Prezzee Hiring for Senior Accountant Job at Sydney Full Time

Prezzee is a digital gift card and payments business operating in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2014 to evolve the art of gifting, in Australia we now offer the largest marketplace for e-Gift cards. We have 500+ retail partners, and have reached over 21 millions consumers so far.

In 2021 Prezzee was featured as 106th in the Deloitte Fast 500 Asia Pacific, and in the top 23 for Australia. Listed 15th on the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 in 2020, and considered the 5th fastest growing tech company in Australia in 2019, Prezzee has achieved incredible commercial success, growing +125% year on year. However, it’s our people and culture that sets us apart, and we are proud to have been recognised in Australia and New Zealand as a Great Place to Work®.We work hard and have fun along the way to continue to achieve our goals.

It is an exciting time to be a part of Prezzee. As our Senior Accountant, you will play a key role in our growth journey. Together with the Finance function, you will be responsible for ensuring Prezzee’s financial health as we scale and deploy initiatives focused on the execution of the Company strategy. In this role, you will supervise core financial tasks across the business and ensure we use capital and resources to deliver the Prezzee vision to be ‘the universal gift card globally’.

You are a CPA/CA qualified accountant with experience in audit and financial accounting, with ideally experience within the e-commerce/ fintech space. This role is perfect for an individual who is currently working in a mid-tier or Big 4 accounting firm with a desire to move into a fast growing business and use their background to drive improvements. You have an extraordinary eye for detail, self-motivation to work independently and take ownership, you function well in a high pressure and fast paced environment and have a genuine desire to play a pivotal role in the company’s next stage of growth. There is scope for development in this role and room for your talents to shine as you implement process improvements, take on problems with a creative outlook and assist with special projects.

The role is instrumental in achieving Prezzee’s FY22 -FY23 strategic ambitions, one that is looking to disrupt the gift card and payments market globally.

What you will do at Prezzee:

• Reporting to the Head of Finance – Australia, you will be responsible for the maintenance and financial integrity of the general ledger and support the financial control and accounting function for Australia.

• Play a key senior finance stakeholder role and engage with the senior leaders throughout the business to understand and respond to issues relating to business performance and ensure a positive outcome.

• You will deliver the monthly management reports for Australia including the preparation and presentation of statutory financial reports, and working with our external auditors.

• Be our ‘Reporting Guru’ and drive improvements in reporting, controls and adherence to group policies.

• Develop, implement and manage secure procedures to maintain confidential information and ensure all accounting activities and internal audits comply with financial regulations.

• Collaborate with the broader team to transform the company’s strategy into reality, and through your collaborative style and engaging approach, strategically building strong relationships and partnerships.

• Have an ability to manage at an operational level addressing the day to day pressures and challenges whilst keeping the Company Strategic Plan and big picture thinking front of mind

• Actively promote and support a safe, healthy and secure workplace for yourself, your co-workers, team and any other person at the workplace, complying with health and safety practices and procedures.

What will you bring:

• Strong technical experience as an accountant in a service focused environment with the ability to take ownership of month-end tasks/year-end close processes and financial statements preparation.

• You will give Prezzee a fresh perspective when it comes to solving problems and you bring a curious and innovative mindset to the task at hand.

• Experience in transforming a business as it scales and grows, ideally having had some experience in a fast growth or fin-tech company (or both).

• In-depth understanding of AASB/IFRS standards and financial accounting procedures.

• Experience and confidence to present in front of key stakeholders. You will be energetic and have enthusiasm for knowledge on processes, systems and software.

• A solid analytical and technical background and high proficiency in accounting software.

More than a Job

Where you work isn’t just a career decision – it’s a life decision. We get it. At Prezzee we are givers, and when you give it comes from the heart. Our values give openness, give greatness, give magic, and most of all, always give a damn, demonstrate how we connect the heart and the head. Our values are the wrapping paper around our ideal shared people experiences. As one team, we shoot for the stars, transforming gifting into a magical experience and delivering happiness one ‘Prezzee’ at a time, everytime to achieve our strategic ambitions. That’s why we want our Planet Prezzee Team to feel a sense of belonging that comes from feeling supported in all areas of their lives.

Some extra goodies:

• You will work alongside an experienced team who will challenge you every day (and expect you to challenge them back).

• We run an incentive scheme based on both company-wide targets because we are all in the same boat, as well as individual KPIs.

• There are generous benefits including an employee referral program and staff discounts.

• Our office has great facilities including end-of-trip facilities for those of you that like to exercise or ride to/from work.

• We have regular virtual and face-to-face events to help us bond and maintain our community vibe.

• It’s a proven fact that the happier you are, the better you work and as a result, our customers will be happier! Therefore, we place high value on our team’s mental and physical wellness to ensure you feel valued and at home here at Prezzee.

Work-life integration and genuine flexibility is our natural norm. Health, safety, and wellbeing is important too – it always comes first. So whilst we prefer to be connected and have our people work on-site, we work hard to support Covid-19 safe work practices, also accommodating the different lifestyles of our team members so that everyone is set up for success and empowered to do their best work either in the office or at home.