Treasury Hedge Accountant (Hybrid Working Arrangement)

• Prepare the month end close process for Treasury, ensuring accurate and timely recording of all treasury transactions within the General Ledger and complete reconciliations
• Prepare the monthly FX and interest P&L management reports and provide insights on material variances
• Prepare hedge accounting activities in accordance with accounting standards including documentation of hedge relationships and provide advisory support on hedge accounting queries as they arise.
• Monitor weekly policy compliance, including deal confirmations and dealer limits
• Prepare interest budgets and forecasts
• Prepare the monthly Treasury management pack and quarterly Audit Risk Management Committee reporting and provide insights on Treasury performance monthly/quarterly.
• Prepare external financial reporting requirements pertaining to Treasury, including Treasury related Financial Statement notes.
• Co-ordinate the preparation of the semi-annual covenant reporting including the preparation of Treasury related items.
• Assist in developing and implementing treasury accounting policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements and Treasury policy
• Assist with external auditors and regulatory agencies to support audits, reviews, and inquiries related to treasury accounting and reporting.
• Monitor and analyse changes in accounting standards and regulations related to treasury activities and ensure timely implementation of any required updates or changes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency enhancements within the treasury accounting function, and support initiatives to implement changes
• Act as treasury accounting SME to support system changes, integrations, and enhancements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including accounting, tax and operational teams, to support treasury-related initiatives and ad hoc projects where required.

The successful candidate will have:

• Professional accounting, finance or relevant professional accounting or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a treasury accounting role
• Proven experience of accounting standards, importantly hedge accounting recognition and measurement for cashflow hedges and net investment hedges.
• Strong understanding of derivative instruments including foreign currency swaps and forwards, interest rate swaps and cross currency interest rate swaps.

Other Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Relevant work experience across APAC is highly desirable
• Detailed-oriented and analytical thinker
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem solving and organizational skills.
• Possess a process improvement mindset, with a track record of identifying and executing on continuous improvement initiatives
• Self-motivated and quick thinking with positive attitude.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• Proficiency in financial systems and software applications, with experience in using ERP systems, treasury management systems and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to tight timelines

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with a diverse group of backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable approach but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

SEEK is committed to operating sustainably and is preparing for the impacts of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon future, and is working to minimise its environmental impacts which includes a long-term emissions reduction target of net zero by FY2050.