Group Reporting Accountant

Who We Are

PolyNovo is a disruptive medical technology company, headquartered in Melbourne. We design, develop, and manufacture innovative dermal regeneration solutions, using our patented bioabsorbable polymer technology NovoSorb®. Our lifesaving products have revolutionised the treatment of burns, major trauma as well as multiple emerging indications, and impacted the lives of over 70,000 patients globally.

With a footprint in 46 countries and 300+ staff across a range of locations, PolyNovo continues to grow, and opportunity awaits.

Learn more about PolyNovo by visiting our Website or our LinkedIn page.

About The Role

The Group Reporting Accountant supports the delivery of financial reporting, external audit, tax, compliance and sustainability reporting across the Group.

Reporting to Corporate Reporting Manager and working the wider Finance team, the role assists with financial statements and external reporting, audit coordination, investor reporting, tax and compliance activities, and ESG reporting. The position is suited to a CA/CPA qualified or near-qualified accountant seeking broad financial reporting experience within an ASX-listed environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting & External Audit

• Assist with the preparation of half-year, full-year and proforma consolidated financial reports, including disclosures and supporting workpapers.

• Prepare and maintain financial statement workings, reporting templates, mappings and supporting schedules.

• Perform financial statement tie-outs and ensure consistency with underlying financial records and other published financial information.

• Assist with new accounting standards, disclosure requirements, technical accounting research and accounting papers.

• Coordinate external audit and half-year review requirements, including maintaining the PBC tracker, preparing supporting schedules and following up outstanding requests.

• Liaise with Finance teams and external auditors to support the timely resolution of audit queries.

1. Investor & Corporate Reporting

• Prepare financial workings and supporting schedules for investor presentations and other external financial communications.

• Support finance-related inputs into the Annual Report and other corporate reporting deliverables.

• Reconcile and perform accuracy, consistency and cross-reference checks over externally reported financial information.

• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requirements.

1. Tax & Group Compliance

• Assist with Group income tax reporting, including current and deferred tax supporting schedules.

• Support R&D Tax Incentive, transfer pricing, withholding tax and other tax compliance activities as required.

• Support statutory and financial compliance activities across Australian and overseas Group entities.

• Assist with maintaining and periodically updating the Group Compliance Register, including coordinating inputs from relevant stakeholders.

• Support monitoring of financial reporting and corporate compliance requirements relevant to an ASX-listed company.

• Coordinate information required by external tax advisers, auditors and other professional advisers.

1. 4. ESG & Sustainability Reporting

• Assist with ESG and sustainability reporting, including climate-related financial disclosures under AASB S2.

• Support the collection, validation and reconciliation of climate, greenhouse gas emissions and other sustainability data.

• Prepare and maintain supporting workpapers and audit trails for sustainability reporting.

• Assist with sustainability reporting controls and external assurance/adviser requirements.

• Monitor developments in sustainability reporting requirements and support their implementation.

1. 5. Process Improvement

• Provide support for Group consolidation, month-end reporting and related finance processes, including ad hoc assistance as required.

• Support continuous improvement of financial reporting processes, templates and controls.

• Identify opportunities to streamline recurring reporting activities and reduce manual processes.

• Assist with financial reporting system enhancements and automation initiatives.

• Maintain clear, controlled and auditable reporting workpapers and documentation.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• CA/CPA qualified or near-qualified.

• Approximately 3+ years’ external audit, financial reporting or relevant corporate accounting experience.

• Strong understanding of financial statements, financial statement disclosures and Australian Accounting Standards.

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and coordinate effectively across Finance teams and external stakeholders.

• Strong Excel, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Highly Regarded

• Big 4 or mid-tier external audit experience.

• Experience auditing or working within an ASX-listed, multi-entity or international organisation.

• Exposure to consolidated financial statements, statutory reporting and half-year/year-end reporting cycles.

• Understanding of Australian listed-company financial reporting requirements, including the Corporations Act 2001 and ASX regulatory environment.

• Exposure to corporate tax, R&D Tax Incentive, transfer pricing and deferred tax.

• Exposure to ESG, greenhouse gas emissions or AASB S2 reporting.

• Experience with reporting systems, automation or finance process improvement.

Skills / Competencies

The successful candidate will be:

• Analytical, technically strong and detail-oriented.

• Comfortable working with complex financial information and multiple reporting deadlines.

• Proactive in identifying and resolving reporting issues.

• Able to work collaboratively across Finance and with external auditors and advisers.

• Interested in developing broader experience across financial reporting, tax, compliance and ESG.

Why PolyNovo?

Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. At PolyNovo, we offer a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to contribute to ground-breaking projects that shape the future of our company and the industry.

• Multinational, ASX 300 listed and values-led business dedicated to redefining healing for the benefit of our patients
• Unique platform technology, an exciting pipeline of highly innovative products
• Diverse, inclusive and flexible workplace culture
• Career development opportunities and unlimited access to online learning
• Rewards platform with access to discounts at over 450+ Australian retailers
• Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers, Nurture Days, and more
• Salary packaging including novated car leasing.

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