Assistant Accountant

Glanbia Performance Nutrition (a division of Glanbia) is a leading global performance nutrition business. 

Within Oceania (Australia and New Zealand), the GPN branded portfolio consists of Optimum Nutrition, BSN, and Levlup, and has a distribution network that spans across leading Specialty Supplement Stores, Health food Stores, Gyms, Pharmacy and all large Online/Marketplace platforms. 

Working with leading fitness athletes, influencers, and most recently McClaren, our mission remains to help the elite through to everyday fitness enthusiasts across Australia and New Zealand to realise their full potential and the transformative power of fitness. 

The Opportunity  

Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, the focus of the role is to assist in maintaining the integrity of the Financial Accounting activity of the business. This role provides predominantly provides exposure to the accounts payable, accounts receivable & capital expenditure. This role will also include business partnering with other departments such a local supply chain & marketing teams and our Global Business services. 

Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of the Accounts Payable function, working with the Global Business Services team to maintain vendor payment schedules, ensuring all overheads are recorded appropriately and accurately.
• Providing the point of contact for all new and existing Vendors.
• Assisting with month end processes and reporting including the accruals process and preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with control related activities according to legal, company accounting and financial guidelines.
• Assist with the management of all capital expenditure requests from the local business unit.
• Assist with ensuring adherence of generally accepted accounting principles and compliance with group accounting policies.
• Assist with calculations and input for BAS filing.
• Contributing to ongoing projects and process improvement initiatives as well as other ad hoc duties to support the wider team.
• Work closely with the marketing team to support the Finance Analyst with spend management and the budget and forecast process
• Assist Finance analyst with price management and adhoc projects.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:   

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting
• Past experience in bookkeeping or accounting experience in a small/medium sized organization
• Proficient in using accounting software and Microsoft Office suite (particularly Excel)
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment 

Where and how you will work  

The opportunity will be based in our Melbourne office at Mount Waverly with hybrid working arrangements (3 days in office) available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.  

What we would like to offer you!  

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.