Assistant Accountant

Are you an experienced Assistant Accountant ready to kick off your next career move in January? We're looking for someone with 5+ years' experience in a similar role to be responsible for the efficient, accurate, and timely undertaking of finance functions, including assistance in the preparation of financial reporting to the Financial Controller to support operational and strategic decision-making.

You will be accountable for:

• End to end accounting duties including bank and credit card reconciliation, AP/AR, raising invoices, quotes and POs, reconciling between Xero and the royalty management software
• Payroll
• Tax compliance
• Assisting with reporting, budgeting and forecasting as needed by the Financial Controller

About you:

• Degree qualified in Accounting
• Demonstrated, hands on experience using Xero to conduct the above activities.
• Advanced excel skills
• 5+ years' experience in a similar role
• Proven reconciliation skills and experience

About us:

Umbrella Entertainment is the top-tier independent distributor of local and international film in Australia and New Zealand for over 23 years. Established in 2001 by Managing Director Jeff Harrison, Umbrella Entertainment handles a vibrant range of content from theatrical exhibition right through to home entertainment, public broadcast and ancillary performances.

Umbrella Entertainment has a back catalogue of over 1,500 titles across cinema releases and television programs. The library boasts the largest collection of celebrated Australian films & TV shows in the country – one of the most dynamic selections of genre, foreign language, art house films, and TV shows produced.