About the Role
Reporting into our Senior Accountant and working closely with our Director of Finance & Operations, this role will be a mixture of owning the end-to-end payroll procedures for our global workforce and entry of financial transactions.

This is a permanent position and we are open to either full time, part time 4 days per week or 9 days per fortnight. It is an in office role based in Hutt street, Adelaide.

Responsibilities:

Accounting & Financial

• Fortnightly processing of Australian, UK, & US accounts payable
• Invoicing and accounts receivable
• Preparation of Australian fortnightly payroll using Xero (approx. 120 employees)
• Submission of Australian super reporting obligations and payment
• Review of US (twice monthly) and UK (monthly) payroll using Xero & Gusto (approx. 35 global employees)
• Preparation of Australian bank reconciliations

Reporting & Operations

• Preparation of monthly BAS
• Preparation of payroll tax returns (SA, ACT, NSW, Vic)
• Preparation of adhoc reports on payroll, KPIs, budget holder, accounts payable, etc.
• Preparation of leave reporting for HR
• Assistance to staff with payroll and finance queries
• Management of the accounts internal mailbox and response to enquiries
• Management of accounts payable software (Zahara), establishing vendor set-ups and delegations
• Assistance to accountant with stakeholder reporting, grant applications, preparation of FBT return and audit requirements
• Assistance to accountant in month end tasks
• Assistance with process improvement implementations
• ESOP letters & Investor Packs
• ABS Surveys

Skills and experience

• Australian citizenship
• Well-developed IT skills in Excel
• Certificates, degree or other qualifications in accounting or finance (desirable)
• Ability to problem-solve, suggest improvements and work as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail, and organisation
• Willingness to learn and be challenged

Any experience in the below areas makes for a strong application:

• Bookkeeping
• Entry level finance or accounting roles
• Australian payroll management (ideally in Xero)

About Fivecast

Fivecast is a world-leading provider of cutting-edge digital intelligence solutions. We enable the world’s most important public and private organizations to explore masses of data and uncover actionable insights, critical to protecting global communities.

As a growing start-up with over 100 people globally, all team members are provided with the opportunity to directly contribute to our success, participate in the development of new and emerging technologies and grow their career in a challenging and dynamic high-tech environment. We are headquartered in Adelaide, Australia with teams in Canberra, Virginia USA, and London UK.

Our Work Environment and Culture

Our Adelaide based headquarters is a purpose-built tech hub centrally based in vibrant Hutt Street. We moved into this brand-new space in early 2023 to allow for continued collaboration, innovation & growth.

Our space has been specifically engineered for brainstorming, idea generation, random encounters across teams and to suit our casual, relaxed culture. This has been achieved through amazing features, including an arcade room, pool table, fully equipped kitchens with fruit and snacks, barista quality coffee machine, end of trip facilities (showers, lockers, bike storage, etc), as well as comfortable breakout spaces.

Fivecast has a connected work culture with team members taking advantage of our social clubs, local cafes, bars, pubs and sporting facilities for team activities. At Fivecast we support flexible work arrangements, have dedicated training programs and clear progression pathways to grow with us.

Fivecast is an inclusive employer, we value diversity of thought and experience and believe our inclusive culture contributes to our success. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities in which we live and work.