Description:
What we offer is a chance to join a company that is not only winning, but is transforming in the most exciting way possible. Our CEO, David Bryant, is dedicated to Mercer Australia being a “people first” culture. This means that great performers are greatly rewarded. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding career development, learning opportunities, financial rewards and we are committed to making your journey with us FUN.
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- Prestigious Sydney CBD (Barangaroo) Location or Melbourne CBD (Docklands)
- Great Package
- Great time to join this global organisation in Growth Phase
What is in it for you?
At Mercer, we recognize that our most important asset is our people. We offer benefits and programs that support career development such as professional development support, exam and study assistance and global rotation opportunities which will support and nurture you with every opportunity to reach your full potential. We also recognise the value of healthy, happy colleagues and promote a culture of care and wellbeing, offering benefits such as flexible working and much more!
- 35 hour working week
- Leading training and development program
- Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organization
- Great team environment with energetic and supportive colleagues
- Genuine work life balance
We will count on you to:
The primary role of the Accounting Manager is to oversee the financial and regulatory reporting of the MIAL’s investment products.
This will include:
- Provide appropriate oversight of the preparation by Northern Trust of the financial statements relating the MIAL’s investment products including the review of pro forma and final financial statements and providing inputs to changes in reporting disclosures due to new standards, events, new investments transactions.
- Provide year round oversight of NT’s accounting function including active engagement with Mercer Consulting, Investment Ops, Tax for review of the service standards and attending the formal service review meetings between Mercer and NT.
- Liaising with Mercer Accounting Policy Manager on new accounting standards and to consider accounting implications of complex investment transactions.
- Preparation of discussion papers for the quarterly Audit and Risk Committee meetings.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Ongoing monitoring and review of audit control file prepared by Northern Trust, including verification of accounting for non-standard transactions.
- Oversee and support the year-end financial reporting of MIAL’s investment products that are prepared by Northern Trust.
- Ongoing monitoring and reporting of stakeholder progress on debrief action items arising from the financial reporting PIR
- Preparation of discussion papers for the quarterly Audit and Risk Committee meetings including reporting of stakeholder progress on debrief action items arising from the financial reporting PIR.
- Ongoing monitoring and review on any new accounting standards in collaboration with the Accounting Policy Manager and to jointly consider accounting implications of complex investment transactions to ensure accurate financial statement disclosures.
- Oversee the regulatory and disclosure requirements for funds closures in collaboration with product, tax, Board members, other stakeholders within Mercer and NT.
- Involvement with Tax Team on distributions, taxation matters to ensure impact to the accounts are understo