Junior Finance & Accounting Analyst in Newstead, Queensland at Open Point

About Open Point

Open Point is a leading global digital engagement company that develops software to help organisations manage their entire community and stakeholder engagement process, from initial discovery to final delivery. We serve government clients and organisations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.

Our products, Social Point and Open Point aim to provide governments and consultants throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe with the online tools they need to help their communities (people like you) have their say on projects that impact them, and efficiently manage all ongoing interactions with stakeholders.

To be considered for this position, you must be Brisbane-based and eligible to work in Australia on a permanent full-time basis.

About the role

The Finance & Accounting Analyst provides hands-on support to the Financial Controller and CFO across day-to-day finance operations — from month-end close and reporting through to budgeting and forecasting. This role assists with financial analysis and administrative finance tasks under the direction of the FC, with the opportunity to develop broader finance skills over time.

We are a small Finance Team and operate a flat working structure. You will have daily access to the FC and CFO with plenty of opportunities to work and liaise across functional teams in our business.

What you'll do

Accounting & Month-End

• Collect, clean, and organise financial data from various sources
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
• Analyse trends in key financial metrics and provide insights to stakeholders, as directed
• Support month-end close processes, including journal preparation, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis under FC guidance
• Support for day-to-day queries from the offshore team and payroll officer
• Review offshore team’s bookkeeping and processing work for accuracy, flagging issues to the FC where judgement calls are required
• Help maintain and improve documentation of finance procedures so routine tasks are less dependent on the FC

• Assist with the annual budgeting process, including data consolidation and template preparation
• Support rolling forecasts and scenario modelling as directed by the FC
• Help track actuals against budget and flag variances for FC review

• Assist with billing and subscription management
• Flag potential process or data-accuracy issues to the FC for review
• Assist with implementation of process improvements as directed
• Help maintain documentation of finance procedures under FC guidance

• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across financial systems and reports
• Build and maintain analyses using tools available (Excel, AI-tooling etc)
• Identify opportunities to use AI tooling to reduce manual, repetitive processing work across the finance function
• Work with the FC to pilot and implement AI-assisted workflows, with a view to reducing reliance on manual offshore processing over time
• Provide general support on finance systems as required

• Provide day-to-day administrative and analytical support to the Financial Controller and CFO
• Liaise with other departments to gather financial information and resolve data queries, under FC direction

Primary Company Tools:

• General Ledger: Xero
• Billing & Subscription Management: Maxio
• CRM (Sales & Customer Service): HubSpot
• Internal engagement: Slack
• General AI Tooling: Claude, CoPilot

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (or working towards one)
• 1–3 years’ experience in a finance, analyst or accounting role
• Currently completing, or holding, a CA or CPA qualification
• Strong Excel & PowerPoint skills required;
• Demonstrated ability to explore and implement AI-enabled productivity opportunities
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and month-end processes (journals, reconciliations, accruals)
• High attention to detail and a preference for a hands-on, varied role over a narrow specialist one
• Willingness to learn and take direction from senior finance team members

• Collaboration and Teamwork: Successful outcomes are never achieved alone. You need to work well with others and be accountable for your work. We also expect you to communicate often, be honest and take initiative when appropriate. You will be working openly using modern collaborative platforms.
• Passion for Learning: You need to love what you do. We expect you to always be motivated, challenge yourself and continuously learn without having to push you into it. This will include learning things outside your area of expertise and making others around you better.
• Talent and Courage: We aim to produce great outcomes. When solving problems, we expect creativity and a focus on the end user. We want you to have tough conversations if things are not right and the courage to ask when you don’t know.

• Flexible hybrid work arrangement
• Paid birthday leave annually
• Professional development reimbursement
• Annual wellness reimbursement
• One-off home office allowance
• Generous paid parental leave options

At Open Point, we believe that diversity drives success. We are an equal opportunity employer that provides a safe and supportive environment where everyone and anyone can grow. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know by including your request in your application.