Administration & Accounting Assistant

MGI Sydney; Bowral; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MGI Sydney in Bowral is seeking an Administration & Accounting Assistant to support tax specialists and clients in a small Chartered Accounting firm. You will handle front-desk duties, basic accounting tasks, and client communications.

Join a friendly team with training opportunities and room for professional growth, working on software setup, ATO data handling, and routine office tasks in Bowral.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and accept challenges.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Friendly person with strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and answer telephone and email enquiries.
• Schedule appointments and provide information on services and fees.
• Set up clients in software systems and download information from the ATO.
• Collect payments, issue receipts, and perform banking duties.
• Follow up with clients on outstanding documents needed to complete tax returns.
• Scout, scan, and file documents; assist in office maintenance.
• Assist in basic accounting and bookkeeping tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Accounting software

Office suite

Job description

An Administration & Accounting Assistant position in a small, chartered accounting firm in Bowral, supporting tax specialists and clients through administrative and basic 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
• Assisting in office maintenance, including stationery inventory and general office tidying
• Basic 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