Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place. The Senior Financial Accountant role is established to help deliver quality financial information and drive continuous improvement across the Financial Accounting team. You will have a thorough understanding of the Xero business environment and be an expert in process improvement and getting the best use out of financial systems. You will act as a leader within the Group Accounting Team and work collaboratively across the rest of the finance team. What you'll do..Be a key part of the team that drives Xero's month end close process, owning key areas of the profit and loss items such as revenue.Review/understanding of wider functions/P&L, ability to analyse financial results and identify trends and anomalies and reasoning behind this.Support the half year/annual reporting cycles, including contributing to the integrated reporting process.Take initiative, driving change and improvements across the team and wider functions - particularly leveraging finance systems (including the month end close process).Supervise, support and mentor other members of the Group Accounting team.Review junior accountants' work.Have a strong understanding of IFRS, including providing management with conclusions, suggesting solutions and identifying risks.Own specific non BAU projects and delivery in accordance with specified deadlines.Strong relationships outside of finance, as evidenced by being a key contact to business owners What you'll bring with you..ExperienceA minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in large corporate or Big 4 CA environmentsQualified CA (or equivalent)History of process improvement Specific experience with software companies desirable but not essentialDemonstrated ability to find efficiencies, and improvements in processing activities.Ability to build effective relationships with Xeros, both within finance and across the wider organisation We are looking for a genuine team player who works collaboratively with and contributes to the functioning of a high performing team. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear more about your background, experience and Why Xero! Why Xero Offering very generous paid leave to use however you'd like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you'll do the best work of your life at Xero. Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we're immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process. Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too.
