Assistant Accountant

Hume Doors & Timber; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hume Doors & Timber is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Accountant to join its Kingston-based accounting team. Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, you will support day-to-day accounting tasks and assist in month-end processes for both the Australian and NZ entities.

The role requires keen learners with excellent communication, strong Excel skills and accuracy, and a proactive, problem-solving mindset to contribute to continual improvement in an established, 70-year-old

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with a focus on accuracy.
• Strong attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• High level Excel experience and ability to work with data.
• Problem solving skills and an analytical mindset.
• Initiative and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Processing various General/Standing journals
• Assisting in the preparation of Month End financial reports for management
• Preparing daily cashflow reports for management
• Reconciling petty cash expenses
• Collating repairs and maintenance and capital expenditure invoices
• Assisting with the preparation of FBT transactions and supporting documentation
• Reconciling intercompany accounts on a monthly basis
• Setting up daily payments and prepare confirmations
• Preparing supplier payment reports for management
• Assisting with external audit requests
• Foreign Currency Cashflow forecasting
• Daily Sales Report preparation
• Month End Sales Report preparation
• Monthly Stocktake auditing and processing
• Support Stock Valuation data and reviewing BOM’s
• Accounting and reporting support for our NZ based company

Skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Analytical mindset

Take initiative

Tools

Excel

Job description

Hume Doors & Timber (QLD) Pty Ltd isAustralia's leading Door Manufacturer and Timber Wholesaler who has been in operation for over 70 years. The company is 100% Australian owned andmarkets its products to the hardware, timber and building industries. Our Company has operations in Queensland, Northern Territory and New Zealand. We are a family owned business whose Directors are heavily involved in the daily running of the company.

The companyis looking to hire a driven andenthusiasticASSISTANT ACCOUNTANTto join our Accounting team based at our head office and main production facility in Kingston. Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, thisrole will providecrucial Accounting Support to the Company.

The successful applicant will be involved in:

Processing various General/Standing journals

Assisting in the preparation of Month End financial reports for management

Preparing daily cashflow reports for management

Reconciling petty cash expenses

Collating repairs and maintenance and capital expenditure invoices

Assisting with the preparation of FBT transactions and supporting documentation

Reconciling intercompany accounts on a monthly basis

Setting up daily payments and prepare confirmations

Preparing supplier payment reports for management

Assisting with external audit requests

Foreign Currency Cashflow forecasting

Daily Sales Report preparation

Month End Sales Report preparation

Monthly Stocktake auditing and processing

Support Stock Valuation data and reviewing BOM’s

Accounting and reporting support for our NZ based company

Profile of the successful applicant:

Keen to learn

Keen to be involved in the business and possess excellent communication skills

Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy

Take ownership and accountability for their work

Focussed on continual improvement

Show initiative and a ‘can-do’ approach

Problem solving skillsand a strong analytical mindset will alsohelp you be successful.It is expected that the successful applicant will have a high degree of Excel experience.

Whilst not necessary, previous experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment and exposure toa large ERP system would be advantageous.