Assistant Accountant

Claude Group Pty Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Claude Media Group in Sydney is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support the finance function and grow with the business. You will gain hands-on experience across bank reconciliations, balance sheet tasks, GST/FBT, and month-end processes, with exposure to audit and regulatory matters.

The role suits a professionally minded individual with 1–2 years of accounting experience, strong English, and a proactive team player attitude, open to progression toward CPA/CA.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of accounting experience or exposure
• Strong English communication, both written and verbal
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and a good team player
• Progress toward CPA or CA is desirable

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain weekly/monthly bank reconciliations
• Reconcile sundry debtor accounts and investigate outstanding items
• Prepare and maintain corporate credit card reconciliations
• Assist with month end reporting and consolidation
• Provide backup support for AP/AR functions and supplier/customer reconciliations
• Assist with GST, FBT, income tax, and other statutory compliance requirements

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Accounting experience

Education

CPA/CA in progress

Job description

The Assistant Accountant will support the finance function across Claude Media Group. The role suits an individual looking to build a long-term career with the business and grow alongside a dynamic and evolving finance team. It offers significant development opportunities through close collaboration with senior finance leaders and exposure to a broad range of finance functions. The Assistant Accountant will gain hands‑on experience across financial and management accounting, internal and external audit processes, GST, FBT, income tax compliance, and other regulatory and tax‑related matters. This position provides an excellent pathway for a motivated finance professional to develop a well‑rounded skill set and advance their career within the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain weekly/monthly bank reconciliations
• Reconcile sundry debtor accounts and investigate outstanding items
• Prepare and maintain corporate credit card reconciliations, including American Express and Mastercard accounts
• Assist with the preparation and review of other balance sheet reconciliations as required
• Assist with month end reporting and consolidation process across the Group
• Prepare month end reporting for Float Arm
• Provide backup support for weekly sales reporting
• Provide backup support for Accounts Payable functions, including invoice processing and supplier reconciliations
• Provide backup support for Accounts Receivable functions, including receipting, customer account reconciliations, and collections activities
• Assist with GST, FBT, income tax, and other statutory compliance requirements

About you

• 1-2 years' accounting experience
• Excellent attention to detail with proactive attitude
• Confident and articulate communicator (internal and external)
• Outgoing, friendly and an excellent team player, flexible to change and able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• High standard of English both written and verbal
• Progress towards CPA or CA qualifications (desirable)

About us

Claude Media Group operates Claude Outdoor, Claude Neon Media and TorchMedia. The Group's Out-of-Home (OOH) network includes over 9,000 static and digital roadside, premium transit and retail/lifestyle assets. The portfolio includes bus shelters, street furniture, IdentiLite assets, billboards, light rail, trains, metro, stations, platforms, ferries, shopping centres, and car parks.