Senior Financial AccountantHybrid

We currently have an exciting new opportunity for a proactive and dynamic Senior Financial Accountant and to join our Financial Control team.

The Senior Financial Accountant is a senior role within Financial Control that sits alongside the existing Senior Financial Accountant. The role owns a defined set of workstreams and supports the Financial Controller to deliver strong financial governance, high quality reporting and timely decision support for the business.

The role provides accounting expertise across the business, improving end to end processes and coaches the financial accountants through day-to-day guidance and review. The role works closely with the existing Senior Financial Accountant, Tax Manager, the Finance Operations Team Leader and Treasury.

Key focus areas include fixed asset and capital accounting, long term model and tax fixed asset register support, general support to Tax Manager, and treasury and cash flow accounting and reporting. Additional tasks include technical accounting advice including position papers, maintenance of accounting policies and procedures, internal audit support and review of balance sheet reconciliations for the tax, debt and fixed asset areas.

Explore how we are thinking big with exciting projects like the Third Runway, state-of-the-art terminals, and thriving business park developments. You can also learn more about life at Melbourne Airport – our culture, values, and what makes us unique at https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/corporate/our-culture-and-values. Join us in shaping the future of aviation as we propel Melbourne Airport towards becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination.

Key responsibilities:

The role's duties and accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Own fixed asset accounting across APAM’s complex asset base including property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangibles, ensuring completeness, accuracy and appropriate classification
• Maintain and enhance controls across capital and fixed asset processes in partnership with the project management team, including WIP governance and timely capitalisation
• Provide key fixed asset and capital inputs to the long term model including asset movements, depreciation and amortisation profiles and other asset related assumptions
• Maintain the tax fixed asset register in coordination with the Tax Manager and ensure alignment between accounting and tax asset records where required
• Support ACCC reporting requirements relating to fixed assets, including preparation and review of relevant movement schedules and supporting workpapers
• Support daily and monthly cash flow management and reporting, including key cash movements, forecasting inputs and stakeholder communication
• Account for treasury transactions including borrowings, interest, fees and related items in line with APAM policy and applicable standards
• Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations for debt, derivatives and treasury related accounts, ensuring issues are escalated and resolved promptly
• Support tax control design, documentation and operating effectiveness testing, including preparation of evidence, walkthrough support and remediation of findings as directed by the Tax Manager
• Support internal audit activities across all Financial Control streams, including preparation of evidence, coordination of responses and follow up of remediation actions
• Regularly review relevant operational and financial processes and systems and recommend improvements and implement as necessary
• Provide technical accounting advice to the business and Finance team, including preparation of accounting position papers and guidance on treatment and documentation
• Coach and lift the performance and ability of the accounting team toward a business partnering culture to provide managers with the financial information and analysis they need to make sound commercial decisions

The successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualification in Commerce or Accounting
• CA or CPA qualified
• Experience in a medium to large finance team in a public or private company (preferred but not essential)
• Strong technical accounting knowledge gained through CA/CPA qualification and experience providing technical accounting and tax advice
• Experience in preparing month-end and year-end results to meet statutory and business reporting requirements
• Sound business acumen combined with problem solving and decision-making skills
• High level of ability with financial reporting and statutory compliance and ability to present results and findings in an accurate, compelling and succinct manner
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including professional presentation skills
• High level of attention to detail and ability to develop error checking methodologies
• Ability to prioritise own efforts on multiple simultaneous projects, and takes personal accountability for outcomes
• Broad accounting system / software knowledge including experience using MS Office, advanced Excel skills
• Interpersonally savvy with the proven ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels
• Analytical and logical, while also able to apply creative, solutions-based thinking, and commercially astute
• Empathic and considerate approach, and open to giving and receiving feedback
• Open to learning and sharing ideas and actively coaches and develops others

We understand that not everyone will feel they meet all of these 100%. However, if you feel you have the attitude and aptitude to grow within our team, we invite you to apply and have a conversation with us about this position.

About the Company:

Melbourne Airport (Australia Pacific Airports Corporation) is proud to be one of Australia's premier transport hubs and Victoria's gateway to the world, connecting us to the global marketplace. We are committed to creating connections that matter and enhancing the traveller experience across every aspect of our organisation to deliver our vision of becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination. Currently, in an exciting phase of change, we are delivering rewarding career opportunities, making Melbourne Airport a dynamic and fast-paced place to work for our people.

APAC is a majority Australian-owned private company that also operates Launceston Airport, the tourism gateway to Tasmania and an industry multi-award-winning airport.

Culture and Values:

Our vision is to become Australia's favourite Airport destination and our people are paramount to achieving this success. We provide a supportive environment, with values that encourage all of our employees to Be You, Think Big, Own it and Work Together.

Benefits:

• Free access to Higher State, our state-of-the-art Fitness Club & Wellness Hub at Novotel & ibis Styles Airport hotel.
• Airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements
• Airport Holiday, an additional day of leave
• Wellness Day, a further additional day of leave
• Discounted onsite childcare at Creative Garden Early Learning
• Mental health and well-being initiatives, including Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long-term career and professional development opportunities
• Active social culture and participation in a range of social impact days and activities
• Signature Experiences including an airfield family day
• Access to an employee benefits scheme including access to corporate rates and airport retailer discounts (including SkyBus)

APAC is committed to weaving Diversity into our DNA. We believe that Diversity and Inclusion will help us realise our greatest potential as a company, and maximise the potential of all our team members. We strive to create a culture where our team members understand that each individual is unique and that embracing diversity makes us more flexible, productive, and creative.

APAC provides equal opportunity and advancement in employment regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural background, caring responsibilities, disability or socioeconomic background. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our workplace values of Being You, Thinking Big, Owning It and Working Together.