Peregrine Corporation

The Opportunity

Peregrine’s growth journey is just beginning…

The Cash & Bank Accountant contributes to the preparation of the financial accounts of the business. They ensure that transactions appearing in our bank accounts are correctly identified, matched and reconciled to the transactions within our ERP. The successful candidate must have an understanding of the retail cash cycle originating from the Point of Sale, transiting through merchants & partners and finally landing in the banks. They should demonstrate exposure in reconciling cash balances at every point within the retail cycle. The candidate should also have exposure in managing system based bank reconciliations with high volumes of data.

Who are we?

Peregrine is one of the largest private organisations in Australia with over 5000 staff.  One of our most recognisable brands is OTR and we are changing the way our guests think about convenience retailing.

At OTR, we believe in making our customer's lives easier. We are on an amazing growth trajectory as we take our highly successful business model nationwide growing from our current base 170+ locations. 

Today we serve over 1 million guests a month making their lives easier by meeting a broad range of their fuel, drinks, food and beverage needs through a portfolio of brands including EAT, C Coffee, Subway, Oporto, GYG and HappyWash.

Read more about us here:

https://www.peregrine.com.au/

https://www.ontherun.com.au/

What will you be responsible for?

• Perform bank reconciliations and follow up on unreconciled items where these are due to internal unrecorded transactions
• Develop and maintain automated matching rules between bank statements and other ERP modules
• Reconciliation of POS clearing accounts
• Reconciliation of merchant accounts
• Balance and reconcile loan payments
• Identify unmatched cash/bank transactions and liaise with other Finance/Accounting team members to request the appropriate postings to be generated
• Pass journals in the ERP to move/transfer cash between general ledger accounts
• Investigate basic issues or anomalies in the accounts then recommend and prepare corrections and process improvements
• Contribute to the accuracy of the trial balance
• Analyse accounts and supply data in response to basic requests from the business
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders to develop an understanding of the business
• Apply business knowledge to improve the quality and accuracy of the financial accounts
• Any other tasks as requested from time to time

To be successful in this role, the following are desirable:

• Full qualification from recognized accounting body is preferred.
• At least 3 years’ financial accounting experience on month end closing tasks and balance sheet reconciliations.
• The ability to work unsupervised and maintain exceptional standards across the park.
• The ability to multitask, prioritise and work in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with the team to achieve common goals.
• Problem solving and investigative skills with good attention to detail.
• Multiple accounting systems are utilised by the finance team so the ability to understand and work across systems is critical.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills in order to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Exposure to ERP systems, D365 preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Experience in recreational, motorsport or hotel sectors is desirable but not essential.

What’s in it for you?

Where do we start? What’s important to you? What about this for starters…

• A culture of care, reputation, equality and determination
• Work with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
• Work in our renovated offices on the Parade, close to boutique shops and excellent cafés and restaurants
• Be part of the growth story of an exceptional business
• Build a career and drive your own future
• A competitive salary package

If you want to talk to us about becoming part of the team, click “apply now” and upload your current CV and Cover letter…. What are you waiting for?

Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.