Clayton Utz
Assistant Treasury Accountant
Confident, Incisive and Engaging
Finance and accounting
Full-time
Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.
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Why Clayton Utz
For over 180 years, our confident approach to complex transactions and litigation has seen us grow into Australia’s leading independent law firm With a genuine commitment to client service, we are trusted advisers to a range of government departments and agencies, as well as leading Australian and international corporations.
About the role
The Role We are seeking a junior Accountant to join our Financial Control Treasury team based in Sydney on a full-time basis. As a key member of the Financial Control team, you will play a crucial role in assisting with the management of day-to-day cash operations, bank reporting and ensuring the Firm's cash requirements are sufficiently maintained.
Key Responsibilities Reporting to the Treasury Accountant, this role will support with:
- Cash management: Assisting with daily cash positioning, forecasting and bank account management
- Reconciliations: Ensuring accurate monthly reconciliations of bank accounts and internal transactions
- Financial Reporting: Supporting the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports related to cash flow, debt and treasury activities
- Compliance and controls: Assisting in maintaining treasury controls and ensuring compliance with relevant financial regulations.
- Provide assistance with general financial accounting and tax compliance work
Offering a clear and structured path for career progression, this role would suit an experienced, motivated and driven professional seeking the next step in their career.
Required Skills & Experience To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong principles of integrity and commerciality.
You will also need:
- Relevant accounting degree and working towards a CPA/CA qualification
- 2+ years' relevant work experience gained in a professional services environment
- Awareness and understanding of applicable Treasury regulations
- Intermediate Excel skills (including ability to use functions such as pivot tables, vlookup's, graphs/charts, etc.) as well as proficiency in other Microsoft applications
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage stakeholder expectations
What you'll be responsible for
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Operational and Financial Reporting
Analyze financial data to prepare timely reports to support business decisions
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Financial Statement Creation and Reporting
Produce financial statements and reports in a timely manner to support business needs and decisions
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Accounts Payable and Receivable Management
Maintain and update accounts payable and receivable, issue invoices and undertake reconciliations
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
Meet the team
Give confident, innovative and incisive legal advice