About the Role(s)
This role involves all the responsibilities and skill sets required for a Financial Analyst with additional knowledge of ERP systems. As our client’s migrate from their legacy accounting systems to the new ERP environment – a complete business process re-engineering exercise is undertaken.
The Financial Analyst will work in collaboration with the senior ERP Consultant being represented by Mind Relic Consulting and the senior Finance staff of the client. The senior Finance staff will typically consist of – Financial Accountants and Management Accountants and the Financial Controller overseeing them. Most of the Finance staff and in some cases the ERP Consultant are CPA/CA qualified.
The Financial Analyst will also work independently for Mind Relic Consulting’s clients for whom we provide financial advisory services and budget planning services spread across different industry verticals. Some of the services Mind Relic Consulting offers to its clients also include Budgeting and cash management projects and Outsourced Financial Services.
Responsibilities
ERP implementation domain:
- To be able to understand the client’s operations and how they can best comply with AASB in the new ERP environment.
- Review the client’s existing Finance processes with respect to AASB compliance and propose improvements as the new ERP environment goes live.
- To work to specific project plans and deadlines involving ERP implementation at our client site(s).
- Analyzing current and past financial data in the context of legacy and ERP systems.
- Preparing reports on the above information and communicating the insights of these reports to the wider business and how these reports can be more effectively generated in the ERP environment.
- Training and support for local finance staff in ERP system operation during and after ERP implementation.
Independent Financial Analyst domain:
- Looking at current financial performance and identifying trends.
- Consulting with the management team to develop long-term commercial plans.
- Suggesting budgets and improvements based on the above information & assisting in formulating budgetary and accounting policies.
- Exploring different investment opportunities & scrutinize operating costs and organisations’ income and expenditure.
- Preparing financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders, and statutory bodies.
- Developing financial models and providing financial forecasts.
- Developing initiatives and policies that may improve financial growth.
- Preparation and analysis of monthly KPI reports.
- Cash Flow forecasting and planning & appraise cash flow and financial risk of capital investment projects.
- Preparation, analysis and reporting of project/job costing.
- Preparing charts of Accounts for use by bookkeepers and monitoring work completed by bookkeepers.
Key Skills and Experience
- 2+ years of business finance or other relevant experience.
- Intuitive understanding of the function and operation of an ERP system.
- High proficiency in financial modelling techniques.
- Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions.
- BA, BS, or B. Com degree required (Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics).
- Strong analytical and data gathering skills.
- Good business acumen.
- Experience with statistical analysis and financial forecasting.
- Attention to detail and the ability to identify data patterns.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Abreast of industry updates.
In return we offer
- A competitive salary & Tax reducing salary packaging.
- Extensive training and full support.
- Great working environment, young and vibrant team.
- Flexible working hours, including some weeknights & weekends may be required.
- Travel to various locations across the state and/or interstate will be required.
- Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
- Salary: $60,000.00 to $80,000.00 /year