Financial Accountant

Job title: Financial Accountant

Company: Wilmar Sugar


Job description: The sweet things you’ll be involved in:Sugar Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join our team in a permanent full-time capacity, based at our Head Office in Yarraville VIC. Reporting to our Finance Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate and complete financial information to support effective financial management and operational decision making. You will also contribute to monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and audit processes.Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Contributing to month-end processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting schedules.
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Ensuring key internal controls are operating effectively on an ongoing basis.
• Assisting with financial system processes to support monthly reporting, budgeting, and forecasting cycles.
• Preparing and submitting data for BAS and FBT compliance requirements.
• Coordinating weekly cash flow forecasts and supporting overall cash management activities.
• Providing reporting for capital project governance and assisting with capital project administration.
• Managing internal recharge processes and compiling budget documentation.
• Assisting in the preparation of annual financial statements and supporting the external audit process.
• Continuously identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and drive efficiency.

What we’re wanting you to bring to the table:
This role is suited to someone with a strong attention to detail, an analytical mindset, and a collaborative working style. You’ll also need:

• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commercial, and / or Business.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience with accounting software, such as SAP, is highly desirable.
• Progress toward CPA or CA accreditation is an advantage.
• A passion for learning, working in a team environment, and driving accurate outcomes.

About Sugar Australia:Sugar Australia is the nation’s trusted partner in sugar and ingredient solutions enabling our customers to make great products for every home. We own and operate refineries, packing facilities, sugar silo terminals and warehouse distribution sites across the country.It takes a great team to turn raw sugar into our many food grade products and we work hard to make the highest-quality liquid sugars, icings, syrups, and crystals.You will find our retail products at your local supermarket under the iconic CSR sugar brand. We also supply refined sugar products and many other ingredients to the industrial, foodservice and hospitality industries, supplying some of the largest brands in the country.When joining the Sugar Australia team, you can expect to be part of a passionate and inclusive work environment that supports business growth and people development within a values led culture. In return you’ll be remunerated with a competitive pay, onsite parking, hybrid working, access to an EAP provider, and access to our product library for those passionate bakers at heart.We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from people regardless of gender, ethnicity or religious beliefs.Come work with us and make a difference!

Expected salary:

Location: Yarraville, VIC

Job date: Wed, 14 May 2025 07:26:40 GMT

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