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Purpose:

The accountant is responsible for ensuring accurate financial management by performing daily reconciliations, processing payments, and maintaining financial records. The role will oversee month-end accounting tasks, prepare financial reports, and support compliance with company policies and accounting standards. Additionally, the role involves improving financial workflows, assisting with system and process improvements, and providing financial guidance to stakeholders, while protecting the business from financial risks and supporting audit processes.

Day to day you’ll be… 

• Tracking and making payments to both internal and external stakeholders
• Perform daily reconciliations, including bank account, accounts payable and receivable
• Banking/treasury tasks including ad hoc invoice payments
• Month-end accounting including reconciliations, EOM checks and journal posting
• Tracking and processing internal transactions
• Expense claims
• Preparation of monthly Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet, including balance sheet reconciliations, review and clean up
• Provide guidance and resolve queries related to incentive model
• Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant accounting standards and FCL minimum standards for financial systems and processes
• Constantly look to improve efficiencies within finance workflow processes
• Assist with the implementation of systems and process improvement initiatives
• Protect our business by monitoring and reviewing at risk items such as, outstanding cash, audit ledgers, debit ledgers and unreconciled transactions
• Helping stakeholders including Travel Managers and Event Managers with their financial queries.
• Assisting with audit workpaper compilation and queries

We’d love to hear from you if you have… 

• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• At least 2 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or similar
• Completed Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or similar or studying towards
• CPA or CA Qualified highly desirable

What you'll Enjoy:

🙋🏾‍♀️Culture: you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Lt

👐🏽 Our People: FCTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability 

🎉Development: Individualised Learning & Development pathway options

🏆Exclusive Staff Discounts: Accessible via our employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more

🌏Travel Discounts: Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

💎Brightness of Future: Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we promote from within  

🥦Corporate Health Discounts: Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym

🌞Mental Health: Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

🎉Social: Regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Los Angeles in 2025)  

🙏🏼 Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave

💚Sustainability: The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment