Our client is a leading Australian Financial Services Group and employer of choice offering outstanding work life balance, agile working model, flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home one day a week.

They are currently going through a large regulatory/reporting change program and are looking for an Analyst coming from an audit background to join the governance change team.

Reporting into the Head of Finance Governance you will focus on ensuring finance requirements are robust and clear:

• Provide accurate and practical accounting advice, ensuring advice is technically correct, communicated effectively, practical to apply and appropriate consideration is given to commercial aspects of the issue or transaction
• Provide clear and user friendly accounting policies, ensuring polices are technically correct, reflect the Group's interpretation of the technical standards, are communicated effectively and understood by stakeholders
• Provide assistance in financial due diligence activities on proposed acquisitions and restructurings
• Responsible for analysis activities regarding relevant accounting exposure drafts
• Ensure external financial reporting documents comply with appropriate accounting standards requirements, updating documents such as the Annual Report and the Financial Report in accordance with changing requirements 
• Engage external auditor to reach agreement on proposed accounting treatments in a prompt and effective manner
• Develop and contribute to a high performing and engaged team through coaching and guidance to meet agreed goals, including provision of feedback, encouragement and open communication

Required skills and experience:

• Degree in Finance/Accounting (desirable)
• CA or CPA qualifications (required)
• Experience in Audit / Tax / Assurance or Advisory coming from Banking, Fin Services, Wealth Management or Insurance Industry
• Minimum 3-5 years work experience in a Chartered ideally external audit background 
• Prior experience in finance / accounting functions with exposure to Fin Services or ideally coming from Chartered

If you would like to learn more please apply today.