Senior Financial Accountant

About LEAP

LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Productivity Solutions in the world and is part of ATI – one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement has kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to ‘Help lawyers who help people’. The market leading software we develop and support is used by more than 100,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium sized law firms.

Working alongside our international team of passionate high achievers, you’ll join a fast-growing technology business where things seldom stay the same for long. With more than 1,000 smart, caring and ambitious ‘LEAPsters’ working together across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland and New Zealand, you’ll find yourself in good company here.

Meet the Finance team

LEAP is a rapidly growing organisation with a global footprint, and our Finance Team are the resilient quick-thinkers ensuring that growth is always strategic and sustainable.

A finance career here is about so much more than balancing figures, it’s about providing financial leadership and management that drives not just our own growth, but the growth of our clients too.

Using our Salesforce technology stack including Zuora, NetSuite & Tableau, you’ll record, evaluate and interpret financial data to identify gaps, trends and areas of improvement which actively make LEAP even better for our people, clients and communities.

In return, you’ll be supported with resources and opportunities to make more of your career. As well as all the tools you need to turn your financial expertise into analytics and insights that evolve our business and unlock the full potential of LEAP for our clients.

What you'll do

As LEAP's newest Senior Financial Accountant you'll take ownership of financial processes in an environment that's fast-paced with lots of variety. You will work in an established, centralised finance team to oversee the preparation of monthly financial reports, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements. There will be vast exposure to all things finance at LEAP - a complex group of entities - and bags of opportunity to get involved in your areas of interest. If you want to expand your career quickly and aspire to become a Finance Manager then this is the role for you!

Your day to day might look like this:

• Preparation and Analysis of Monthly Financials
• Preparation of monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and supporting reconciliations.
• Review of local and overseas financials, including KPIs and commentary relating to management accounts.
• Actual to budget analysis.
• Tax
• Prepare relevant returns for income tax, BAS, PAYG, FBT, and payroll tax.  
• Assist with the preparation of other tax returns in conjunction with the Group Tax Manager
• Assist with the preparation of R&D returns in conjunction with the Group's R&D advisors.

• Annual Audit

• Satisfy relevant interim audit and year-end audit requirements.
• Address any items flagged by the Audit & Risk Committee for consideration and resolution.
• General
• Carry out special projects or tasks required by the Head of Investments and/or Financial Controller.
• Continually improve internal controls and processes.
• Facilitate and promote team-work mentality.
• Ensure that existing processes and procedures align with Group policies.

What you'll bring

You'll need at least 5 years of accounting experience, along with:

• Accounting qualifications – degree qualified, CPA/CA.
• Understanding of accounting standards, audit requirements, preparation of financial statements, management accounts, taxation, and general reporting.
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting financial data and trends.
• Proficiency in using Excel and other data analysis tools.
• We use Netsuite and experience here would be beneficial but is not essential.

You are the type of person who

• Business acumen - you understand the interdependencies of business functions and financial levers. You can connect the dots with what’s happening in our business and industry, to maximise results.
• Analytical thinking - you’re proficient in utilising data to drive informed decision-making and advise the business on key financial matters.
• Strong relationship skills - you connect easily with others and can flex your style to establish effective relationships across all levels of the company.
• Disposition to work and execute fast, meeting deadlines without compromising on quality. You have a bias for action, and don’t sit around waiting to be told what to do.

LEAP is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.

Why join LEAP?

• Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects – and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic, passionate people who love what they do.
• Well-funded and global. LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Productivity Solutions across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. We're part of ATI – one of the largest international LegalTech companies.
• Flexible and hybrid working. We'd like to find this person in Sydney, but we want you to work in a way that suits you and we're open to flexible arrangements that support you.
• Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has been building legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie. We're not afraid to pivot based on market conditions - you will always have the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and do your best work here.
• We value your well-being - enjoy an additional paid wellbeing day every year, free platinum gym membership and monthly massages in the office. We'll throw in a catered lunch and breakfast every week too. Oh and a professional barista.