Finance Professional

Global Academic Ventures is committed to providing the highest quality of academic programs to enhance each student’s experiential learning opportunities. With a permanent local presence in 4 countries and seasonal presences in many more, the company has been pioneering new education programs to appeal to the new generation of study abroad students. We are looking for a full time Finance Professional with strong Accounting skills, to work in our Sydney office. Tasks: • Overseeing all internal finance operations across our United States, Singapore, and Australia entities. This includes full-cycle bookkeeping, financial reporting, budgeting, and reconciliation. • Working closely with senior leadership to support strategic financial planning, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance internal accounting processes. • Lead in identifying and correcting historical program coding discrepancies and actively managing GST recovery and international tax-related documentation. • Ownership of strengthening financial infrastructure by leading the development and implementation of systems that support long-term scalability and organisational objectives. • Day to day reconciliation of all payment related activities for the company and its sister entities. • Liaising with external accountants for the preparing and lodging of financial statements, regulatory compliant documentation, reports and audit submissions. • Examining operating costs and organisations' income and expenditure • Maintaining and upholding internal policies and processes • Formulating budgetary and accounting policies • Assisting senior management with all finance related projects such as GST review, Transfer Pricing review etc… that span across multiple entities in multiple jurisdictions Required Skills and Qualifications • Finance or Accounting degree or similar • General Ledger reconciliation experience preferred • Ability to forecast and budget • Multi-Entity Bookkeeping • Expert knowledge of Accounting Software (primarily Xero and MYOB) • GST and Tax Compliance knowledge • Microsoft Office Suite Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000 per annum plus superannuation, based on previous skills and experience. Please only apply if you have the relevant degree and skills set.