Senior Technical Accountant

Full Time
Melbourne VIC, Australia
8 months ago

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Culture Amp revolutionizes how millions of employees across more than 6,600 companies create a better world of work. As the global leader in employee experience, Culture Amp empowers businesses to transform employee engagement, develop high-performing teams, and retain talent via cutting-edge research, powerful technology, and the largest employee dataset in the world. The most innovative companies across the globe depend on Culture Amp every day.

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Learn more about how Culture Amp can help you create a better world of work at cultureamp.com.

How you can help make a better world of work

We are looking for a Senior Technical Accountant to help us continue the evolution of our team, driving compliance with accounting standards and indirect tax legislation, so that we can scale efficiently in a hyper growth environment.

In part of this team of amazing humans, 

You will 

  • Research, prepare and present accounting position papers, and assess processes and transactions to ensure compliance with accounting standards
  • Own the coordination, preparation and completion of all indirect tax balances and lodgements, communicating with service providers to ensure timely deliverables
  • Oversee all accounting aspects of the Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP)
  • Drive the annual insurance renewal, and business registration process for the group
  • Work closely with the Global Finance Manager and Global Tax Manager to support the monthly close, ensuring accuracy in tax and other key balances for end of month, quarter and financial year

You have 

  • Detailed and current knowledge of accounting standards and and ability to apply them to our business scenarios
  • The ability to effectively identify, research and assess outcomes of accounting standards and tax legislation thoroughly to present impacts on the business through position papers
  • Experience with the preparation of, and lodgement of indirect tax returns (ie GST, VAT, US Sales tax)
  • An ability to take a coordinating role in a complex process, requiring input from various stakeholders
  • Familiarity with month end close processes

You are

  • A fully qualified accountant (CA/CPA) with comprehensive understanding of accounting standards and experience of practically applying them to operational situations
  • Capable of juggling multiple priorities in a dynamic, rapidly growing and fluid organization
  • Highly organised and skilled at creating structure in situations that are uncertain or ambiguous for a rapidly growing business
  • Excellent communication skills - able to communicate situations and solutions clearly and concisely (verbally and in writing)
  • Great at providing effective and proactive stakeholder engagement with business partner approach that results in Collaborative, dependable working style that enables delivery of own and Finance Team goals

*To note: this role was previously titled 'Senior Global Finance Analyst' when initially posted.

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We ensure you have the tools you need to thrive both in and out of work.

  • MacBooks for you to do your best work 

  • Share Options - it’s important to us that everyone is an owner and can share in our success

  • Excellent parental leave and in work support programme, - for those families to be

  • Fun and inclusive digital, and in-person events

Most importantly, an opportunity to really make a difference in people’s lives.

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