SAFRAN is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation, defence and space markets.

As a fully owned subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd (SEDA) delivers and supports various products including high performance optronics and inertial navigation equipment.

Headquartered in Sydney, SEDA brings local expertise in the integration of optronics and navigation systems for the air, land and naval platforms of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces.

Reporting to the Finance Business Partner ,the Accounts Officer is responsible for keeping and maintaining financial records up-to-date, handling accounts payable, reconciling bank transactions and customer invoicing, and responding to queries on general financial accounts.


In this role, you will be responsible for;

• Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Maintain fixed asset register
• Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
• Generate reports detailing accounts payables status
• Understand expense accounts and cost centres
• Prepare and conduct the supplier payment run
• Prepare monthly sales reports to the parent company and local management
• Perform daily bank reconciliations
• Assistance with month-end processing and reconciliations (GL and supplier statements to creditors ledger)
• Acknowledge Customer orders and entries in MYOB
• Invoice customers including r-charging invoices and recurring contracts
• Collaboration with Head Office Finance Teams
• Provide hands-on day-to-day support to the wider accounting function, which may include AR, AP, stock adjustments, GL, and employee expenses
• Understands compliance issues in regard to accounting processes
• Assist the Finance Business Partner as necessary

We are looking for a candidate who is confident and has the following attributes :

• Planning and organization skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Team player as well as the ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Mature and responsible attitude with a proactive approach and ability to drive change across the business
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy

How to apply

Candidates must be an Australian citizen due to security clearance requirements to be eligible to apply for this position.

Please note all final applicants for this position will be asked to complete a national police check and each application will be considered on its merits.

All applications should include a cover letter and up-to-date CV and be submitted to the attention of Human Resources.