Accounting Specialist
About Breville
Over the past 80+ years Breville has grown to become an iconic global brand, delivering kitchen products to over 70 countries around the globe. Breville enhances people's lives through the delivery of brilliant innovation and thoughtful design based on deep consumer insights, empowering people to do things more impressively or easily than they'd thought possible in their own home and ultimately allowing them to "Master Every Moment".
A career at Breville is truly a one-of-a-kind experience. It's more than working for a global leader; it's an opportunity to be a part of something that impacts people all over the world.
About the role
The Accounting Specialist (AP) is responsible for accounts payable, treasury payment execution, tax compliance support, fixed asset management, and month-end closing tasks for Breville Korea. The role requires strong attention to detail and documentation standards in line with the company's SOX-aligned control environment, and the ability to manage recurring daily/weekly deadlines independently.
This is a fixed-term contract position, covering a maternity/parental leave replacement for an expected duration of approximately 16 months.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Financial Accounting
- Proceed with filing the overseas capital transaction to local bank or third-party payment to BOK under the foreign exchange transaction Act.
- Bank reconciliation and revaluation
- Monitor PO list and collaborate with teams to update the status.
- Timely and accurate recording of financial accounting transactions including but not limited to:
- Vendor invoice booking.
- Concur review and posting in D365
- Daily cash transactions with local bank and HSBC.
- Fixed assets acquisition and depreciation.
- Prepayments.
- Intercompany transactions & reconciliations.
- Review the tax invoices and the supporting documents
- Completion of month end tasks within the required deadlines.
- Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
Communication
- Communicates effectively across multi-cultures - written & oral
- Develops a trusted business relationship with other team members within GSS and external to the team
Execution
- Deliver on commitments and is results focused.
- Demonstrate ownership of tasks
- Develops an ability to share ideas for ongoing improvements in their area of responsibility
- Contribute to continuous improvement of GSS processes.
- High standard of accuracy, data integrity and documentation
- Encourage performance, value add and continuous improvement in other members of the GSS team
Reconciliations
- Completion of accurate balance sheet reconciliations in a timely manner
Audit
- Prepare internal/external audit requirements
- Assist with internal/external audit through provision of supporting documentation for sample testing.
Financial Reporting
- Assist in the analysis of financial accounting results through investigation of variances, particularly in relation to overhead expenses.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports
Cash Position
- Completion of daily and monthly cash flow reconciliations
- Process monthly payments to vendors, employees, taxes, etc.
- Perform rolling 3 months cash flow forecasting on a weekly basis.
Tax
- Prepare VAT filing and monthly reconciliation VAT account with NTS.
- Reconcile the withholding tax for other business tax, dividend, royalty.
- Assist the Corporate Income tax supporting data
- Post bank interest income and collect withholding tax invoice
Budgets
- Assist and support the regional commercial teams with the annual budget process as required, particularly in relation to overhead expenses.
- SG&A budget including IT expense and CAPEX preparation
Internal Controls & Risk
- Compliance with internal controls.
- Assist with annual compliance testing through obtaining sample data.
Others
- Raising tickets to Global IT team to get system/human errors fixed when necessary.
- Proactively engaging with Global IT team for any reconciliation or automation reports required
- Maintaining vendor master.
- Conduct AP process orientation sessions for new joiners.
- Corporate card maintenance
We're Interested in Hearing from People Who Have:
●Minimum 2 years' related experience in multinational companies, preferably in AP / GL accounting
●Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
●Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and manage at all levels of the organization
●Ability to handle pressurized situations including multiple work streams, concurrent deliverables, and multiple time zones
●Demonstrated ability to work independently and apply professional judgment, escalating with a proposed solution rather than a question
●Advanced Excel skills
●Advanced level of English and Korean is required
What we offer you:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Competitive compensation package
- A fun and rewarding team environment
- Opportunity to work for an Australian Stock Exchange listed company
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discounts of up to 50% on all our electrical products
To Apply
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Breville Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.