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As one of the fastest growing law firms in Australia, Meridian Lawyers is a dynamic and innovative law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra.

What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At the heart of it, we are passionate about legal practice, working as one team, with a commitment to excellence, creativity and trust in all that we do. We will help you harness your potential, providing ongoing support and mentorship to help you grow at every stage of your career.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant looking to take the next step in their career to join our Finance team based in our Sydney office. This role undertakes the daily financial management, reporting and regulatory responsibilities together with supporting the financial controller with budgeting and modelling within the Meridian finance team. 

Your days will be full and varied with a sample of the tasks that you will be across below:

Financial Management and Reporting

Month End

• Preparing the monthly Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet reports, analysing and investigating variances to the budget, summarising data and information and providing insightful commentary on results.
• Preparation of weekly firm revenue, KPI and Utilisation reports within agreed timelines and resolving queries and issues in a timely manner.
• Preparation of the month end and quarter end balance sheet reconciliations for Meridian in accordance with Meridian’s policy and timetable.
• Managing the general ledger and inter-company reconciliations.
• Management of monthly accruals and journals and closing out of month end for Meridian in accordance with month end timetable.

Budgeting and forecasting

• Assist Meridian Financial Controller in the development and preparation of the Annual budget.
• Assist Meridian Financial Controller with the preparation of the ongoing forecasts.
• Assist in preparation of weekly cash flow and rolling cash flow forecast.
• Assist Meridian Financial Controller by providing insights to the business units for expense management.

Tax / Statutory / Regulatory

• Preparation and lodgement of BAS Returns for Meridian
• Audit – assist in the year end audit by answering auditor queries and assisting in the substantiation of Meridian’s financial statement areas.

Day to day

• Aderant Expert finance administration.

• Deliver on ad-hoc requests from the business in a timely manner.

About you

To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to:

• Have 2 - 4 years’ experience in a Financial Accountant role.
• Have completed or studying toward CPA/CA
• Have professional working knowledge of accounting functions and services as well as well-honed excel skills.
• Be well known for your high attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience in professional services is preferable but not a must.
• Superior communication skills and personal drive.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

Why join us?

Joining Meridian Lawyers means joining a practice known for our specialisation and capability. We are a value driven organisation with a genuine, friendly and collaborative culture that respects, rewards and values input and innovation from all levels of the business.

We strive to be an employer of choice and understand that it is the contribution of our people that makes our business successful. We have a range of benefits that reward excellence, that include:

• Supported hybrid working model
• Wellbeing initiatives including regular health and skin checks, flu vaccinations
• A range of discounts and services through a variety of leading retail and service partners
• Salary sacrificing options (including novated leases)
• An additional paid Personal Enjoyment Day each calendar year
• Ability to purchase up to 1 week of additional annual leave per financial year
• An employee referral program
• A commitment to learning and development through our MeridianMinds program

Next Steps

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you then please click ‘Apply Now’.

Visit https://www.meridianlawyers.com.au/about-us/ to meet our people and learn more about our business.