Senior Accountant
Brisbane, Queensland
Finance – Group Finance & Accounting /
Full-time - Permanent - Part - Time - Fixed Term /
Hybrid
About Megaport
Megaport has transformed the way IT gets connected. We're global leaders in Network as a Service (NaaS), changing the way businesses reach the cloud. We're also a leading partner to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, NYSE, and many other leading technology companies. Megaport is a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. We’re a lean, high-achieving team made up of over 250 members globally. While the company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, employees are spread out across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Staff enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and fun.
Our Team Culture
Join a team of globally-positioned industry experts that lead by example. We do not compromise our values for commercial gain; we are all custodians of our culture, and the customer is at the centre of everything we do. Our employees are motivated, adaptable, persistent, hard-working, and dynamic. Our culture permeates everything we do and this, in turn with a global vision, forms a commitment to each other, our customers, and shareholders alike.
The Role
Reporting to the Group Accounting Manager, this position will be responsible for ensuring accurate and complete financial accounting records, on-time delivery of end-of-month and quarterly reporting and consolidation, as well as driving forward the reduction in complex manual calculations and processes.
What you’ll be doing
- Prepare financial management reports, including Profit & Loss statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow reports, and present to senior management.
- Capex and fixed asset accounting.
- Processing and reviewing end-of-month transactions, including revenue, expenditure, accruals, and prepayment recognition.
- Ensuring accounting records are maintained in accordance with IFRS.
- Liaise with tax group managers to support local Australian taxation requirements (eg. BAS, FBT return).
- Manage transactions impacting multiple entities, such as audit fees, management fees, inter-group dividends, etc.
- Assist in providing reliable financial and management information across business activities.
- Ensure all consolidation and elimination entries are accurately recorded in the relevant ledger/financial reporting system.
- Enter and maintain balanced intercompany accounts, including sound understanding of applicable foreign currencies used and the impact of these within the Group.
- Perform general ledger reconciliations evidencing sound financial control of relevant entities.
- Manage multiple stakeholders internally and externally and communicate effectively and efficiently.
- Contribute to our accounting policies and planning, driving ongoing process improvement with Finance.
What we are looking for
- CA/CPA qualified (or international equivalent) with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce
- Good understanding of current International and Australian Accounting Standards
- Experience with large ERP systems.
- Ability to reconcile financial records and resolve source issues.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Flexibility, responsiveness, and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High level (intermediate to advance) excel skills.
What We Offer
· Competitive Compensation Packages
· Flexible working environments
· Birthday Leave
· Generous study and training program + 5 days paid study leave
· Additional Leave via Purchased Annual Leave Scheme
· Health and Wellness Program
If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at Careers@megaport.com
NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaport's careers team careers@megaport.com directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under "@megaportau.com".
All applications will be treated in confidence.
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