Job Description

The opportunity: 

Fitness & Lifestyle Group is looking for an Accountant to join our Group Finance team and play a vital role in delivering high-quality financial accounting and compliance outcomes. In this role, you'll take ownership of key month-end processes - including accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations - while also contributing to both internal and external reporting, in addition to finance improvement initiatives.  

This newly created role comes as we strengthen our team in anticipation of a major system transformation to Workday. While this presents an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience through a significant technology transition, the core focus of this role will remain on managing the day-to-day financial operations and delivering accurate, timely outcomes as part of business as usual. 

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and take pride in ensuring the integrity of financial data, we'd love to hear from you. 

Key duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Prepare and process month-end journals, including review of allocated general ledger accounts and posting of relevant accruals, prepayments, and adjustments.  
• Maintain and reconcile assigned Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis, ensuring accuracy and completeness.  
• Ensure data integrity in the general ledger, adhering to relevant finance policies, procedures, and Accounting standards 
• Contribute to the preparation of monthly, annual, and ad hoc financial reports for areas of responsibility.  
• Support financial analysis of actual results versus budget/forecast for designated business units or cost centres.  
• Assist with the financial management of stock for club and gym supplies 
• Coordinate with the Payroll team to support payroll accounting processes,  
• Assist with the capitalisation of fixed assets from Work in Progress (WIP) accounts to the Fixed Asset Register 
• Assist in the external audit process, including preparation of reconciliations and workpapers to meet audit requirements.  
• Contribute to compliance reporting, including preparation of BAS, FBT, and ABS surveys in line with statutory requirements.  
• Deliver high-quality customer service to internal and external stakeholders by responding to queries in a timely and professional manner.   
• Provide support during the ERP system transition from Microsoft Dynamics to Workday, as required.  

What you'll bring: 

Essential: 

• Accounting degree 
• CA/CPA studying or qualified 
• Demonstrated experience in a similar accounting, commercial finance, or public practice role 
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, report building and managing formulas, format and data validation functions) 
• Very strong time management & organisational skills  
• Analytical, problem-solving mindset with high attention to detail   
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 

Beneficial: 

• Experience Microsoft Navision 
• Exposure to Workday 
• Project experience 

In return we offer you: 

• A passionate, innovative, energetic, and supportive culture. It's something we're really proud of at FLG, and you'll feel part of the family from day one 
• You'll also benefit from our industry-leading learning and development offering - we pride ourselves on supporting and developing our team members, providing them with the learning and skills they need to build a long-term career with us 
• Hybrid working (a mixture of in-office and work from home) 
• A competitive salary package + a wide range of benefits including a free gym membership for you and the person of your choice 
• Additional benefits as part of our recognition of service scheme 

About Fitness and Lifestyle Group 

Fitness and Lifestyle Group (FLG) is the leading fitness, health, and wellness group in the Asia-Pacific region, headquartered in Australia. Our mission is to make a meaningful, positive impact on people's lives through innovative and diverse health and wellness offerings, both physical and digital. 

FLG's portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Fitness First Australia, Goodlife Health Clubs Australia, Jetts Fitness New Zealand & Thailand, Zap Fitness, and Barry's. With 319 locations across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, we support over 585,000 members in leading healthier, more active lives. 

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: 

At Fitness and Lifestyle Group we bring positive energy and attitude to work every day, we are proud of who we are and who we work for. We don't just accept individuality; we encourage it and acknowledge the value diversity and inclusivity brings to our organisation. We pride ourselves on empowering our team to be their authentic selves at work. 

We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, people of all ages, race, sex, intersex status, gender identity, sexual orientation, people with a disability and from other diverse backgrounds. 

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