Want to take your career to a new altitude?
Come and join our dnata Jetstar Team and work for the world's largest air services provider as our next Assistant Financial Accountant, where the sky truly is the limit!
This is an exciting growth phase of our business and our team is ready to expand our partnerships, regions, and capabilities. To match this growth, we are seeking a dedicated full-time Assistant Financial Accountant - Jetstar to join our Retail APAC team based at our offices in Coolangatta.
More about this role:
As the Assistant Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for the performance of various reporting and business analysis requirements across the Jetstar Asia Group operations, our contracted retail management partner.
Working closely with and reporting to the Finance Manager Jetstar, this role will help gather and define business requirements, and hold the direct responsibility for the tasks and techniques used to perform business analysis.
The scope will include reviews and financial commentary on the performance of our different products and services for JQ Singapore and assist internationally for sectors covering JQ businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
In a nutshell, your main responsibilities are:
Prepare P&L statements for review by JQ Finance Manager
Review performance of revenues, sales, and costs
Work closely with operational teams for timely and accurate transfer of information relating to the Jetstar business
Work closely with Procurement and Supply Chain team for stocktake and reconciliations of inventory items
Assist with accurate End of Month journaling and reporting
Assist with identifying variances and analysis reports versus previous month
Assist with regular review of Balance Sheets in preparation of End of Month
Assist JQ Finance Manager with input into our vendor management process, when requiring financial advice or preparation and review of any third party RFPs or tenders
Assist with weekly payroll journals and liaise with our National Payroll team for any queries relating to this area.
Attend and participate in internal and external audits as required, this may include at our warehouse, on board aircraft or corporate office.
Continuously monitor and practice documentation integrity, for audit & compliance
Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within the business
Assist JQ Finance Manager lead and mentor the Accounting and Reconciliation team
Comply with any regulatory and statutory requirements of the business, advising if any changes are required to reflect updated legislative or industry standards
What do you need to be successful in this role?
Proven experience as an Assistant Financial Accountant
Experience with complex reporting and P&L analysis
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Advanced Excel skills and ability to use Power BI (preferred)
Preferred experience with queries, p-tables, presenting dashboards
Project related experience, working on projects affecting business processes, with the ability to assist in process improvements.
Strong communication skills, elevated stakeholder engagement skills and able to operate independently with little supervision.
Demonstrated success in delivering enhancements to systems and processes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment and patience to resolve problems/issues in a timely manner.
Flexibility to work hours to meet project and business requirements and implementation deadlines.
About Us:
We are Australia's largest and most admired inflight catering and retail partner. Specialising in inflight catering and retail, food manufacturing, and airport lounge management, our group of diverse brands enables us to deliver extensive service capabilities.
Chosen by many of the world's top airlines, we operate 16 facilities across 10 cities and employ over 4,000 people who help us to produce over 64 million meals and service more than 250,000 flights each year.
Parent company dnata – part of the Emirates Group – is one of the world's largest air services providers. Offering ground handling, cargo, travel, and inflight catering and retail services, dnata ensures the aviation industry operates smoothly and efficiently.
Want to know more about dnata catering and our global businesses? Visit our Australian careers website https://dnatacateringcareers.com.au/ and watch a short video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqf4mvwm3E0
Does this role sound perfect for you? If so, we want to hear from you!
Click the link below and upload your resume to start on the journey of joining the dnata catering & retail team as Assistant Financial Accountant - Jetstar.
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