Job Description

Vault Cloud is the national leader of providing highly secure and scalable sovereign cloud capability to the Australian Government, National Intelligence Community and Critical Infrastructure sector. We pioneered the development of Australia’s only sovereign, hyperscale cloud with security at its core, being one of the first cloud organisations to be Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) certified and we continue to drive innovation, delivering First of a Kind capability across the sector.

As we pivot strategically into sovereign AI capabilities and expand into the commercial and critical infrastructure sectors, we are seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join our Corporate team.

In this role, you will be instrumental in managing day-to-day transactional accounting, maintaining system integrity, and supporting month-end closing processes. Working closely with our Financial Controller and CFO, you will play a critical role in scaling our operations by ensuring financial data remains accurate, complete, and reliable across all systems.

As such, this is a rare remote opportunity to gain access to a role that covers the end to end spectrum of the financial accounting function.

You will be responsible for:

• Finance system maintenance: Review, validate, and reconcile system inputs/outputs to resolve data discrepancies and maintain financial data integrity across all reports.
• Transactional accounting & payments: Execute daily bank reconciliations, manage PO compliance, process invoices/payments via Xero, CBA, and Airwallex under trading terms, and prepare weekly draft EFT payment batches.
• Payroll & statutory compliance: Support monthly payroll processing, track staff leave, reconcile payroll clearing and superannuation accounts, and prepare GST and PAYG for BAS submissions.
• Month-end close & general ledger: Close the GL to schedule, post journals (accruals, prepayments, capitalization, amortization, depreciation), maintain the fixed asset register, and complete all balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Reporting & analytical support: Generate regular and ad-hoc financial reports, address communication exceptions promptly with suppliers and leadership, and assist the CFO/FC with board reporting and strategic projects.

To be successful you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• CPA qualified (preferred)
• 5 year + experience working with Australian companies, with sound technical knowledge in relation to GST and payroll obligations
• 3 years + experience with Xero (all functions incl. processing payroll and reporting functions)
• 5 years + managing end-to-end accounting processes
• G-Suite / MS Office intermediate experience
• Excellent attention to detail
• Resilient/self-starter/able to work independently with minimal supervision in a remote working environment
• Flexibility to enjoy and thrive within a fast-paced, agile, and expanding scale-up environment

To ensure a good fit, we kindly ask that applicants meet the key requirements outlined above before applying.

What’s in it for you?

• 5 days of bonus leave per year
• Company paid parental leave
• Be at the forefront of cyberwarfare, the greatest technology challenge of our generation
• A diverse culture where we celebrate our people and their unique, individual perspectives

Our culture is a big part of who we are so, for us, it is vital that each of our people (known as Vaulter’s) align to and are continuously guided by our core values.

Join us now and become part of the future of secure cloud services and provide a significant contribution to our nation's success.

Get to know us at

https://vaultcloud.com.au/