Corporate Accounting Job Advertisements Analysis: Skills, Attributes, and MPA Unit Relevance

This report analyzes 30 job advertisements for corporate accounting roles, collected from Jora, Seek, and Indeed. The analysis focuses on identifying the skills, attributes, and qualifications employers seek in corporate accountants. It compares these requirements with the knowledge and skills covered in the MPA unit, highlighting any gaps and areas where the MPA curriculum can be enhanced. The report provides insights into the current job market for corporate accountants and the essential skills needed for success in this field.

Corporate Accounting
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Abstract
The aim of this report is to provide the proper understanding related to the certain jobs
and their attributes which are mentioned in the several advertisements posted in the
different areas and the websites such as the Newspaper, job portal, websites and
various other sources of the Job advertisements. This report involves the total collection
of the 30 advertisements and comparison have been made related to the attributes and
skills mentioned in the MPA unit.
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................4
Q 1..........................................................................................................................................................5
Q 2..........................................................................................................................................................6
Q 3..........................................................................................................................................................8
Q 4..........................................................................................................................................................9
Q 5........................................................................................................................................................10
Q 6........................................................................................................................................................11
Q 7........................................................................................................................................................12
Q8.........................................................................................................................................................12
Q 9........................................................................................................................................................13
Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................14
References..............................................................................................................................................15
Appendix...................................................................................................................................................16
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Introduction
The report includes the collection of the 30 advertisements to understand the skills and
attributes required by the organizations or the employers who want to hire job seekers
in the field of the corporate accountant. The report reflects the roles and responsibilities
which are needed to be performed in the company. For collecting the advertisement and
skills, attributes and experiences which have been mentioned are taken from the three
sites of job which seeks, Jora and indeed. The report involves the comparison and
relation of the attributes and skills which have been identified in the report and which
have been studied under the MPA.
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Q 1
I have collected about 30 job advertisement related to the field of the corporate
accountant from the three popular websites which are the Jora, Seek and Indeed.
Total of 7 advertisements has been collected from the Jora, 12 advertisements from the
website of seeking and 11 advertisements from the website of indeed. There were
several job titles form several companies offering for the field of corporate accounting.
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Q 2
Name of all the organization in the advertisement
1. Beach Energy Limited
2. Hays recruiting experts in finance and the accountancy
3. Perks People Solutions
4. Trend Wealth
5. Penfold Projects
6. U & U Recruitment partners
7. Cummins Inc
8. National Australian Bank
9. Studco Building Systems – Melbourne VIC
10. Hanrob Pet Hotel – Waterfall NSW
11. Enright Holmes – Ballina NSW
12. James and Johns – Brighton-Le-Sands NSW
13. Guardian Childcare & Education – Sydney Eastern Suburbs NSW
14. four quarters – Perth WA
15. Charterhouse – Hobart TAS
16. Energy Australia – Melbourne VIC
17. Docklands VIC
18. Mater – Brisbane QLD
19. Cardno Limited – Brisbane QLD
20. Sandvik – Milton NSW
21. Rio Tinto – Darwin NT
22. Simplot Australia
23. Myhealth Management
24. Toyota financial services
25. McIntosh Accounting
26. TMF Group – Sydney
27. Empired – Perth WA
28. Heritage Bank
29. Linx Cargo Care group – Sydney north shore NSW
30. MPAU Finance – Melbourne Southeast
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Breakdown of some of the companies:
 Hays is a non-profit organization which has got a strong purpose which some
variety of services to offer to the vulnerable peoples.
 Cummins INC is a company of complementary business unit which
manufactures, design and distributes and service natural gas and service diesel.
 Guardian childcare and education is dedicated to the development of education
for the children. Vision is to provide a high quality of services.
 Mater Research is a world-class facility which provides services related to the
medicine and aims to discover and develop the commercialize medical research.
 McIntosh accounting provides the accounts related services to the clients and
they are expanding their client base in order to provide excellent services.
 MPAU finance is a growing company who are clear in their niche market in It
distribution, their success is accredited to the top-down passion of all
stakeholders (seek, 2019).
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Q 3
Name of all the job titles mentioned in the advertisement
 Senior Corporate Accountant (Technical)
 Senior Management Accountant
 Senior Accountant
 Part-time tax accountant
 Financial controller
 Senior financial accountant
 Tax and reporting analyst
 Senior Finance Analyst
 Tax Accountant
 Corporate reporting manager
 Commercial finance analyst
 Finance Analyst – Flemington
 Junior Accountant
 Senior tax accountant
 Group Tax Accountant
 Management Accountant
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Q 4
Personal attribute required from the corporate accountant listed in the
advertisement is as follows:
 Interpersonal, written and communication skills
 Ability to develop a close relationship with business leaders.
