screen? We’ve got you covered!)
• We set you up for success with the latest and greatest hardware, tools and tech
• Learning & development (including an external study policy, live monthly professional development classrooms, and premium online learning content!)
• Social events to get to know your new colleagues
• Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero!

Why join Employment Hero?

• Raised $181M achieving unicorn status February 2022
• LinkedIn Top 25 Startups 2021, ranked #2 in Australia
• The Australian Top 100 Innovators List 2021
• Raised $140M Series E round led by Insight Partners July 2021
• Raised $45M Series D round led by Seek 2021
• Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2020, ranked #42 in Australia
• LinkedIn Top 10 Startups 2020
• Raised $22M Series C Round led by Seek July 2019
• Raised $8 mill series B round led by Seek and OneVentures
• Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2019, ranked #20 in Australia
• GetApp Category Leader Q1 2019
• Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2018, ranked #12 in Australia
• HRD Gold Medalist – Human Capital Management Systems 2018
• HRD Gold Medalist – Rewards and Recognition Service Provider 2018
• HRD Rewards and Recognition Employer of Choice 2018
• LinkedIn Top 25 Startups 2018
• EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Finalist 2018

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