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Assistant Accountant

The Polyglot Group Pty Ltd

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THE COMPANY
Europ Assistance Australia Pty Ltd (lnsureandGo Australia) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Europ Assistance, a multinational insurance and assistance company. Europ Assistance has over 750,000 professional service providers coordinated through three international hubs and covering over 200 countries and territories worldwide, our assistance networks form the backbone of our business. From doctors to repairmen, cyber protection experts to claims handlers, we train our people to guarantee the highest level of service possible.
We place the customer at the very center of everything we do by providing personalized, seamless and memorable experiences in the most difficult and stressful situations. Our mission is to secure the peace of mind and independence of our customers, whatever their needs. In this sense, Europ Assistance covers all the bases by offering care and mobility solutions in Travel, Automotive, Health, Home & Family, and Concierge & CRM services.

REPORTING AND RECONCILIATION

• Working alongside the Senior Financial Accountant and playing a critical role in the month, quarter and year closure procedures, preparing & posting journals, Balance Sheet reconciliations and clearing.
o Ownership of operating expense accrual by identifying, recording and reconciling accruals to ensure expenses are recognised in the correct accounting period and aligned with the accounting standards.
o Ownership of accrued interest income calculations and reconciliation.
o Ownership of prepayment schedule to allocate costs across appropriate periods and maintain accurate financial records.
• Ownership of company asset process:
o Ownership of IFRS 16 lease accounting process including examining invoice booking, reconciliation and note disclosure in financial statements preparation.
o Providing oversight and management of the Fixed Assets Register, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of all fixed assets within the organisation.
• Assisting with budget preparation by ensuring the accuracy of historical expenditure to provide a solid foundation for budget preparation, comparing the actual financial expense with the budget to identify and analyse variance.
• Examining the marketing and information technology expenditure to identify trends and variance, preparing reports and presenting them to the Senior Financial Accountant, and resolving the reconciliation issues with other department managers.
• Monthly policy premium reconciliation on AllClear settlement and clear accounts receivable on a timely basis.
• Managing inter-company recharge expenses, ensuring accurate booking following Head Office requirements and aligning with the forecast process.
• Monthly cash flow report preparation & variance analysis compared with Budget.
• Preparing cash flow reports sending to central treasury team for revision.


INTERNAL CONTROL COMPLIANCE, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION, FUND MANAGEMENT, AND AD HOC DUTIES

• Introducing and implementing SAP Concur tool to improve manual employee reimbursement and invoice processes.
• Maintaining accounting systems by supervising junior staffs on journal entry booking for reimbursement and invoice processes.
• Documentation of key control on accounting treatment such as G/L account nature, expense type, cost centre and maintain vendor master file.
• Liaising with Banks for account closure, swap funds between accounts, placing term deposit on maturity and negotiate for interest rate.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of 2 years related work experience
• Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline (Accounting or similar).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft office tool including excel.
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organization and time management skills.

Gross Salary: $74,000

Job #QWV63479

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