Financial Accountant

About the role

Key responsibilities

• Prepare operational rent accounting, including reviewing lease management platform data, ledger postings, accruals and prepayments.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances and coordinate the resolution of reconciling items.
• Support rent and related-party variance analysis across Finance, Property, Leasing and Operations.
• Prepare annual rent budgets and weekly turnover rent estimates.
• Support half-year and year-end financial reporting and statutory accounts.
• Coordinate and compile information required for external audits and reviews.
• Assist with AASB 16 lease calculations and statutory lease schedules.
• Support acquisition accounting calculations as required.
• Prepare capitalised rent entries for venues undergoing brownfield renovations.
• Assist with accounting-to-tax reconciliations and tax provision requirements.
• Apply relevant accounting policies and Australian Accounting Standards.
• Contribute to improvements in finance processes, controls, systems and reporting.
• You will be an organised and commercially minded accountant who takes ownership, pays close attention to detail and enjoys solving problems. You will be confident working with reconciliations, financial data and deadlines, while being able to explain variances and technical accounting matters clearly to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
• You will ideally have:
• 3–4 years’ experience in a Big 4 or mid-tier audit firm, or a similar financial accounting role.
• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Experience with reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, budgeting and variance analysis.
• Experience working with lease, property or operational data.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, ideally at an intermediate to advanced level.
• Experience in a multi-entity, retail, hospitality, property or project-based environment.
• Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards.
• Progress towards, or an interest in pursuing, CA, CPA or an equivalent qualification is desirable.
• Experience with LeaseEagle, finance systems or reporting tools is desirable.
• At Australian Venue Co., we value:
• Agility and the ability to adapt in a fast-moving business.
• Resilience and a positive approach.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Commercial curiosity and continuous improvement.
• Collaboration across Finance, Property, Leasing and Operations.
• Development and ongoing professional growth.
• If you are ready to move beyond traditional audit work and build valuable commercial financial accounting experience in a dynamic hospitality business, we would love to hear from you.

About you

Why join us?

Qualifications

• You will be an organised and commercially minded accountant who takes ownership, pays close attention to detail and enjoys solving problems. You will be confident working with reconciliations, financial data and deadlines, while being able to explain variances and technical accounting matters clearly to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
• 3–4 years’ experience in a Big 4 or mid-tier audit firm, or a similar financial accounting role.
• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Experience with reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, budgeting and variance analysis.
• Experience working with lease, property or operational data.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, ideally at an intermediate to advanced level.
• Experience in a multi-entity, retail, hospitality, property or project-based environment.
• Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards.
• Progress towards, or an interest in pursuing, CA, CPA or an equivalent qualification is desirable.
• Experience with LeaseEagle, finance systems or reporting tools is desirable.
• Why join us?
• Agility and the ability to adapt in a fast-moving business.
• Resilience and a positive approach.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Commercial curiosity and continuous improvement.
• Collaboration across Finance, Property, Leasing and Operations.
• Development and ongoing professional growth.
• If you are ready to move beyond traditional audit work and build valuable commercial financial accounting experience in a dynamic hospitality business, we would love to hear from you.