Location: Sydney
At Prospa, we exist to unleash the potential of small business. We are building the future of small business and simplifying cashflow by building a leading platform that helps customers make payments, fund growth and reduce admin. Join us!
The role
As a Financial accountant, you will be a central member of the Financial Control team, reporting to the Finance Manager, while also assisting the Financial Planning & Analysis team to deliver on the financial objectives of the Group.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our day-to-day operations, month end process, regulatory reporting and budgeting and forecasting.
What you’ll be doing
- Assist Financial Control and FP&A with accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and ad-hoc projects.
- Oversee daily cash transactions and bank reconciliations.
- Lead journal processing, loan book reconciliations, accrual reviews, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Guide and support the accounts receivable officer.
- Assist in processing and managing accounts receivable and revenue.
- Handle journal entries and month-end reconciliations for trust accounts.
- Prepare annual financial statements in compliance with UK standards.
- Act as a key contact during external audits, maintaining strong auditor relationships.
- Assist in tax compliance, regulatory reporting, and other statutory requirements.
- Contribute to continuous improvement in accounting processes and operational efficiency.
- Maintain and update the Anaplan reporting system.
- Assist in preparing comprehensive Management and Board Reporting packs.
What you’ll need to succeed
- Qualified Chartered Accountant with 1-2 years’ relevant experience.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage stakeholders.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Great communicator and collaborator, across the business and with our external stakeholders
- Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, Blackline and/or Anaplan is advantageous
- Commercial experience in a Financial Services / FinTech setting highly regarded.
Don’t let a confidence gap get in the way of submitting your application.
What we offer:
As a busy grow getter, our benefits are here to help you be unstoppable in your mission. Whether it’s a lofty career goal, investing in your family, saving the planet or simply feeling fulfilled:
- Growth: There’s something for everyone including learning days, a learning allowance, leadership programs, CliftonStrengths workshops, digital learning, and biannual companywide learning weeks.
- Wellbeing: Think fitness initiatives, seasonal programs (including flu shots, massages, skin checks, wellness classes), additional “Me Days” and access to holistic EAP coaching.
- Lifestyle: Find your fit with flexible working options, top notch office facilities and diverse remote/ travel work options. You can also purchase additional leave and take up to 18 weeks paid parental leave.
- Impact: Join a business that cares and is recertified as carbon neutral. And you can tap into volunteer days, our partnership with Kiva and join a range of employee resource groups.
Why Prospa?
We’re proud to be a certified Great Place to Work and recognised as a Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace in Technology, and Best Workplace in Australia. We embrace diversity in people and ideas, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful environment where we celebrate who you naturally are.
Don’t just take our word for it, check out Prospa’s culture code to see it for yourself.
