Accounting Manager

Summary

Join Altium's Australian finance team as a Finance Manager, supporting the ongoing integration with Renesas, the Japanese parent company. Collaborate with the Financial Controller on month-end, monthly, and quarterly reporting to global teams. Ensure financial reporting compliance with IFRS and work with global teams. Direct month-end close processes for accurate and timely reporting. Prepare financial reports and work with local audit teams. Collaborate with regional teams to optimize finance systems and support informed decision-making. Contribute to post-merger integration projects. Support effective financial risk management and coordinate finance activities. Develop and improve internal controls. Prepare annual reports and handle technical accounting tasks. Serve as a key contact for external auditors. Champion global accounting policies. Lead the consolidated businesses by providing robust financial control, solid technical accounting, and insightful reporting. Contribute to successful post-merger integrations. Influence all levels of the organization through communication and collaboration. Coach and develop direct reports.

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications (CA or CPA)
• 6+ years’ experience in financial reporting or a related field
• Experience in dynamic fast paced finance teams essential
• Technically proficient with the application of international accounting standards, foreign currency
• High level of initiative with a strong results orientation
• Outstanding organisational skills and attention to detail
• Leadership, problem solving, organisational planning skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong overall awareness and the ability to anticipate issues
• Ability to act professionally and build trust, partnerships and relationships
• Ability to adjust rapidly and frequently to new situations, able to help others accept and adapt to change

Responsibilities

• Directing the month-end close processes to ensure accurate and timely reporting of monthly, quarterly and YTD results
• Preparation and review of monthly financial results to global consolidation team
• Prepare consolidated and local subsidiary financial reports and work with local audit teams
• Responsibility for the delivery of all aspects of the close process, including working collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders, review of all reporting outputs and engagement with the Financial Leadership team
• Collaborating with the regional teams to drive best practice use of the finance systems to ensure accuracy and consistency of data for reporting requirements to support informed management decision making
• Work in partnership with the Post-Merger Integration team to ensure completion of finance integration procedures and ad-hoc projects as required
• Supporting the Financial Controller to ensure effective financial risk management, financial control and the smooth coordination of finance activities, including supporting and delivering reporting to
• Developing and driving strong internal controls and process improvements
• Preparation of Annual Reports and local technical accounting (i.e. Impairment assessments, interpretation of IFRS accounting standards, accounting papers were required), working with the Global Technical accounting team
• Be a key point of contact for the External Auditors in relation to the audit process and key accounting issues
• Champion and lead the embedment of global accounting policies and providing accounting support
• Alongside the Financial Controller, lead the consolidated businesses by providing, robust  financial control, solid technical accounting and accurate and commercially insightful reporting in a timely fashion, adhering to timetables, to support informed management decision making
• Contributing as required to the successful delivery of the Post-Merger Integrations across all areas of finance where required
• Influence all levels of the organization though impactful communications, passion, business partnering and collaboration
• Coach, develop and lead direct reports in all areas of people management activity

Preferred Qualifications

• International reporting experience ideal but not required
• Experience with Netsuite, DIVA and Adaptive Planning desirable

Benefits

• Annual leave
• Paid sick leave
• Long service leave
• Maternity, paternity, and special leave
• Public holidays
• Home internet allowance
• Nilo.health Employee Mental Assistance Program
• Professional development support
• Superannuation
• Office parking