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Purpose

The Assistant Team Leader for the Financial Accounting team is required to have significant knowledge across the business performing various specialised tasks. This role requires someone who has a strong attention to detail, initiative to resolve issues and create efficiencies, strong time management skills and flexibility to an ever-changing environment. This role is responsible for partnering with the wider Accounting team, working on supporting offices/stores and operations improvement initiatives.

Day to day you’ll be… 

• Support Financial Accounting team, including developing the skills of the accountants
• Track and make payments to both internal and external stakeholders;
• Reconciliations, including bank account, accounts payable and receivable
• Banking/treasury tasks including ad hoc invoice payments
• Track and process internal transactions
• Expense claims; Gift Card processing and reconciliations
• Prepare monthly Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet, including balance sheet reconciliations and clean up
• Assist with audit workpaper compilation and queries
•  Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant accounting standards and FCL minimum standards for financial systems and processes
• Improve efficiencies within finance workflow processes
• Assist with the implementation of systems and process improvement initiatives
• Assist stakeholders with their financial queries.

We’d love to hear from you if you have… 

• Completed Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or similar or studying towards.
• CPA or CA Qualified highly desirable.
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong technical knowledge.
• At least 2 years' experience in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or similar.

What’s in it for you? 

🙋🏾‍♀️Culture: you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd

🏆Exclusive Staff Discounts: Accessible via our employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more

🌏Travel Discounts: Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

💎Brightness of Future: Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we promote from within 

🥦Corporate Health Discounts: Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym

🌞Mental Health: Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

🎉Social: Regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Los Angeles in 2025) 

🙏🏼 Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave

💚Sustainability: The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment

We do things a little differently…

We do things a little differently around here. We do things the Flight Centre Travel Group way. We have a unique culture and an irreverent DNA based on a proven mix of ideas, values and ways of working that have helped shape our business over the past 40+ years.