About the role:
A newly created role to work with an established organisation during a significant period of transformation. They are looking to hire a strong candidate initially on a 4-5 month assignment (Strong potential for longer term and other opportunities available in the business) to come in and assist with a project to lead the clean up of the R2R function, particularly balance sheet reconciliations as there is a high number of outstanding.

The responsibilities:

1. Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and manage expectations proactively.
2. Lead clean up of balance sheet reconciliations, identify root cause of issues
3. Manage delivery risk, control gaps, and compliance deviations proactively.
4. Review and assess all existing balance sheet reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company policy.
5. Identify aged, unsupported, or unreconciled balances and investigate underlying causes.
6. Standardise reconciliation formats, supporting documentation, and review controls.
7. Implement best-practice reconciliation procedures and documentation standards.
8. Ensure reconciliations meet audit and internal control requirements.
9. Work closely with the offshore Shared Services team to clarify reconciliation expectations.

The successful applicant will have: 

• Strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations and account clean-ups.
• Experience working within shared services or finance transformation environments, leading a reconciliation clean up project
• Experience working in or with offshore BPO (Desirable)
• Strong investigative and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to partner with, and influence senior stakeholders within a business
• Process-improvement mindset - the approach to clean up the function long term.

How to Apply?
For any further questions please contact Jacinta Coyne via email at jcoyne@sharpandcarter.com.au.