About Us

Railway Adventures is a successful boutique group tour operator specialising in rail-themed travel holidays across Australia and around the world. Since we launched 12 years ago, thousands of travellers have travelled with us on everything from dinky little heritage trains, to local trains, to luxury private trains in places as close to home as the central west of NSW, and to places as far flung as Sihanoukville in Cambodia or a village in the mountains of Serbia. We currently run about 80 tours a year and are adding more and more adventures every year.

We wish to bring our financial management function in-house as part of our executive team. At this stage it is a part-time role of around 25 hrs per week.

Our dog friendly office is in Sydney's inner west with lots of free parking and good public transport options. I'll say that again - dog friendly - if you aren't a dog lover or prefer not to have dogs in the office, then you may not be happy here. If you love the joy that loved and happy dogs bring, then we may be just what you're looking for!

About the Role

The primary responsibility of this role is to effectively manage the end-to-end finance function at Railway Adventures and provide support and quality financial reporting to the Managing Director and Executive Leadership team to facilitate fiscally responsible business decisions. The role requires a background in accounting, a working knowledge of Trust Account management, a deep understanding and working knowledge of Xero, Excel, Gmail and Google Drive functions, and a comfort level around FOREX trading. You'll be happy to take a hands-on approach and manage payroll, accounts receivable and payable, and the BAS as part of your role.

We're open to this being a Hybrid role.

Key Responsibilities

Effectively and accurately manage all financial transactions and reporting using Xero

Identify process improvement opportunities using Xero’s functionality

Manage the Accounts Receivable/Payable functions, including the company credit cards

Manage the fortnightly payroll function, ensuring leave is accurately recorded, and superannuation and PAYG is managed effectively and paid on time

Complete all bank and credit card reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner

Ensure the Trust Account is operated in a compliant manner to ensure that our industry accreditations are protected

Manage the purchase of foreign exchange to ensure we maximise all opportunities to secure the best exchange rate possible

Prepare and lodge all BAS/IAS information and ensure payments are made on time

In conjunction with the leadership team, develop, implement and maintain a budget (based on historical data) to which the company can work

Report on Budget v Actual performance

Working capital management and production of cash flow forecasts

Produce a range of financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses, cash forecasts, balance sheet, tour profitability and variance

Manage the company Asset Register

Develop a close working relationship with our company accountant

Skills and Experience Required

To be considered for an interview, your application will need to demonstrate the following:

Experience in a finance management role in a small-medium sized business

Strong working knowledge of Xero accounting software and all its functionality is essential

Strong commercial and business acumen and an analytical mind

Demonstrated ability to generate relevant financial reports

Good communication skills – both written and verbal

A keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data

Ability to work to time constraints

Well-developed written and verbal English skills

Demonstrated high level of attention to detail and accuracy with data transcription

Well developed organisational and time management skills

Excellent initiative, ability to work unsupervised skills

How to apply

Send us your resume and a covering letter summarising your experience to date and telling us why you're interested in this role. Applications with cover letters will be prioritised. Please note this is a permanent role. You must be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia to apply for this role. Applications requiring sponsorship WILL NOT be considered.