Senior Corporate Management Accountant

Full job description
Job Number:

979674
Work type:

Permanent Full Time
Location:

Melbourne - Docklands
Categories:

Accounting & Finance
Who we are
In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, run through a yard sprinkler, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.

About the Role
Reporting to Manager Financial Services this is a pivotal role within the Business Reporting and Analytics team. As the Senior Corporate Management Accountant you will be overseeing the Management Accounting function, ensuring the delivery and oversight of all period-end and year-end deliverables and corporate performance reporting. Additionally, the role will provide financial support and advice to the Business Performance and Analytics Team and the wider Finance Team.

Providing leadership to ensure the safety and well-being department has the culture and capability to achieve high performance.
Delivering high quality enterprise and management reporting requirements and financial support across TOTEX and Cashflow through strategic collaboration with Finance and PMO
Ensuring period and year end reporting are met including general ledger journals, group management & performance reporting with appropriate insights, commentary and completion of General Ledger reconciliations (balance papers)
Reviewing and updating month end schedule with Board and Executive schedule and manage delivery timelines with key stakeholders
Oversight of labour transactions and labour forecast review and processes.
Ensuring financial data in financial systems is accurate, up to date and in the correct reporting structure
Pro-actively examining opportunities to improve transaction efficiencies, processes and quality & usability of reports, focusing on quality assurance and final reporting for management.
For more information please refer to the attached Role Mandate

About you:
Extensive technical and leadership experience in Management Accounting and Business Partnering
Sound understanding on impacts of Financial Statements (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow)
Proven ability to engage stakeholder and foster strong cross- functional business partnerships
Either proven or emerging leadership capabilities, with a strong ability to foster engagement, build team capability, and contribute to cultivating a high-performance culture
You will need to hold a Tertiary degree in Finance, Commerce, Management, or Accountancy or equivalent, alongside an

active Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and/or Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification