Assistant Accountant - Corporate Accounting

Job Description

Company Description

McDonald’s Australia is the largest quick service restaurant operation in the country. Fondly known as “Maccas”, we are famous in the global McDonald’s world for adding beetroot to our Aussie burgers and creating the world’s first McCafé in Melbourne. A household name in Australia for 50 years, and we believe that our customers are the heart and soul of everything we do and make it our mission to make every moment count!

Job Description

What is the purpose of this role?

The Corporate Accountant supports the management and reporting of the corporate P&L and balance sheet. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: GL account maintenance, month end close, account reconciliations, and reporting to stakeholders. This role requires a high level of attention to detail, efficiency, stakeholder management and a curious mindset. Regular reporting must be conducted with accuracy, quality and timeliness whilst adhering to strict SOX compliance and audit requirements.

What will my key accountabilities be?

• Creating policies and procedures for our changing environment both relating to Accounting Policies and Technological transformation
• Working on new operating platforms for our accounting transactions, specifically transitioning to Oracle
• Effective resolution of queries from stakeholders within and external to finance
• Balance sheet account management and reconciliation as well as analysis of income and expenditure for corporate functions.
• Working alongside tax specialist to prepare tax return and quarterly reporting obligations.
• Meet critical due dates and deadlines, especially during the month end process
• Provide accurate, timely and expert reporting and financial statements to key stakeholders, management and statutory bodies.
• Other responsibilities will include bank reconciliations, chart of account management, G&A management and reporting, cash flow and financial risk management, intercompany transactions and lease accounting.

Compliance:

• Apply company policies and procedures and understand their relevance and importance to maintaining internal controls. This includes, but is not limited to, SOX controls and audit evidence requirements.
• Escalate transactional and system anomalies including internal control compliance issues to the manager as they arise.
• Meet specific team objectives and metrics, and support the business to achieve company-wide objectives.
• Demonstrate in depth knowledge of processes and procedures relevant to the function and take a proactive role in improving efficiency.
• Provide clear guidance on compliance to procedures and processes with both internal and external customers.

Qualifications

Essential technical and behavioural skills

• Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
• Demonstrated 2 years prior experience in a similar role
• Displays a high level of attention to detail to ensure accuracy in work
• Proactive and takes pride in work
• Demonstrated experience working effectively within a team
• Actively seeks and accepts constructive feedback to build skills and competencies
• Ethical and Responsible
• Holds self-accountable
• Strong communications skills
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills

Desirable

• Studying or completed CPA or CA
• McDonald’s restaurant experience
• Process improvement experience
• Advanced Excel skills
• Demonstrated analytic skills and ability to problem solve
• Flexible and adaptive to change
• Knowledgeable in reconciliations
• Ability to engage with others and build effective relationships

Additional Information

Why choose us?

Employer of choice winner for the past three years, McDonald’s Australia is defined by its culture. Our culture is an expression of why and how we do things around here. It influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with our customers, franchisees and suppliers. It is our purpose to feed and foster the community; and our mission is making delicious, feel-good moments easy for everyone.

Not only do we offer flexible working arrangements, a bonus week of annual leave and a market leading incentive scheme; but we provide an opportunity to work alongside other passionate and talented people every single day.

Join our team!

So if you are an up and coming in finance and eager to jump into Corporate Accounting within a passionate team and market leading brand, then APPLY today.