Financial Accountant

• Work for a global drinks company with great tech tools including SAP S/4 Hana
• Support project work and continuous improvement opportunities
• Flexibility to win in both your work and personal life, you don’t have to choose

Don’t settle for ordinary – we welcome those on the hunt for more! At Lion, we believe that life is short and working for us will feel different because you’ll be centred at the heart of good times. Work in an exciting industry, as unique as you, with outstanding brands like XXXX, Little Creatures and Four Pillars.

We are looking for a Financial Accountant to join our Group Financial Control Team, reporting into our Senior Financial Accountant. You will play an important role helping to build a best practice accounting services function, adding value through governance, process excellence and business partner connectivity.

This role will support Payroll Accounts, where you will work closely with Payroll and our People & Culture and Finance Business Units, as well as our offshore Manila team. The role is hybrid, which means you’ll have the flexibility to work from the office and from home.

A day in the life

• Deliver financial insights to business partners through timely reporting and analysis
• Gain an end-to-end understanding of accounting processes relating to tax, month-end close, payroll, intercompany and balance sheet governance
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
• Support various projects including automation, integrations and system changes
• Build capability and greater financial acumen across the team and business partners.

What you’ll bring

• An analytical mindset, with strong problem-solving capabilities and solutions focus
• Great stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with excellent communication.
• Strong Excel Skills
• Critical thinking skillset with strong learning agility
• Degree qualification in Commerce/Accounting/Finance
• CA/CPA/ACCA qualified or working towards
• 3+ years of broad accounting experience in a large organisation (commercial and/or tax/business services in public practice).
• Exposure to Payroll Accounts would be advantageous

At Lion, we offer ‘growth on tap’ and you’ll get hooked on reaching higher with each new challenge. We have endless experiences to learn and grow for those thirsty for more. Here, you don’t have to choose between your career and other life priorities – we have fantastic people, policies and programs to empower you to lead a career and life less ordinary.