 Advanced excel and MYOB skills
 Excellent time management skills
 Strong work ethic
 Strong attention to detail with great analytical skills
 Computer aptitude skills
 Great organizational skills
 Relationship building skills
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 Proactive attitude, enthusiastic and self-motivated
 The motivation for personal career development
 Ability to work in the strategic and operational level
 Strong technical skills
 Great initiative and ability to work independently
 High level of attention to detail
 Excellent communicator
 Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
 A team-focused attitude
 Analytical and partnering skills
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Q 5
Detailed understanding of some of the attributes mentioned in the advertisement:
Ability to develop close relationship with a business leader
This one of the crucial personal skill which can help in attaining the growth and
development in the career for having a close relationship with the business leaders.
Time management skills
Many of the tasks in the organizations are based on the deadline so, it is important to
manage the time for the works which are given.
Team focused attitude
It is very important to have this skill as most of the work in an organization is group or
team-based so, it is important to work in a team-spirited manner.
Communication skills
Where ever you go without this personal skill you cannot excel in any of the work as
communication skills are the most important skills which are considered by the several
organizations.
Strong attention to details
It is one of the crucial attribute required in the field of corporate accounting as several
accounts and statement requires the efficient focus and attention in order to prepare the
accurate statement and analysis.
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Q 6
The qualification, knowledge or experience mentioned in the advertisement are as
follows:
 Completion of CA or CPA
 Experience in the report generation
 Advanced IT skills such as MYOB and Xero experience needed
 Knowledge of MS Excel and MS Access
 Knowledge of the income tax law
 Degree or diploma in Accounting, finance and business administration
 Member of the institute of a chartered accountant in Australia
 IPA/CA/CPA completed or in progress
 Bachelor of commerce or business
 University qualification
 Professional qualification in the accounting
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Q 7
Role and responsibilities of the advertisements related to the study of MPA unit:
There were many roles and responsibilities mentioned in the advertisement which were
related to the studies of the MPA unit. There were many firms which require the
accountant for the preparation of the financial statement and the MPA unit involved the
study related to the preparation of financial statement of a business. Management of the
cash and proper accounting is another responsibility needed for the corporate
accountant which was mentioned in the MPA unit as the understanding of the cash flow
statement which helps in knowing the inflow and the outflow of cash in the company.
Several accounting functions and tax accounting responsibilities are required which is
also mentioned in the APA unit as the study related to the accounting and the tax
accounting. The importance of the tax function has been mentioned in the MPA unit
(Weil, et. al., 2013).
Q8
The attributes which are missing from the unit are as follows:
Mostly there are several personal attributes which were missing from the APA
units.
 Interpersonal, written and communication skills
 Advanced excel and MYOB skills
 Excellent time management skills
 Computer aptitude skills
 Great organizational skills
 Relationship building skills
 The motivation for personal career development
 High level of attention to detail
 Excellent communicator
 A team-focused attitude
 Analytical and partnering skills
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Q 9
The basic skill which should be in a corporate accountant are as follows:
 Relevant experience in the field of accounting or finance
 Quantitative and analytical skills
 Communication skills, verbal and written
 Accounting degree in commerce from the relevant institution
 Profession degree such as CA/CPA
 Knowledge of Excel
These are the some of the most important and basic skill which a corporate accountant
must have, as the employer will already gain the trust related to work of accounting by
the new employees as they already have got the experience in the working of the
accounting fields. The skills and attributes which can be learned from the MPA unit are
the understanding related to the use of the financial statement of the company,
understanding about the working of the cash flows system, several accounting practices
related to the assets and also the understating about the taxation system and its
accounting. These all learning helps in several processes of the business such as
estimation of profit, recording of inflow and outflow cash and accurate preparation of the
financial statement of the company (Carraher, et. al., 2013).
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Conclusion
This report discussed the certain attributes and skills required by the employers in the
field of corporate accounting through the 30 advertisements which have been collected.
The report discussed the companies and the job titles they are offering and most of the
basic requirements have been attributes required by the company have also been
discussed. The report reflects about the comparison and the relation between of the
attributes and skills mentioned in the advertisement and those which have been studied
in the MPA unit in order to find the skills and attributes which are missing and which are
matching.
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References
 Carraher, S. and Van Auken, H., 2013. The use of financial statements for
decision making by small firms. Journal of Small Business &
Entrepreneurship, 26(3), pp.323-336.
