We have grown extensively since our inception in 1979 when our first store was opened by Sir Michael Hill and his wife Lady Christine. Fast forward 40+ years and we have grown into a globally operated Michael Hill Group, duel listed, highly successful brand always driving for new growth.

Join our ever-growing Finance Team in this new position – Financial Accountant (Banking/AR). Reporting to the Banking & AR Team Lead this new role will assist the Banking Team to reconcile all General Ledger accounts that are impacted by the day-to-day transacting of online and instore customer purchases across all global markets. This role will also actively identify and support ongoing improvements within the transactional banking team.

This fast-paced role will suit someone with a retail background, experienced within global markets, foreign currency and end-to-end reconciliations. Providing expert advice to our retail stores and working cross functionally with other internal departments is also a key part of this new role.

Working from our state-of-the-art building based in Cannon Hill, we offer complimentary parking in addition to light open plan offices which encourages collaborative ideas and thinking.

More about this role:

• Prepare end-to-end balance sheet reconciliations for all banking-related clearing GL accounts, marketplaces and bank accounts with best practice, accountability and accuracy.
• Review end-to-end balance sheet reconciliations for all credit provider GL accounts for all brands and regions.
• Assist with reviewing general journals raised by the Banking & AR Team, with a view to understanding the flow on financial impacts on the General Ledger and external bank transaction matching software (Blackline).
• Provide support to the wider Finance team and other internal departments, such as Retail Operations and the Internal Audit & Risk teams.
• Mentor the junior members within the team.
• Continually review processes through the lens of process improvement.

More about you:

• An accounting degree or equivalent.
• Completed (or currently studying) CPA or CA program.
• Experience in reconciling high-volume transactional balance sheet GL accounts, including foreign currency and intercompany elements.
• Previous experience with an ERP system (proficiency in MS Dynamics 365 (D365) advantageous).
• Highly developed written and oral skills, especially when partnering with stakeholders outside of Finance.
• Detail-oriented, efficient, organised and professional.
• Highly trustworthy and ethical.

In return we offer:

• Exposure to retail environments - we are a Global brand.
• A competitive salary package and benefits.
• A key contributor to an internationally expanding retail business.
• Generous employee purchasing privileges.
• Access to rewards gateway, novated leases, discounted private health & volunteering days with our charity partners.