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Senior Accountant

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Hybrid
Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
Hybrid
Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
Lead month-, quarter-, and year-end financial routines, prepare GL bookings and reconciliations, manage reimbursements and cash flow, liaise with AP/AR offshore teams, lead stocktakes, apply accounting standards (eg. IFRS16), assist tax compliance, support Accounting Manager with reporting, and drive process improvements while coaching centralised accounting teams.
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Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Senior Accountant you are responsible for.

  • Carrying out month-end, quarter-end and year-end routines including external audit and statutory financial reporting
  • Initiate and/or review General ledger bookings for example rent, accruals, provisions and other balance sheet reconciliations
  • Manage employee reimbursement claims/payment including FBT requirements
  • Bank and cash flow routines and management of intercompany loans
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable liaison with centralised teams offshore
  • Annual stock take lead from accounting function and monthly stock take routines
  • Apply accounting standards and prepare accounting treatment papers to a high standard, for example carry out routines for IFRS16 lease accounting
  • Assist with tax compliance tasks
  • Assist Accounting Manager with ad hoc reconciliations and reporting tasks
  • Identify and implement process improvement opportunities with store teams and other functions (e.g. IT, Security)
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to secure accounting routines
  • Coach centralised accounting support teams to develop and streamline processes

 

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll be one of 2 Senior Accountants in the local team reporting to the Accounting Manager for AUNZ who holds a dual role as the Regional Accounting Manager for APAC. You’ll work closely with our Country Controller, as well as working cross functionally with team members across all departments of the business.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for people who are…

  • CA/CPA qualified with a minimum of 5 years accounting experience
  • A true team player that likes to coach, support, and help others and naturally builds cross functional networks
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to customize communication to different needs and stakeholders
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
  • Passion for problem solving, process improvement and drive to implement change
  • Previous experience in SAP, VIM, Concur is favourable
  • Retail industry experience is desirable
  • Big 4 background is desirable

 

WHO WE ARE​

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.​ ​

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. ​ ​

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE 

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. ​​

  • We offer flexible working arrangements with the option to WFH 2 days a week. Subject to business needs 
  • You will receive 25% off H&M Group brands; H&M, COS, Monki, Weekdays, Arket, & Other Stories 
  • We are an inclusive company where you are encouraged to be yourself at work 

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.​​

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.​​

​​*We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.​​

Top Skills

Excel,Sap,Vim,Concur

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