JOB DESCRIPTION

An ASX100 business part that is owned by Australian universities, IDP is a pioneer in international education services. Our core business lines include student placement to Australia, US, UK, Canada and New Zealand institutions, English-language testing and training.

We are on a mission to build the world\'s leading platform and connected community to guide students along their journey to achieve their lifelong learning and career aspirations.

As a co-owner of IELTS, we deliver the English test that is trusted by more governments, universities and organisations than any other. We also operate English language teaching schools in South East Asia.

We are innovators, driven by the needs of our customers and deep data insights. Our 5,000 team members based around the world understand that our services change lives \xe2\x80\x93 not only of our customers, but their wider communities.

By combining empathy and professional expertise with digital excellence, we create launch pads for our customers to achieve global success.

POSITION PURPOSE

The position is required for working on all Finance and Accounts-related jobs in the function at the regional level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handling IELTS & Student Placement Collections
• Checking Petty Cash Expenses
• Accounts Payables (Vendor Payments & Employee Claims)
• Coordinating with Finance Shared Service
• General Ledger Reconciliation and Bank Reconciliation
• IELTS Test Fee Reconciliation
• Issuing Invoices for IELTS and Student Placement
• Local Accounting requirements on VAT and Corporate Tax.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Handling IELTS & SP Collections

• Cash collection for IELTS and student placement services and the issuance of receipts/cash recording.

Checking Petty Cash Expenses

• Cash control/checking of supporting documents and the appropriate process for petty cash transactions.

Accounts Payable (Vendor Payments & Employee Claims)

• Checking payment documents for correct accounting codes, VAT compliance, and payment terms. Checking employee claims on Concur for both receipts and accounting codes.

Coordinating with Finance Shared Services

• Coordinating with Finance Shared Services in India for accounting processing, month-end closing tasks, and financial reporting. This would also include sending scanned copies of accounting documents for EBS transaction entry to Shared Services.

GL reconciliation & Bank Reconciliation

• Providing necessary information for the monthly closing of the general ledger to the Finance Shared Services team, such as provisions on vendor payments, employee expenses provisions, unearned income for revenue, petty cash, and bank balance confirmations, etc
• Performing monthly bank account reconciliations or as needed at an earlier frequency.

IELTS Test Fee Reconciliation

• Reconciliation of IELTS test fees should be conducted after every IELTS test and at the end of each month during the closing process.

Issue Invoices

• Issue IELTS invoices as per requests received by the IELTS Team and maintain an accurate debtors summary.

Local Accounting Requirements on VAT & Corporate Tax

• Ensuring compliance with local accounting requirements in accordance with prevailing local statutory regulations, including local bookkeeping, and maintaining a close interface with local tax compliance.
• Ensuring timely filing of tax returns and compliance with tax regulations and maintaining the Fixed Asset Register (FAR)

WHAT WE\'RE LOOKING FOR

Essential requirements:

• Educated to bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s in accounting degree level or equivalent.
• Administration experience in accounting principles.
• Excellent communication skills \xe2\x80\x93 written, verbal and listening.
• Committed to continual learning and uptake of new / different tasks.
• Ability to proactively identify, analyse and solve problems effectively.
• Proficient in advanced Excel and Word processing skills and familiarity with relevant software packages.
• Strong interpersonal skills.Effective at working as part of a team and independently.
• Effective at working as part of a team and independently.

IDP Education