Financial Accountant - Shared Services

At Ampol, we believe in the Power of Us - the extraordinary power of people to connect, act, and make a difference.   

As a leading energy company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and from the United States, our work spans fuel supply, energy solutions, convenience retail, infrastructure, trading and shipping. Every role at Ampol plays a part in something bigger - powering progress for our customers, communities, and people.   

Your career here is yours to shape. We back our people with real opportunities, the tools to grow, and a culture that rewards ownership and initiative. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or taking on something new, we’ll support you to power a career that works for you.   

We’re building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued - because when people are free to be themselves, powerful things happen. 

About Group Corporate 

Our Group teams enable the broader business to perform - providing strategic, financial, legal, people and governance expertise. With roles across Australia, Singapore and the US, we’re critical partners to the business and help shape Ampol’s future. 

We work across borders, collaborate widely, and lead with purpose - always looking for ways to improve how we operate, support our people, and deliver results. 

About the role 

We are looking for a detail-oriented finance professional to join our Shared Services team, supporting Accounting and Reconciliation activities across Retail and Corporate FP&A. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate financial outcomes, high quality service delivery and continuous improvement across core finance processes. 

You will work collaboratively within a team environment to deliver accounting, reconciliation and SAP material maintenance services, meeting agreed service levels with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness and control. 

This is a 12-month, fixed-term contract based in our Alexandria office with a hybrid working arrangement. 

Key responsibilities 

• Provide accounting for Corporate and Retail Business Units, including managing the Corporate Business Unit month end, processing journal entries generally and preparing account reconciliations, initiating corrective actions as required and following up outstanding balances. 

• Complete daily receivables duties, ensuring reconciliations are completed without incident. 

• Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats. 

• Assist in areas of continuous improvement and identify further areas of improvement where possible. 

• Deliver an agreed level of service and quality to customers and stakeholders in an effective and timely manner. 

Qualifications & Experience 

• 3+ years' experience in a finance-based role in a large organisation. 

• Sound understanding of key accounting principles for the delivery of accurate financial data. Applies accounting concepts without requiring supervision. 

• Working experience of merchant receivable account setup and reconciliation. 

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, with strong Excel skills. 

• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and communicate appropriately. 

• Experience in effectively planning and managing concurrent deliverables. 

• Good working knowledge of SAP. 

• Strong attention to detail. 

• High level of accuracy and tenacity to follow up on unreconciled items. 

• Ability to work in a team environment. 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Commitment to continuous improvement. 

Benefits 

• Our total remuneration is competitive.  

• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.  

• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.  

• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.  

• Leave Options – Up to 6 weeks annual leave and additional Wellbeing leave days.  

• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.   

Want to take your career to the next level? Apply today.