Financial Accountant

AUB Group has exciting new opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant to support the finance team on a permanent basis. The Financial Accountant is responsible for providing accurate and efficient accounting and tax services to our SURA entities and reports to the Senior Finance Manager – SURA Finance, to assist SURA management to make informed business decisions.

Responsibilities

• This role will work with the finance team to ensure that Monthly Management Accounts are approved, finalised and submitted to the FP&A team, in addition to completion of month end reporting deadlines including balance sheet reconciliations, general journals, prepayments and accruals.
• Compliance with all relevant statutory bodies including ASIC, ATO, OSR; ensure all lodgements are completed on time.
• Accurate completion of BAS, Payroll tax, FBT and Income Tax returns and timely lodgement to ATO and OSR.
• Prepare all half year and end of year statutory accounts, consolidation and reporting obligations within the AUB Group deadline.
• Oversee the accounts payable process to ensure that invoices are paid on time.
• Assist the Senior Manager in the preparation of monthly cashflow forecasts and annual budgets and forecasts.
• Provide support to the team manager in identifying, designing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives within the Division.

Qualifications & Key Skills

We are ideally looking for someone with a qualification/certification in accounting with subsequent relevant experience in line with the above, as well as a proficient understanding of relevant legislation and policy frameworks.

• Proficient organisational and time management skills with ability to deal with multiple entities’ tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficient numeracy skills with the ability to understand and communicate financial information and administer budgets.
• Developed written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate professionally with all levels of staff.

Additional Advantageous Experience

• Proficient organisational and time management skills with ability to deal with multiple entities’ tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficient numeracy skills with the ability to understand and communicate financial information and administer budgets.
• Developed written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate professionally with all levels of staff.

Benefits

• Career growth and development with opportunities for ongoing education and development.
• Flexible and supportive working environment.
• Hybrid working opportunity with travel and WFH option.

About AUB Group

AUB Group is an ASX 200 company, and the largest equity-based insurance broker across Australia and New Zealand. We have also recently acquired Tysers in the UK as we expand internationally. We hold 100+ direct investments into broking, underwriting agency, and health and rehabilitation businesses, with a further 100+ businesses held by our subsidiaries including SURA. The Group operates within the insurance intermediary sector, proving insurance broking, underwriting agency, post claim rehabilitation, investigation, and loss adjusting to small and medium enterprise businesses. We follow an owner driver model with the original founders of partner businesses continuing to drive the growth of our equity investments. As such, operations are decentralised across our network of partner businesses.

Any offer of employment is dependent upon the satisfactory completion of background checks by AUB Group or by an external third‑party on our behalf.

AUB Group welcomes all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, and gender identity, and we are dedicated to providing a workplace environment that supports and values diversity, inclusion and equality.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Administrative, Accounting/Auditing, and Other

Industries

Insurance, Insurance Agencies and Brokerages, and Insurance Carriers

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