Assistant Accountant

About Jobstreet by SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses, which includes Jobstreet and JobsDB in Asia, make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at Jobstreet by SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Place to Work 2023 In Tech (third year in a row). In Malaysia, where SEEK’s Asia HQ is located, we received four accolades at the TalentCorp Life at Work Awards 2023, including first runner-up for Best International Organisation and champion for Best CHRO. We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

This Assistant Accountant role has strong corporate functions focus and will be part of the Record to Report function across ANZ and Asia. You will partner with the business to deliver as a team, the monthly financial reporting; operational improvements and commercial insights for SEEK across the APAC region.

To be successful in this position you will need to be an energetic self-starter with strong financials and analytical skills. The ideal background is someone with strong financial reporting skills; an ability to implement improvements in execution; and has strong commercial competence to deliver corporate analysis and valuable insights to assist senior collaborators with business decisions.

• Prepare and deliver financial reporting to the Finance Controls and Finance business Partner, including journals, balance sheets reconciliations, clear interpretation of actual results, communication of drivers and implications for future financial performance.
• Deep understanding of general accounting process across APAC – working closely with the Portfolio R2R Manager and team to ensure accurate reporting and accounting treatment of all costs.
• Be an active contributor, advocate and collaborator in the R2R Finance team vision
• Ensure the schedules of the key accounts are up-to-date and able to plan ahead for Annual audit
• Supporting R2R Managers to deliver strong financial controls and record financial results in-line with SEEK Group accounting policies and IFRS
• Work collaboratively across Finance teams to continuously improve the speed and automation of financial data capture, reconciliation, reporting, analysis and insight generation
• Prepare and deliver financial reporting to the Finance Controls and Finance business Partner, including journals, balance sheets reconciliations, clear interpretation of actual results, communication of drivers and implications for future financial performance.
• Deep understanding of general accounting process across APAC – working closely with the Portfolio R2R Manager and team to ensure accurate reporting and accounting treatment of all costs.
• Be an active contributor, advocate and collaborator in the R2R Finance team vision
• Ensure the schedules of the key accounts are up-to-date and able to plan ahead for Annual audit
• Supporting R2R Managers to deliver strong financial controls and record financial results in-line with SEEK Group accounting policies and IFRS
• Work collaboratively across Finance teams to continuously improve the speed and automation of financial data capture, reconciliation, reporting, analysis and insight generation

• CA / CPA designation or equivalent
• Experience in commercial analysis roles
• Experience in preparation and accountability for business unit P&Ls and balance sheets
• Self-starter with the ability to interpret and communicate commercial insights to decision makers
• Passionate for enhancing business processes and information systems to optimise the capture of information
• An ability to manage large volumes of information and manipulate this through advanced Excel skills and data visualisation tools
• Strong interpersonal skills to build robust working relationships within a dynamic team environment
• An ability to manage their own workflow

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable attitude but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

As a part of the application process for this role, we will transfer your Job application details to our Application Tracking System

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees