Assistant Accountant

Company Description

• Join a globally recognised business and progress your career   

• North Ryde Location - new offices (with parking & gym!) 

• Be a part of making a sustainable future possible 

Rexel Australia is a market‑leading electrical wholesaler with a strong national footprint and a commitment to operational excellence. Our Finance team plays a critical role in ensuring accuracy, compliance, and service delivery across the business. 

We’re seeking a motivated Assistant Accountant who thrives in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment to work with the Margin Team. This broad role offers significant exposure across the team, with a strong focus on Inventory and Customer Rebates reporting.

You’ll work closely with both the Margin Accountant and Senior Management Accountant, contributing to key processes that support our national operations and global reporting.

Job Description

• Customer Rebates Management — Own the end‑to‑end Customer Rebates process.

• Daily Stock Analysis — Review stock movements, investigate discrepancies, and liaise with operational teams.

• Inventory Support — Act as the primary contact for inventory queries across our Branch Network.

• Sales Mix Reporting — Prepare Product Sales Mix reports for our European head office and follow up on enquiries.

• Reconciliations — Prepare and maintain accurate monthly reconciliations.

• Audit Assistance — Support both internal and external audit processes.

• Systems Variance Investigation — Analyse and resolve variances between our two ERP systems.

• Budgeting Support — Assist with the annual branch budgeting cycle.

• Ad‑hoc Analysis — Provide analytical support and other duties as requested by the Margin team.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel Skills — Intermediate to advanced Excel and strong systems capability.

• Strong Communication — Clear written and verbal communication.

• Analytical Mindset — High attention to detail and strong analytical ability.

• Up to two years’ experience in a Financial Accounting role.

• Working towards or holding a CPA/CA qualification.

Additional Information

Why join Rexel? 
We promise to provide a fun and safe environment to develop your career; help make a difference through charities we support and sustainability initiatives; and offer bonuses and rewards based on great performance.

• Genuine career opportunities 

• Committed to a making a sustainable future possible

• We are passionate about being a genuinely diverse and inclusive business.

• We have a ‘top of the range’ rewards and discounts platform called KUDO$ 

• Wellbeing support program and birthday leave!

#feeltheenergy and find out more at rexel.com/careers

Join us in leading the charge towards a brighter, more sustainable future for everyone! 

We welcome and encourage women, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from all backgrounds to apply.

A pre-employment medical, drug test as well as a national criminal record check may be required as part of our recruitment process.