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Associate Investment Operations & Finance (Part-Time) Jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at Brightlight
Title: Associate Investment Operations & Finance (Part-Time)
Company: Brightlight
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Associate Investment Operations & Finance (Part-Time)
- A part-time opportunity for an experienced finance professional to support financial management and investment operations activities at a purpose-driven impact investment firm
- Work closely with a mission-focused team dedicated to transforming lives through purposeful and redemptive investing
- Apply your strong corporate accounting skills in general ledger management, tax reporting, and fund administration
- Flexible work arrangements available (Sydney location)
- Contract role for 1 year, with potential to extend
The Company – Brightlight
Brightlight is a specialist impact investment advisory and consulting firm focused on delivering purposeful investment solutions. We partner with organisations to help values-led investors achieve their goals while creating transformational impact for a more socially and environmentally just world.
Brightlight works to move capital for transformational impact while achieving market-rate and higher impact returns. Our aim is to transform lives through purposeful investing.
As we grow, we continue to strengthen our core capabilities – impact measurement, investment research and operational diligence, deal origination, and strategic advisory services. We do this because we believe in enhancing the broader impact ecosystem; supporting more organisations to align their investments with their values and impact goals.
We believe the greatest influence comes through partnership rather than competition. By working through and with other organisations, we can collectively drive more capital toward meaningful impact.
This is an opportunity to join a mission-driven organization and support our Investment Operations & Finance team in our ongoing journey of transformation through purposeful and redemptive investing.
The principal accountabilities for the role are:
Financial Management & Administration
- Maintaining the general ledger by allocating and posting transactions to payment software and recording software.
- Processing all invoices in a timely manner.
- Answering queries regarding accounts payable & receivable issues.
- Processing call verifications for new vendors and suppliers.
- Assisting Head of Investment Operations & Finance to generate tax invoices, monthly management reports and annual financial statements.
- Assisting the Head of Investment Ops and Finance in the onboarding of external administrators and accounting software.
Cash Management
- Responsible for bank reconciliations.
- Reviewing and reconciling Weel card transactions and expense claims processed by staff members in Xero.
Tax
- Assisting Head of Investment Operations & Finance to prepare quarterly BAS and monthly IAS.
- Assisting Head of Investment Operations & Finance to coordinate and prepare annual FBT and ITR with an external tax agent.
Audit
- Assisting Head of Investment Operations & Finance to complete annual audit for corporate and investments.
Investment Operations
- Working with an external fund administrator (FA) and custodian daily basis to process payments.
- Assisting the Head of Investment Operations & Finance to review investments' unit prices, management & trustee fees and FA & custodian fees.
- Assisting the Head of Investment Operations & Finance to review investments' BAS, ITR, distribution calculations and financial statements.
- Assisting the Head of Investment Operations & Finance to liaise with auditor and tax agent.
- Liaising and communicating with investment directors continuously to collect information as required.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for someone with strong corporate accounting skills and experience who can immediately contribute to the team. The position will support Brightlight's Investment Operations & Finance Team to ensure the efficient operation of Brightlight's investments and corporate finance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Accounting, Finance and/or relevant degree
- Completing or Studying CA or CPA
Experience:
- Demonstrated experience with corporate accounting and investment operations
- Proficiency with accounting software and financial management systems
Skills:
- Strong corporate accounting and finance skills
- High level of self-motivation and the ability to work independently
- High level of attention to detail
- Highly adaptable to changing environments and situations
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner to a variety of audiences
- Ability to gather information and write reports
- Ability to plan and coordinate workload with competing priorities
- Ability to use a range of computer applications (i.e., MS Office 365 / Application literate)
Expectations:
- Part-time role, flexible
- Time and performance expectations should be discussed and agreed upon with all parties
- Manage and prioritize workflow according to deadlines and importance
- Work outside normal business hours may need to be completed, on a reasonable and periodic demand basis
- Commitment to working in a team environment
- Be aware of Risk Management and Compliance responsibilities
- Alert Brightlight if become aware of any risks to the organization
Key Relationships: Investment Management Team, External Fund Administrator, Custodian, Auditors and Tax agents
Reports To: Head of Investment Operations & Finance
Location: Sydney, NSW
Contact
Please send your cover letter highlighting why you want to work with Brightlight, with your CV addressed to Sandy Thomas, Chief of Staff to [email protected]
