Administration & Accounting Assistant

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

Job summary

MGI Southern Highlands in Bowral is seeking an Administration & Accounting Assistant to join our small chartered accounting firm. You will greet clients, answer inquiries, set up clients in our software, and assist with basic bookkeeping.

This role offers training, development, and a supportive team as you grow in administrative and accounting tasks, including payments, document handling, and office tidying.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and take on challenges.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Friendly demeanor with good customer service skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to learn new software quickly and accurately.
• Proactive, autonomous worker.

Responsibilities

• Greeting clients.
• Answering telephone and email enquiries, making appointments, and providing basic information about services and fees.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Software aptitude

Job description

We are looking for an Administration & Accounting Assistant to join our small, chartered accounting firm in Bowral.

Duties include:

• Greeting clients
• Answering telephone and email enquiries, making appointments, and providing basic information about services and fees.
• Setting up clients in our software system and downloading information from the ATO so it is ready for our tax specialists to meet with the client to prepare their return.
• Collecting payments from clients, issuing receipts, and banking duties as required.
• Following up with clients on outstanding documents needed so we can complete their tax return.
• Document scanning and filing.
• Assisting in office maintenance, including stationery inventory and general office tidying.
• Basic accounting and bookkeeping tasks.

What we are looking for:

• Willingness to learn and accept challenges.
• Strong attention to detail.
• A 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.

Why work for us:

• Friendly team.
• Ongoing professional development and support, including structured training programs.
• Opportunity for training and further education.