Working as part of a high performing, commercially focused finance team, the Venue Accountant is responsible for accurate end-to-end processing of accounting information and month-end closures in accordance with company guidelines.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

Revenue & Cash Assurance

• Review of Daily Takings Summary (DTS) including Petty Cash to ensure that it has been prepared in accordance with company guidelines
• Process of DTS
• Reconcile revenue between general ledger amounts and DTS sheets.
• Record of cheques issued as per the DTS.
• Prepare daily bank account reconciliations and resolve queries.
• Prepare weekly cash and clearing account reconciliations.
• Reconcile all clearing accounts and resolve queries in a timely manner.

General Accounting and Reporting

• Review and correct allocations of transactions in assigned general ledger accounts on a weekly basis.
• Communicate ongoing issues with allocations to improve efficiency.
• Prepare month-end related journals e.g. accruals and prepayments.
• Update and maintain accrual and prepayment schedules.
• Reconcile accrual and prepayment schedules.
• Review accuracy of accrual and prepayment schedules.
• Reconcile stock amounts and prepare month-end stock journals.
• Review month-end results of assigned general ledger accounts against budget/forecast and provide variance analysis.

Communication

• Managing and responding to internal and external queries in a timely and organised manner.
• Working collaboratively with other team members by sharing concerns, learning and knowledge to achieve efficiency.

Other

• Assist with providing information related to half-year/annual audit and independent valuations.
• Assist with preparation of monthly/annual payroll tax, and FBT returns
• Assist with collation of data for annual budget process.
• Assist with preparation of weekly report.
• Assist with ad-hoc requests as required.

PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 3+ years of proven experience in general accounting with month-end process, ledger review and analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Intermediate excel skills and computer literacy.
• CPA qualified (or equivalent)
• High level organizational skills with an excellent eye for detail and accuracy, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment taking ownership and responsibility for delivering against deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously when required and handle work with accountability.
• Excellent verbal (in person and on phone) and written communication skills, to maintain strong relationships within finance as well as across all levels of corporate and business stakeholders.
• Willingness to take on any task, be flexible with your approach, have a can-do attitude, be adaptable and think of solutions that deliver results.
• Experience in hospitality, retail or high-volume environment is desirable.
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or similar is desirable.