Financial Accountant

About Demant:

Demant is a world-leading hearing healthcare group that off ers soluti onsand services to help people with hearing loss connect and communicatewith the world around them. For more than a century, the Demant Grouphas played a vital part in developing innovative technologies and know-how to help improve people’s health and hearing. In every aspect, from hearing devices, hearing implants and diagnostic equipment to hearing care all over the world, Demant is active and engaged. A growing businessin intelligent audio solutions for gaming and office communication is also asignificant part of the Group.

The Demant Group operates in a global market with companies in more than 30 countries, employs approx. 17,500 people globally. Our productsare sold in more than 130 countries where we create life-changingdiff erences through hearing health.

This role will be responsible for supporting the Financial Accounting Manager in managing the financial accounting and controlling for all Wholesale, Diagnostic and Production operations Australia and New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day financial transactions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to drive end-to-end process improvement and strengthen interdepartmental communication.
• Design and implement standardised, best-practice financial accounting processes, controls, templates, and reports.
• Maintain accuracy and consistency of data across all financial systems and reports.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
• Scope, design, and deliver ad hoc projects and process improvements as opportunities arise.
• Manage accounting master data, including chart of accounts, cost centres, posting group setup, and other financial data structures.
• Deliver accurate inventory reporting and support effective inventory management.
• Maintain fixed asset records, covering acquisition, depreciation, and disposal.
• Own the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate completion of all accounting activities.
• Support ad hoc reporting and analysis, including financial modelling, variance analysis, and trend analysis.
• Prepare and own General Ledger account reconciliations.
• Submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting into the group's financial consolidation system.
• Prepare finance reports and schedules to support audit, tax submissions, transfer pricing reporting and statutory reporting.

* Occasional interstate travel to the Demant Production and Logistics Facility in Brisbane.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• Proven ability to apply accounting principles and financial analysis.
• Time management skills and ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Continuous learning mindset to develop and apply techniques to the tasks at hand and to stay up to date with emerging technologies and requirements.
• Highly motivated proactive self-starter who demonstrates initiative and can work with minimal supervision

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to have partnered with the business on process improvements.
• Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to apply data manipulation skills and to leverage IT tools to automate and streamline processes
• Technical knowledge of accounting and practical application of accounting standards.
• ERP system experience is essential, Microsoft NAV advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills, including retrieving external data, summarising, filtering, pivoting, and presenting. PowerQuery/PowerPivot experience beneficial.
• Significant demonstrated experience working in an accounting role; minimum 5 years like for like experience.
• Experience working for a subsidiary of a large multinational company.
• Experience in the Hearing Healthcare industry advantageous but not essential.

We are offering:

• Competitive salary + Super
• CA/CPA support
• Work-life balance 
• Opportunity to develop and apply SQL and data manipulation skills and to leverage IT tools to automate and streamline processes
• "My Reward" program benefits.
• Employee assistance program
• Friendly and supportive environment

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Business or Commerce majoring in accounting, or similar.
• Progress towards a Professional Accounting Qualification (CA, CPA or equivalent).