Our client is a well-known tier 1 bank. They are seeking an experienced and CA/CPA qualified Financial Accountant to join their finance & control department.

The financial accountant is part of a team responsible for ensuring the Finance & Control department meets its Financial, Regulatory & Control obligations.

The ideal candidate will be fully qualified and have 3+ years’ experience within a financial reporting / regulatory reporting/ APRA reporting role ideally from a global financial services business.

Key Responsibilities

Controls
• Execution of Daily, Monthly and Quarterly first level controls for BNPP Sydney Branch, BPAC
• Monthly account justification for control purposes
• Perform fair value effectiveness testing, nostro outstanding review, sensitive accounts review, etc..

Reporting
• Preparation and review of audit files for the external auditors
• Assisting with / Preparation of the local statutory financial statements and Annual Statutory returns
• Preparation of month end accruals
• Assist APAC finance head office reporting team with data validation, reporting, analysis etc
• Production of local regulatory reporting to APRA, ABS, RBA, ASIC, etc

Tax
• Income tax accrual calculation
• Preparation of quarterly tax effect accounting
• Preparation of monthly BAS return
• Preparation of weekly withholding tax return
• Preparation of and /or assistance with GST returns, BAS, AIIR reports, IAS and DTA
• Preparation of information for tax returns

Qualifications
• Financial services experience required
• APRA regulatory reporting experience required
• Ability to analyse and assess requirements and make suggestions and improvements
• Experience of statutory account preparation
• Working knowledge of tax requirements. Experience of preparation of various tax filings
• Ability to work to tight timelines and under pressure to ensure deliverables are achieved
• Strong communication skills
• ACA/CPA qualified
•  3+ years’ financial reporting experience from a financial services firms finance team
• Regulatory reporting and APRA reporting experience required