**Job no**: 526500
**Brand**: Finance, Procurement, Legal, Privacy, Property
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Queensland
**Categories**: Finance & Strategy
**Purpose**:
The Operational Accounting Team Leader plays a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and efficiency within the business. By leading and developing a high-performing team, this role drives process improvements, strengthens financial controls, and enhances operational effectiveness. As a key link between operational accounting and broader business functions, this role supports strategic decision-making by delivering insights that mitigate risk, identify opportunities, and improve financial performance. By maintaining strong governance and driving operational excellence, the Team Leader directly contributes to the organisation's financial health and long-term success.
**Primary Accountabilities & Objectives**:
- Weekly Business Meetings (WBM)
- Oversee ledger management tasks and approve daily ELFs
- Monthly Reviews - Conduct and ensure completion of Day 1 and Day 4
- P&L reviews, identify and report on financial health overview reviews
- Conduct monthly one-on-one meetings with team members to provide feedback and support
- Set clear expectations for daily team activities and be available for team queries, resolving escalations promptly
- Weekly reporting on ticket volumes, financial risk reviews, and deliver team-specific training sessions.
- Manage transfer processes to completion, including status updates, final checks, and escalations
- Oversee onboarding of new team members, ensure all team members meet KPIs, and promote training for team members and approve team timesheets, coordinate team social activities, and set professional expectations for team members
- Expense claims; Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant accounting standards and FCL minimum standards for financial systems and processes; Engage in process improvements, Omnis testing, and clean-up activities
- Engage in process improvements, Omnis testing, and clean-up activities to enhance operational efficiency
- Assist stakeholders with their financial queries
**Experience**:
- Leadership experience managing a Finance team
- At least 2 years' experience in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or similar
- Completed Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or
similar or studying towards
**What you'll Enjoy**:
- ?Culture: you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work Australia New Zealand Pty Lt
Our People: FCTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability
Development: Individualised Learning & Development pathway options
Exclusive Staff Discounts: Accessible via our employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia's leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more
Travel Discounts: Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more
Brightness of Future: Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we promote from within
Corporate Health Discounts: Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym
Mental Health: Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family
Social: Regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Los Angeles in 2025)
Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave
Sustainability: The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment
**W**_e value you_**
- Flight Centre is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status._
**_Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism._**
- Our Talent Acquisition Team kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Flight Centre Travel Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes._
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**Applications close**: 13 Jun 2025 E. Australia Standard Time