Assistant Accountant

Jacaranda Hub Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacaranda Hub Services is seeking a skilled finance professional to support accounts payable and accounts receivable across multiple entities. The role covers reconciliations, intercompany accounting, month-end close, and reporting, with responsibilities extending to BAS preparation, audits, and process improvement.

You will work closely with senior leadership in a growing privately owned group, based at the North Sydney office.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial operations across multiple entities.
• Strong attention to accuracy in coding and allocation.
• Ability to respond to supplier, customer and internal inquiries with professionalism.
• Experience with bank reconciliations and intercompany transactions.

Responsibilities

• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable functions across multiple entities.
• Process and review financial transactions ensuring accurate coding and allocation.
• Respond to supplier, customer and internal stakeholder enquiries.
• Review and reconcile corporate credit card and expense transactions.
• Maintain finance records, registers and supporting documentation.
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and currencies.

Skills

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Bank reconciliations

Intercompany accounting

Month-end close

Financial reporting

BAS preparation

Job description

Jacaranda Hub Services is a company that helps start-up businesses in their growth and strengthens brand awareness of established businesses. We work with an array of brands that aim to make a difference, whether in the lives of women, communities, infrastructure, or technology.

Position Responsibilities:

Financial Operations

• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable functions across multiple entities.
• Process and review financial transactions ensuring accurate coding and allocation.
• Respond to supplier, customer and internal stakeholder enquiries.
• Review and reconcile corporate credit card and expense transactions.
• Maintain finance records, registers and supporting documentation.

Reconciliations & Intercompany Accounting

• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and currencies.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Process and reconcile intercompany transactions and recharge arrangements.
• Assist with foreign currency accounting and reconciliations where required.

Month-End & Reporting

• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare journals including accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare supporting schedules and workpapers for management reporting.
• Assist with budget variance analysis, cashflow reporting and group reporting requirements.
• Ensure month-end deadlines are achieved across assigned entities.

Compliance & Audit Support

• Assist with BAS preparation and other statutory reporting requirements.
• Support workers compensation, insurance and regulatory compliance processes.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Maintain accurate information within accounting systems.
• Assist with finance system improvements and testing.
• Follow internal control procedures and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Assist in documenting finance procedures and maintaining process documentation.

Other Duties:

• Assist with special projects as directed by the Manager.
• Support finance administration activities as required.
• Maintain document control and record management practices.
• Undertake other duties within the scope of the role as reasonably requested.

Why Join?

• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of businesses.
• Broad role with genuine variety across multiple entities.
• Direct access to senior leadership and decision makers.
• Opportunity to influence systems, reporting and process improvement.
• Growing privately owned group with long-term investment in its businesses.
• North Sydney office location with a collaborative, team-focused environment.
• Full-time office-based role (5 days per week).

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