Accountant for a Transport Company in Australia (Home Based Full Time)

• Perform the day-to-day processing of transactions to ensure that company finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner • Complete range of month-end close related responsibilities ensuring timely and accurate month-end reporting to the Management Team and Board of Directors. Including review and analysis of assigned P&L accounts. • Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts and document business transactions • Establish, maintain and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures • Analyze and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices and other accounting documents • Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, manager and director • Resolve accounting discrepancies • Prepare monthly account reconciliations including accruals, prepayment journals and overhead distribution journals • Daily bank reconciliations • Processing payments in the bank • Receive, check, register and process invoices for payment with appropriate approvals • Prepare financial statement (Profit loss statement and Balance sheet) and monthly closing and cost accounting reports • Monitor monthly expenditure against budgets and perform variance analysis • Year budget preparation • Reports on debtors and creditors • Maintain the general ledger • Manage and control costs relating to subcontractors • Review and improve the subcontractor recording process to ensure month end closure deadline is met • Prepare subcontractor accruals journals at the end of the month • Maintain the general ledgers for subcontractor costs • Get a thorough understanding of subcontractors employed in the business, the routes and costs • Processing of weekly RCTIs for both Metro & Linehaul subcontractors as and when required particularly for leave cover • Prepare a monthly report on the cost for the month as per the profit and loss statement with commentary on variance to budget, etc. • Prepare weekly QSR entity handling fees for approval prior transfer • Verify and process QSR entity store credits • Prepare and issue weekly freight, warehouse, QSR and wages KPI’s reports • Perform other ad-hoc related duties as required including assisting the finance team with management of accounts payable, accounts receivables, cheque runs, monthly bank reconciliations, fleet management, business credit cards and asset management. • Cover for other accountants when on leave or assistance with month end related activities to ensure the team meets their deadlines.