Accounting Assistant

MGI Sydney; Bowral; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MGI Sydney in Bowral is seeking an Accounting Assistant to support tax specialists and clients with administrative and accounting tasks.

You will greet clients, set up software, assist with bookkeeping, and help manage payments and document filing while providing friendly customer service and accurate data entry. Training and ongoing development are provided to build skills within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and accept challenges.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to pick up on new software quickly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and manage telephone and email enquiries.
• Arrange appointments and provide information on services and fees.
• Set up clients in software and download information from the ATO.
• Process payments, issue receipts and handle banking duties.
• Follow up on outstanding documents for tax returns.
• Scan and file documents; assist with bookkeeping tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Communication skills

Learning agility

Autonomy

Team collaboration

Job description

An Accounting Assistant position in a small, chartered accounting firm in Bowral, supporting tax specialists and clients through administrative and accounting tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Greeting clients and answering telephone and email enquiries
• Making appointments and providing basic information about services and fees
• Setting up clients in software systems and downloading information from the ATO
• Collecting payments from clients, issuing receipts, and banking duties
• Following up with clients on outstanding documents needed to complete tax returns
• Document scanning and filing
• Accounting and bookkeeping tasks

About you

• Willingness to learn and accept challenges
• Strong attention to detail
• Friendly person with strong customer service skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to pick up on new software quickly and accurately
• Proactive worker that is comfortable completing duties autonomously
• Friendly team
• Ongoing professional development and support, including structured training programs
• Opportunity for training and further education