Financial Accountant

Job description

Position Purpose

The financial accountant is part of a team responsible for ensuring the Finance & Control department meets its Financial, Regulatory & Control obligations for all BNP Paribas Australian entities.
Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Controls
· Execution of Daily, Monthly and Quarterly first level controls for BNPP Sydney Branch, BPAC
· Monthly account justification for control purposes
· Perform fair value effectiveness testing, nostro outstanding review, sensitive accounts review, etc..
Reporting
· Preparation and review of audit files for the external auditors
· Assisting with / Preparation of the local statutory financial statements and Annual Statutory returns
· Preparation of month end accruals
· Assist APAC finance head office reporting team with data validation, reporting, analysis etc
· Production of local regulatory reporting to APRA, ABS, RBA, ASIC, etc
Tax
· Income tax accrual calculation
· Preparation of quarterly tax effect accounting
· Preparation of monthly BAS return
· Preparation of weekly withholding tax return
· Preparation of and /or assistance with GST returns, BAS, AIIR reports, IAS and DTA
· Preparation of information for tax returns
General
· Back up other team members during leave
· Provide support to other department on ad-hoc request
· Assistance to the Head of Financial Reporting & Control.
Contributing Responsibilities
· Contribute to the Permanent Control framework

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Core requirements for the role:
·  Financial services experience required
·  APRA regulatory reporting experience required
·  Ability to analyse and assess requirements and make suggestions and improvements
·  Experience of statutory account preparation
·  Working knowledge of tax requirements. Experience of preparation of various tax filings
·  Ability to work to tight timelines and under pressure to ensure deliverables are achieved
·  Strong communication skills
Core competencies required for the role:
·  Accountability and responsibility – committed to meeting objective
·  Attention to detail
·  Team Orientation - works with the team to ensure timetables are met
Technical Experience
IT Skills

Package

Level of Proficiency Required

MS Word

Intermediate

Excel

Intermediate

Business Objects

Intermediate

Qualifications
Required:
·  Accounting qualifications
·  Membership of CPA/CA