Administration / Bookkeeper / Customer Service

Initial Services; Redcliffe; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Initial Services is a Queensland-owned demolition and asbestos removal company based at Clontarf on the Redcliffe Peninsula. We’re seeking an organized Admin & Accounts Clerk to be the engine room of our office, keeping books in Xero, handling calls, and keeping operations ticking.

You’ll join a small team of around 25 and work across accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, payroll support, and admin tasks, with hours to suit—full-time, part-time or casual—close to home on the Peninsula.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in bookkeeping or accounts—construction, trades or hire industry experience highly regarded
• Confident on Xero and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Experience answering phones and taking bookings in a service-based business
• Accurate, organised and comfortable juggling priorities in a fast-moving office
• Clear written and verbal communication—dealing with site crews, builders, suppliers and the public
• Discretion with confidential information
• Diploma of Accounting or Cert IV in Bookkeeping is a bonus, not a requirement

Responsibilities

• Processing accounts payable and receivable in Xero, allocating costs to projects
• Bank and credit card reconciliations, and following up overdue debtors
• Answering phones and taking hire bookings—confirming delivery locations, site access and timing
• Keeping accurate records of where our gear is
• Managing office communications, correspondence and supplies
• Assisting with financial reporting, audits and compliance documentation
• Some payroll support as required
• General admin support across the team

Skills

Bookkeeping experience

Xero proficiency

MS Office proficiency

Phone handling

Education

Diploma of Accounting or Cert IV in Bookkeeping

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Office

Job description

Initial Services is a Queensland-owned demolition and asbestos removal company based at Clontarf on the Redcliffe Peninsula. We're looking for an organised, switched-on Admin & Accounts Clerk to be the engine room of our office. You'll keep the books accurate in Xero, keep customers happy on the phone, and keep the place ticking.

Key responsibilities

• Processing accounts payable and receivable in Xero, allocating costs to projects
• Bank and credit card reconciliations, and following up overdue debtors
• Answering phones and taking hire bookings — confirming delivery locations, site access and timing, and keeping accurate records of where our gear is
• Managing office communications, correspondence and supplies
• Assisting with financial reporting, audits and compliance documentation
• Some payroll support as required
• General admin support across the team

About you

• 3+ years in bookkeeping or accounts — construction, trades or hire industry experience highly regarded
• Confident on Xero and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Experience answering phones and taking bookings in a service-based business
• Accurate, organised and comfortable juggling priorities in a fast-moving office
• Clear written and verbal communication — you'll be dealing with site crews, builders, suppliers and the public
• Discretion with confidential information
• Diploma of Accounting or Cert IV in Bookkeeping is a bonus, not a requirement

About us

Initial Services is a Queensland-owned demolition and asbestos removal company based at Clontarf on the Redcliffe Peninsula. Stable, locally owned business with a team of around 25 who get the job done without the corporate nonsense.

Hours to suit — full-time, part-time or casual

Work close to home on the Peninsula — skip the city traffic

Variety: accounts, customer service and admin in one role