Description
The 'Apply with SEEK' option will be utilized for International applicants, mainly Australia. If this does not apply to you please use the 'Apply' option.By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It's what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there's no limit to what you can achieve.
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Assistant Accountant
Assistant Accountant opportunity reporting into the Senior Accountant.This is a hands‑on role within the Financial Control team, offering the opportunity to support month‑end close, compliance, and reporting processes, while developing technical skills and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
We are looking for a candidate with practical accounting experience, ideally from a commercial or corporate finance environment. This role is well suited to an Assistant Accountant who is developing their financial control experience and is comfortable supporting core accounting and reporting activities. It offers an opportunity to build skills, gain exposure across a broad finance remit, and work collaboratively within a supportive team environment.
What are my accountabilities?
- Assist in monthly Balance Sheet reviews and detailed P&L analysis, resolving anomalies and ensuring accuracy
- Support month‑end processing, including the preparation and posting of journals for prepayments, accruals, WIP, contractor costs, and intercompany transactions, under guidance from senior team members.
- Prepare and post key journals in line with accounting standards and internal controls
- Assist in timely financial reports delivery and dashboards (P&L, DSO, KPI metrics) to support decision-making
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and reviews, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and escalating discrepancies to senior finance team members while developing strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Assist in quarter-end and year-end close, support the external audit process, and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely financial statements
- Assist with tax obligations, including GST, FBT and income tax returns, while keeping up to date with relevant legislation
- Manage ABS surveys on a quarterly basis, ensuring accurate and complete financial data is provided
- Collaborate with shared services to ensure accurate and efficient month-end close and reporting
About you:
- CPA/CA qualified or currently progressing
- Practical accounting experience through an assistant accountant position, preferably in a commercial setting
- Exposure to financial control responsibilities, including month-end close and intercompany accounting
- Practical experience in month‑end processing, supported by a sound understanding of accounting principles
- Experience supporting detailed P&L and balance sheet reviews, with a high level of attention to detail
- Intermediate Excel skills (Power Query Preferred)
- Basic understanding of statutory accounting and tax compliance, with the ability to support related activities and learn under guidance.
- Experience across month-end, quarter-end, and annual reporting cycles
- High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Capability to investigate routine financial anomalies and assist in resolving them, with support from senior colleagues when required
- Strong communication skills to coordinate effectively with business units and shared services
- Ability to support the maintenance and documentation of financial controls, with an interest in contributing to continuous improvement.
Caring CultureIt's at the heart of everything we do, and we show we care by living our core values: Empathy, Accountability, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Growth. By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It's what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there's no limit to what you can achieve.
Sedgwick is an equal opportunity employer, recognized by the Diversity Council of Australia. We're committed to fair and accessible recruitment. If you need special accommodations, please let us know when applying.
If you are successful in joining our team, you will be required to complete reference checks, mandatory background checks, including a police check and work rights.
Why Sedgwick?Sedgwick is the global leader in claims administration, loss adjusting, benefits administration, and product recall. We are committed to providing excellent service to our clients and are passionate about helping them through difficult times.
Every day, our colleagues are working to make the world better. They're helping people recover after an injury or illness. They're assisting with damage from a natural disaster. They're even giving back to others in their spare time, championing over 500 charities in communities around the world, and counting.
Whether you're in loss adjusting, claims, customer service, nursing, engineering, IT or another specialty, there's a place for you here to be a force for good.
Some of the Benefits of working with us are:- Hybrid working arrangement. #LI-Hybrid
- Sedgwick Australia University - access to more than 15,000 courses on demand and opportunities to continue formal education
- +0.5% on top of Superannuation Guarantee
- Domestic and International Career Pathways
- Sedgwick Colleague Resource Groups - international, cross-functional, colleague-led groups aimed at fostering an inclusive workplace
Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
