Accounts Officer

Temp and Agnew; Sydney; On-site; AUD 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Friendly environment

Job summary

Temp and Agnew in Matraville is seeking an Accounts & Administration professional to support day‑to‑day financial and administrative tasks, including credit applications, debtor management, data entry and invoicing.

You will work closely with clients and the internal team, enter job dockets into Xero, follow up outstanding payments, prepare invoices and maintain accurate records, contributing to a friendly, office‑based environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts, accounts administration or similar role.
• Experience using Xero is highly desirable.
• Comfortable working with invoices, credit applications, payments and account records.
• Confident making outbound calls to clients to follow up outstanding payments or documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy when entering financial information.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of tasks.
• Professional and confident when communicating with clients.

Responsibilities

• Set up new clients and process credit applications and associated documentation.
• Follow up outstanding payments with clients and assist with debtor management.
• Make outbound calls to clients regarding overdue accounts, forms and required information.
• Enter completed job dockets into Xero accurately and efficiently.
• Prepare invoices for distribution.
• Maintain accurate financial and customer records.
• Assist with general accounts and administration tasks as required.
• Communicate with clients professionally to resolve account queries and outstanding requirements.
• Work closely with the internal team to ensure jobs, dockets and invoicing are processed accurately and on time.

Skills

Credit applications

Debtor management

Invoicing

Client communication

Data entry

Tools

Xero

Job description

Full Job Description

Location: Matraville
Salary: $80,000 + Superannuation
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
Work Pattern: Monday-Friday, Office Based
Hours: Flexible working hours (38 hour week)

Role Highlights

Join a well-established construction organisation in a hands‑on Accounts & Administration position, supporting the day‑to‑day financial and administrative functions of the business. This is a varied role suited to an accounts professional who enjoys a hands‑on position across credit applications, debtor management, data entry and invoicing.

You’ll work closely with clients and the internal team, ensuring accounts are kept up to date, payments are followed up and job dockets are accurately entered into Xero. The role would suit someone who is confident communicating with clients over the phone and comfortable taking ownership of outstanding payments, forms and account‑related queries.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up new clients and process credit applications and associated documentation.
• Follow up outstanding payments with clients and assist with debtor management.
• Make outbound calls to clients regarding overdue accounts, forms and required information.
• Enter completed job dockets into Xero accurately and efficiently.
• Prepare invoices for distribution.
• Maintain accurate financial and customer records.
• Assist with general accounts and administration tasks as required.
• Communicate with clients professionally to resolve account queries and outstanding requirements.
• Work closely with the internal team to ensure jobs, dockets and invoicing are processed accurately and on time.

Candidate Profile

To be successful in this role, you’ll have an accounts background and be confident working across both financial administration and client communication.

• Previous experience in an accounts, accounts administration or similar role.
• Experience using Xero is highly desirable.
• Comfortable working with invoices, credit applications, payments and account records.
• Confident making outbound calls to clients to follow up outstanding payments or documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy when entering financial information.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of tasks.
• Professional and confident when communicating with clients.

Company, Culture and Benefits

• Permanent full‑time opportunity.
• $80,000 + Superannuation.
• Matraville location.
• Monday-Friday, office based.
• Flexible working hours (38 hour week)
• Friendly and supportive working environment.