 Chron, 2019. Duties of a corporate accountant. [Online] Chron. Available at:
https://work.chron.com/duties-corporate-accountant-13583.html [Accessed: 11
September 2019]
 Indeed, in 2019. Management accountant jobs. [Online] Indeed Australia.
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 Jora, 2019. Tax accountant jobs. [Online] Jora Australia. Available at:
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https://www.seek.com.au/Corporate-accountant-jobs-in-accounting?page=3
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 Weil, R.L., Schipper, K. and Francis, J., 2013. Financial accounting: an
introduction to concepts, methods, and uses. Cengage Learning.
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Appendix
30 Advertisements
1
Senior Corporate Accountant (Technical)
Beach Energy Limited
 Performance and teamwork
 Preparation of the statutory accounts
 Management of the intercompany loans and the provisions.
Essential Criteria
 Completion of CA or CPA
 Detailed knowledge of the accounting standards
 Interpersonal, written and communication skills
Apply
2
Senior Management Accountant
Hays recruiting experts in finance and the accountancy
Role
 Analyses and presentation of the annual financial reports
 Working in the close harmony with the director corporate services
What you will need to succeed
 Ability to develop a close relationship with business leaders.
 Experience in the report generation
 5 years of experience in the management of the financial system
Apply (Indeed, 2019)
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3
Senior Accountant
Perks People Solutions
The role
 Preparation of the monthly income statement and the reports of the balance
sheet.
 Application of the financial principle and practice as well as developing the
recommendations.
Your Profile
 Experience in the commercial and the chartered environment.
 Advanced IT skills such as MYOB and Xero experience needed
 Knowledge of MS Excel and MS Access
Apply
4
Part-time tax accountant
Trend Wealth
Role
 Preparation of income tax returns
 Helping others in their particular roles within the business.
Skills and experience
 Current ATO tax registration
 Knowledge of the income tax law
 Experience in the lodgement of the income tax returns
Apply (Jora, 2019)
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5
Financial controller
Penfold Projects
Role
 Finance control, financial reporting and the in-depth analysis
 Performing the commercial analysis in order to find the risk, opportunities, and
trends
Fit is important to us
 Degree in Accounting
 Advanced excel and MYOB skills
 Experience in the implementation of financial control
Apply
6.
Senior financial accountant
U & U Recruitment partners
Key responsibilities
 Use of professional judgment in order to make sure about the entry of
transactions and journals.
 Preparation and posting of the ledger.
Skills and qualifications
 Experience in business partnering and making recommendations
 CPA/CA qualified
 5 years of experience in the accounting field
Apply (Indeed, 2019)
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7.
Tax and reporting analyst
Cummins Inc
Roles
 Providing tax compliance and tax advisory services.
 Transfer of the pricing matters and compliance with tax
The successful candidates will demonstrate
 Working knowledge of the tax
 Experience in USGAAP accounting a statutory and IFRS reporting
 Experience in FX management
Apply
8.
Senior Finance Analyst
National Australian Bank
Accountabilities
 Contribution to the strategy and the planning activities
 Helps in the production of financial and the non-financial results
Skills and experience
 Expertise in financial and management analysis
 Financial and management practice experience
 In-depth knowledge of the accounting stem and the analyses of the business
areas
Apply (Indeed, 2019)
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9.
Corporate Accountant
Studco Building Systems – Melbourne VIC
Full time
Key accountabilities:
 Tracking and entering the monthly accruals
 Observing and supporting the billing and reconciliation of the intercompany
transactions
Requisite Criteria
 Degree or diploma in Accounting, finance and business administration
 Member of the institute of a chartered accountant in Australia
 Experience in gathering of data and making accurate information
Apply
10.
Management Accountant
Hanrob Pet Hotel – Waterfall NSW
Primary responsibilities
 Help in the preparation of budgets and the financial forecast
 AD-hoc accounting duties
Personal attributes
 Excellent time management skills
 Strong work ethic
 Strong attention to detail with great analytical skills
Apply(Seek, 2019)
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11.
Senior Accountant
Enright Holmes – Ballina NSW
Full time
Role
 Superfund experience
 5 years of experience work as an accountant
About you
 Computer aptitude skills
 Great organizational skills
 Relationship building skills
Apply
12.
Tax Accountant
James and Johns – Brighton-Le-Sands NSW
Job task and responsibilities
 Preparation of the FBT returns
 Traveling to premises of the clients time to time
Skills and experience
 IPA/CA/CPA completed or in progress
 Proactive attitude, enthusiastic and self-motivated
 Qualified accounting degree
Apply (Seek, 2019)
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Financial Accountant
Guardian Childcare & Education – Sydney Eastern Suburbs NSW
Role
 Controlling the balance sheet of the company
 Accounting for the profit and loss of the small portfolio.
