Hybrid Senior Financial Accountant

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About the role

  • Senior Financial Accountant leading core accounting activities and a small team in a veterinary technology company. Overseeing month-end close processes and delivering accurate financial reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Leading and delivering a tight month‑end close process, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to month end deadlines.
  • People leadership and mentoring of a small team of Assistant Accountants.
  • Overseeing key complex month end profit and loss accounts including rebates, ensuring accruals are taken up and variance analysis commentary is completed.
  • Payroll journals and authorising the release of wages.
  • Acting as key signatory in the approval and release of AP payments.
  • Completion of monthly/quarterly US reporting/submissions as required.
  • Completion and review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

Requirements

  • Tertiary qualifications in Accounting/Commerce coupled with CA/CPA qualifications.
  • Demonstrated minimum five years experience within a large, commercial environment and accounting team.
  • Demonstrated experience with rebate programs and payroll accounting will be advantageous.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform accurately under pressure, particularly during compressed month‑end close cycles.
  • Strong technical accounting capability, with confidence interpreting accounting standards and applying judgment in a commercial environment.
  • People leadership experience in mentoring and developing junior Finance and Accounting staff.
  • Advanced skills in MS Excel.
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills with an ability to adapt your communication to suit different internal stakeholders.
  • Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise your work in an agile way.
  • A positive, proactive attitude with a focus on seeking out continuous improvement opportunities.

Benefits

  • Generous discounts on our range of animal health food & enrichment products.
  • Access to Perkbox/Boost apps for discounts on everyday shopping & amazing health & wellbeing resources.
  • Additional leave benefits – annual birthday leave, paid parental leave, & the option to purchase additional leave.
  • Flexible hybrid Work From Home options & dog-friendly offices (select roles and locations).
  • Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program.
  • Reward & recognition through our quarterly Values Awards and our Service Anniversary Awards.
  • Professional development through our Leadership Development & Emerging Leadership courses.
  • Access to annual flu vaccinations.
  • Annual volunteer days.

Job title

Senior Financial Accountant

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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