Educational requirements: Bachelor
English requirements: Competent English
Requirements for skilled employment experience for years: 3-5 years
Required residence status: Temporary visa
Accept remote work: Accept during COVID-19 restrictions only
The Assistant Accountant Role
This role offers an exciting opportunity to combine your technical accounting knowledge with your passion for snow and snow sports. The role is full time, however requests to work part-time hours (minimum 32 hours/week) will be considered for the right capable candidate. Flexible/hybrid working arrangements may also be considered after successful completion of the probation period of 3 months.
The Team
The Assistant Accountant will work closely with and report to the Finance Manager. The Finance team also includes a Credit Controller responsible for managing debtors.
Role Responsibilities
Accounts Payable: Data entry of supplier invoices and creating weekly bank files for AUD and NZD payment proposals.
Supplier Maintenance: Creating new suppliers and updating supplier details as required.
Month end close: Journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.
Bank Reconciliations: Daily banking – ensuring all bank transactions are captured in accounting system in a timely manner.
Credit Cards: Downloading monthly statements for 7 card holders. Checking GL/Tax coding and data entry into accounting system
Balance sheet reconciliations.
Paying Utility bills.
Monthly Reconciliation of Petty Cash.
Update forecasting model for actual operating expenses each month and assist Sales, Marketing, Operations and General Managers with review of same.
Preparation of the Annual Fringe Benefits Tax return for review by Finance Manager.
Preparation of Quarterly BAS for review by Finance Manager.
Preparation of Monthly IAS for review by Finance Manager.
Assistance with year-end close procedures (31 January year-end).
Assistance with data collation, calculations, and reconciliations to be provided to external accounting firm for Annual Income Tax Returns in Australia and New Zealand.
Burton is currently transitioning its ERP system from SAP to Infor M3. The successful candidate will work as part of the Burton finance project team in learning and testing key finance processes in M3.
Other ad-hoc accounting tasks as required.
Fixed Assets: Entering Fixed Assets and management of Fixed Assets Register, including Depreciation.
Essential Skills and Experience
Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
Experience with Accounts Payable and BAS preparation is essential
Proficiency in MS Excel
ERP System: SAP – experience preferred.
ERP System: Infor M3 – Burton is currently transitioning from SAP to Infor M3 from April 2023. Infor M3 experience is not specifically required, however a willingness to participate and learn the new ERP is essential.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
