Founded in 1860, Dowell Windows has been in the building industry for over 160 years in the window manufacturing business. We are proudly Australian owned and operated and continue to strengthen in the residential market. Our goal is to provide sustainable windows to our clients in the building industry at the highest standard. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Accountant to join the national finance team. This is a 12-month fixed term contract role with a view to permanency for the right candidate and will be based at our Epping office in Melbourne.
Reporting to the National Manager, Finance and Business Systems, your role will draw on your accounting and business system skills. You will work closely with our National Manager, Finance and Business Systems, to support the finance community in optimising technology applications and finance systems.
Your role will include maintenance of the finance systems and troubleshooting, as well as engaging in proactive initiatives with a continuous improvement mindset. It is operational in nature and will closely work with the wider finance team and business stakeholders on providing finance systems support to ensure integrity of data and reporting and financial control are maintained.
We are currently looking for a candidate who will undertake the following duties but not limited to:
Perform weekly Inventory sub-ledger reconciliation and fix the anomaliesReview Purchase Accruals, PPV, Material Variance and other accounts for month-end balance sheetReviewing and maintaining all financial systems policies and proceduresOngoing management and maintenance of ERP master and transactional dataOptimisation of accounting rules in Oracle Fusion and investigate & resolve issuesBuild and maintain a good working relationship with the organisation's Finance and IT teamsInput to the development of management reportsManaging ERP cloud system upgrades with the IT department
The successful candidate for this role will need to have experience in the following areas:
University degree in Commerce, Finance or AccountingCA/CPA qualified or in progress to completionExperience in a Systems accounting role for a medium to large manufacturing companyERP transformation expertise, preferably Oracle FusionExperience with continuous improvement projects and the automation of financial processesStrong time management and project management skillsAnalytical and problem-solving skillsSelf-starter who can take initiativeThe ability to confidently sit between finance and IT and manage multiple projects and stakeholders across the wider organisationStrong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines Further to the above, you will possess strong foundational knowledge in core accounting processes and will either have made the shift already to a finance systems role OR are currently in a finance role and have a passion for technology in the finance realm.
If this sounds like you….please apply via SEEK link with your current resume AND a 100 word or less summary of why you are the right person for this role!