DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTANT

• Permanent full-time
• Location: Brisbane QLD or Alexandria, Sydney NSW | Hybrid working

About Ampol

We are proud of our heritage. We have been powering better journeys for all Australians for over 100 years. As Australia’s very own fuel brand we are committed to making those journeys easier by meeting Australia’s needs at every step with the care and service we all deserve. And, as we grow, we continue to evolve, to ensure we have low carbon solutions that will meet the needs of our customers well into the future.

We are proud to be an endorsed employer of choice for women by WORK180. To understand more about how Ampol’s policies, benefits and how we support our people, check out some key female leader career stories on the Work180 website.

About the role

A great opportunity to join the Fuels and Infrastructure Finance team who are focused on operational excellence.

In this role, you will deliver efficient, accurate, timely and meaningful accounting reporting, forecasts, and budgets, to support and contribute towards the achievement of the Ampol strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Action process journal entries and prepare account reconciliations, initiate corrective actions as required and follow up outstanding balances
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial actuals and forecast reporting, including compilation, commentary, and variance analysis
• Assist with preparation of budget and annual business plan
• Encourage, educate, and assist cost centre owners to take ownership for their Opex cost centre results each month and their ability to understand and explain variances to budget and forecast

 About you

You will have strong attention to detail and enjoy elements of both financial accounting and FP&A in this hybrid role. You will have great communication and the ability to partner well with stakeholders.

Key skills and experience

• Related tertiary qualification and extensive experience in a finance role
• CA or CPA (or may be working toward completing)
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft suite
• High level of accuracy and tenacity to resolve issues
• Strong communication skills
• FP&A experience or experience in dealing with operation team is desirable only

Our benefits

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars! 
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value. 
• Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work. 
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values. 
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions. 
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth) 
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work. 
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available. 
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme 
• Leave Options – Up to 6 weeks annual leave and additional Wellbeing leave days. 
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.   
• Check out our benefits and policies on the Work180 website. 

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Applications close Thursday 26 September 2024.