Accountant
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Australia
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40 days ago
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Senior
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Accountant
SS&C Technologies
Title: Accountant Location: Melbourne Australia Work Type: Hybrid, Full Time Job ID: R42771 Job Description: As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology. Job Description Get To Know Us: SS&C Technologies is the world's largest independent hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&C's unique business model combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with proprietary software and solutions to service even the most demanding customers in the financial services and healthcare industries. Why You Will Love It Here! - Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model - Your Future: Income Protection Insurance - Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Death & TPD Insurance - Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity - Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, including SS&C University - Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more! What You Will Get To Do: You will own and manage the end-to-end revenue recognition and client invoicing process for the Consulting & Development function. Responsible for producing and reporting weekly cash flow forecasts, while providing ongoing support to the Finance team and broader business as required. Please note this role will be hired on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The successful candidate will need to be available to start on 1st June 2026. - Manage the end-to-end billing and revenue recognition process across Consulting & Development projects, including Percentage of Completion and Time & Materials methodologies. - Own and deliver weekly cash flow forecasts for two entities, managing both inflows and outflows and providing accurate reporting. - Monitor and review project timesheets, ensuring weekly follow-ups and timely monthly approvals from Project Managers. - Maintain and reconcile WIP and Deferred Revenue balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy and integrity. - Prepare and post monthly Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) calculations and accrual journals. - Complete and lodge monthly BAS returns via the ATO portal, including PAYG instalment reporting. - Manage intercompany reporting and reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies with affiliates. - Perform balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all balances are fully supported and explained. - Support month-end cost allocation processes in Workday, with a strong understanding of cost reporting methodologies. - Prepare and post general journals, including month-end, recurring, and ad hoc entries. - Provide ad hoc support to the Finance team and broader business as required. What You Will Bring: - Strong understanding of general ledger processes and their link to business operations, including accruals, deferrals, and revenue recognition vs invoicing (project-based environments) - Solid knowledge of cash flow forecasting (inputs/outputs), FBT calculations, and Accounts Payable processes, including accrual reconciliations - Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivots, data linking) and proficiency in MS Office; Workday experience desirable - Relevant accounting qualification (Bachelor's degree; CA/CPA preferred or in progress) - Ability to work autonomously, apply critical thinking, and understand the "why" behind processes - Proactive and innovative mindset, with the ability to challenge and improve existing processes - Experience in complex, controlled environments; prior AP or Assistant Accountant experience advantageous - Strong time management, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; experience in software/consulting environments preferred We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.
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