Assistant Treasury Accountant

About The Firm

Clayton Utz is a leading Australian commercial law firm offering tier 1 legal and consulting services for global and domestic clients across a broad range of sectors.

The Role

We are seeking a junior Accountant to join our Financial Control Treasury team based in Sydney on a full-time basis.

As a key member of the Financial Control team, you will play a crucial role in assisting with the management of day-to-day cash operations, bank reporting and ensuring the Firm's cash requirements are sufficiently maintained.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Treasury Accountant, this role will support with:

• Cash management: Assisting with daily cash positioning, forecasting and bank account management

• Reconciliations: Ensuring accurate monthly reconciliations of bank accounts and internal transactions

• Financial Reporting: Supporting the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports related to cash flow, debt and treasury activities

• Compliance and controls: Assisting in maintaining treasury controls and ensuring compliance with relevant financial regulations.

• Provide assistance with general financial accounting and tax compliance work

Offering a clear and structured path for career progression, this role would suit an experienced, motivated and driven professional seeking the next step in their career.

Required Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong principles of integrity and commerciality.

You will also need:

• Relevant accounting degree and working towards a CPA/CA qualification

• 2+ years' relevant work experience gained in a professional services environment

• Awareness and understanding of applicable Treasury regulations

• Intermediate Excel skills (including ability to use functions such as pivot tables, vlookup's, graphs/charts, etc.) as well as proficiency in other Microsoft applications

• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail

• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage stakeholder expectations

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Nicole St John, (02) 9353 4928

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to [email protected].

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.