Challenger Limited is an ASX-listed investment management firm managing $105 billion in assets (as at 30 June 2023). Life with us is fast moving and always exciting. Together we’re driving to deliver our vision to provide our customers with financial security for a better retirement.
We achieve this goal by providing a work environment where people from diverse backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences can contribute and succeed.
Join us as an Accountant in our Group Financial Control Team
- You'll be joining a tight knit, cohesive and collaborative team, who are passionate about supporting each other and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in everything they do.
- You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day accounting of Challenger Group Services Pty Limited, which is the main operating entity and service company for the Group.
- We work flexibly from our Sydney CBD Office where you can expect to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
About the Team
Group Financial Control is a team of six (6) working towards the common goal of delivering the statutory reporting and financial results for the Challenger Group, along with accounting support for strategic transactions, and monthly consolidated results.
Team members share common tasks and work collaboratively, as well as owning unique tasks depending on your role and experience. The wider finance team includes Life Financial Control, Business Performance, Tax, Treasury, Actuarial, Risk & Compliance, with teams operating in a highly interactive and collaborative manner.
The role
As an Accountant you’ll provide hands on financial control and accounting support to the Group Financial Control team as well as involvement in the Challenger Group interim reporting process (for inclusion in Group ASX external reporting) and monthly management reporting.
You’ll continually drive process improvements and automation initiatives across both the Group, Treasury, and Artega reporting and financial control areas.
Other key responsibilities will include (but aren’t limited to):
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Monthly reporting of results and analytical review
- Tax effect accounting and tax return completion
- Consolidation & cashflow reporting (preparation and review of consolidation journals, performing key checks etc.)
- Preparation of audit files and dealing with auditors with regards to audit queries
- Board papers preparation, including workpapers for audit and risk committees; as well as preparation of accounting memos on new standards or areas of reporting.
- Preparation of audit files and dealing with auditors with regards to audit queries
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key business stakeholders and wider finance colleagues.
- Ongoing review of procedures and processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiencies, facilitate process changes and ensure appropriate controls are enforced to manage risks.
- Participation in ad hoc projects including strategic transactions, new system implementation, new accounting standards implementation.
The skills you’ll need.
You’ll be CA / CPA (or equivalent) qualified, with at least 3 years post qualification experience within a financial control’s environment with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. With a meticulous level of attention to detail you’ll have a track record of being able to break down problems, identify key issues and remedy with a range of different options.
A strong user of MS Office in particular MS Excel, you’ll be comfortable working with large amounts of data with the ability to synthesise into meaningful insights and analysis.
You’ll also have
- Working understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Experience of identifying, assessing, and evaluating key financial controls in a finance function
- Experience in accounting for mortgages and other financial instruments desired but not essential.
- A working knowledge of the corporate regulatory environment, governance principles, corporate accountability and conduct frameworks and the process for managing risk in a large and complex business – ideally withing financial services.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, you’ll be as comfortable working collaboratively as you are when working independently.
Additional Information
Working at Challenger means being part of a diverse, connected team that has fun and loves what they do. We’re small enough, but big enough to accelerate bold ideas, realising what’s possible for our customers and partners.
At Challenger, we provide access to a range of exclusive employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally and a hybrid work environment. Visit our benefits page for more information.
https://www.challenger.com.au/about-us/careers/our-benefits
#LI-Challenger #LI-SA1#LI-Hybrid
We value inclusion and diversity of thought, promote flexible working practices so our people can integrate their work and personal lives, and are proud to be a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.
We believe in bringing your authentic self and a belonging in our culture. We are prideful in participating in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) as a national benchmark on LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and best practice in Australia. We offer the opportunity for a broad career experience and value people who are inquisitive and rigorous and are driven to make a difference.
We achieve this goal by providing a work environment where people from diverse backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences can contribute and succeed.
Join us as an Accountant in our Group Financial Control Team
- You'll be joining a tight knit, cohesive and collaborative team, who are passionate about supporting each other and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in everything they do.
- You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day accounting of Challenger Group Services Pty Limited, which is the main operating entity and service company for the Group.
- We work flexibly from our Sydney CBD Office where you can expect to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
About the Team
Group Financial Control is a team of six (6) working towards the common goal of delivering the statutory reporting and financial results for the Challenger Group, along with accounting support for strategic transactions, and monthly consolidated results.
Team members share common tasks and work collaboratively, as well as owning unique tasks depending on your role and experience. The wider finance team includes Life Financial Control, Business Performance, Tax, Treasury, Actuarial, Risk & Compliance, with teams operating in a highly interactive and collaborative manner.
The role
As an Accountant you’ll provide hands on financial control and accounting support to the Group Financial Control team as well as involvement in the Challenger Group interim reporting process (for inclusion in Group ASX external reporting) and monthly management reporting.
You’ll continually drive process improvements and automation initiatives across both the Group, Treasury, and Artega reporting and financial control areas.
Other key responsibilities will include (but aren’t limited to):
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Monthly reporting of results and analytical review
- Tax effect accounting and tax return completion
- Consolidation & cashflow reporting (preparation and review of consolidation journals, performing key checks etc.)
- Preparation of audit files and dealing with auditors with regards to audit queries
- Board papers preparation, including workpapers for audit and risk committees; as well as preparation of accounting memos on new standards or areas of reporting.
- Preparation of audit files and dealing with auditors with regards to audit queries
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key business stakeholders and wider finance colleagues.
- Ongoing review of procedures and processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiencies, facilitate process changes and ensure appropriate controls are enforced to manage risks.
- Participation in ad hoc projects including strategic transactions, new system implementation, new accounting standards implementation.
The skills you’ll need.
You’ll be CA / CPA (or equivalent) qualified, with at least 3 years post qualification experience within a financial control’s environment with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. With a meticulous level of attention to detail you’ll have a track record of being able to break down problems, identify key issues and remedy with a range of different options.
A strong user of MS Office in particular MS Excel, you’ll be comfortable working with large amounts of data with the ability to synthesise into meaningful insights and analysis.
You’ll also have
- Working understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Experience of identifying, assessing, and evaluating key financial controls in a finance function
- Experience in accounting for mortgages and other financial instruments desired but not essential.
- A working knowledge of the corporate regulatory environment, governance principles, corporate accountability and conduct frameworks and the process for managing risk in a large and complex business – ideally withing financial services.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, you’ll be as comfortable working collaboratively as you are when working independently.
Additional Information
Working at Challenger means being part of a diverse, connected team that has fun and loves what they do. We’re small enough, but big enough to accelerate bold ideas, realising what’s possible for our customers and partners.
At Challenger, we provide access to a range of exclusive employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally and a hybrid work environment. Visit our benefits page for more information.
https://www.challenger.com.au/about-us/careers/our-benefits
#LI-Challenger #LI-SA1#LI-Hybrid
We value inclusion and diversity of thought, promote flexible working practices so our people can integrate their work and personal lives, and are proud to be a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.
We believe in bringing your authentic self and a belonging in our culture. We are prideful in participating in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) as a national benchmark on LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and best practice in Australia. We offer the opportunity for a broad career experience and value people who are inquisitive and rigorous and are driven to make a difference.