You will also have
 Advance spreadsheet skills
 Experience in the multi-unit environment
 Professionalism, integrity and practical judgment
14.
Senior financial accountant
four quarters – Perth WA
The role
 Preparation of statutory financial reporting
 Corporate management reporting
Applicant must have
 The motivation for personal career development
 SAP experience
 Strong understanding of the IFRS
Apply (Jora, 2019)
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Corporate reporting manager
Charterhouse – Hobart TAS
Responsibilities
 Leading the team of accounts
 Support CFO to coordinate planning activities
Key requirements
 Strong stakeholder management experience
 Experience in the financial services and the banking
 Ability to work in the strategic and operational level
Apply
16
Commercial finance analyst
Energy Australia – Melbourne VIC
Role
 Creation of the finance plan, forecasts, and budgets
 Performance reporting against plans
What we are looking for
 Experience of working in the fast-paced industries
 Advanced use of the excel
Apply (Jora, 2019)
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17.
Corporate Accountant
Docklands VIC
Role
 Help the finance manager with the accounting support
 Help in the insurance review of the commercial contracts
Apply
18.
Management Accountant
Mater – Brisbane QLD
Role
 Prepare and develop board and the management reports
 Provide timely financial management reports
Qualifications and attributes
 Strong technical skills
 Recognized tertiary degree in accounting, commerce or finance
 Membership of CPA
Apply (seek, 2019)
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Senior financial accountant
Cardno Limited – Brisbane QLD
Role
 Month-end reporting and review of the results
 Helps in the implementation of the new AASB 16 lease standard
About you
 Great initiative and ability to work independently
 Exposure to merger and acquisition
Apply
20
Tax accountant
Sandvik – Milton NSW
The Role
 Obligation related to income tax, GST, FBT.
 Undertake AD hoc research
Your profile
 CA or CPA qualified
 Bachelor of commerce or business
 High level of attention to detail (seek, 2019)
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Financial accountant
Rio Tinto – Darwin NT
Role;
 Engagement with the external auditors
 Preparation of the management reports
About you
 Understanding of the inventory costing methods
 Familiar with the Australian accounting standards
Apply
22
Finance Analyst – Flemington
Simplot Australia
Responsibilities
 Help in the preparation of the operational budgets
 Complete product costing.
What will you bring?
 CA or CPA accreditation
 Experience of working in the field of cost accounting or the management
accounting
Apply (seek, 2019)
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23.
Junior Accountant
Myhealth Management
The role
 Account payable and receivable processing
 Reconciliation of the bank accounts
To be successful in this role
 Excellent communicator
 Permanent resident of Australia
Apply
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Management accountant
Toyota financial services
Responsibilities
 Preparation and providing financial and commercial information
 Support the forecasting and the budgeting governance framework
To be successful in this role
 Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
 CA/CPA qualified
 Excellent attention to the details
Apply (Jora, 2019)
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25.
Senior Accountant
McIntosh Accounting
Role
 Provision of tax and business advice
 Activity statement preparation
Looking for an enthusiastic accountant
 Good computer skills
 University qualification
 A team-focused attitude
Apply
26.
Senior tax accountant
TMF Group – Sydney
Responsibilities:
 Preparation and review of the FBT return
 Preparation of tax distribution calculation
Role
 5 years of experience in the CA/CPA
 Strong knowledge of the accounting system
 Professional qualification in the accounting
Apply (Indeed, 2019)
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27.
Financial accountant
Empired – Perth WA
Role
 Partnering with the business
 Problem solver
The role will suit
 Familiar with the financial project administration.
 Working knowledge of the Microsoft projects
Apply
28.
Financial Analyst
Heritage Bank
Role
 Assistance with financial forecasting and budgeting
 Develop your career within the financial department
Skills and qualification
 Degree in business, commerce, and economics
 Analytical and partnering skills
 Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office
Apply (seek, 2019)
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29.
Group Tax Accountant
Linx Cargo Care group – Sydney north shore NSW
Opportunity
 Preparation of group and JV tax compliance
 Liaise with the financial stakeholders
To be successful
 CA/CPA qualified
 Communication skills
 Ability to prepare tax effectively
Apply
30
Corporate Accountant
MPAU Finance – Melbourne Southeast
Responsibilities
 Drive the full month-end process
 Reconciling of the all intercompany transactions
Profile
 Strong experience in SME
 Experience in system implementation
 CA or CPA completed
Apply (seek, 2019)
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