Assistant Accountant/Financial Accountant

P&C Partners Pty Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of month-end

Mentor support

Team environment

Budgeting exposure

Competitive package

Job summary

P&C Partners Pty Ltd in Brisbane is seeking an Assistant Accountant or Financial Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting across entities. You will close the books, handle journals, and support compliance duties while working closely with the Finance Manager and teammates.

You will engage in budgeting, audit prep and process improvements, with opportunities to broaden your technical foundations in a growing resources-focused business. This is a hands-on, collaborative Brisbane role.

Qualifications

• Two to five years of accounting experience in an Australian business.
• GST and BAS tax compliance experience, with IAS exposure.
• CA or CPA completed or in progress; degree in accounting/finance/commerce.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, including pivot tables and lookups.
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and budget holders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post month-end journals and reconciliations.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
• Process supplier invoices and payment runs.
• Support monthly reporting, budgeting, and audit processes.
• Contribute to process improvements and documentation.

Skills

Accounting experience

Tax compliance

Excel skills

ERP/Accounting software

Communication

Work rights Australia

Reconciliations

Education

Accounting/Finance/Commerce degree

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Assistant Accountant/Financial Accountant

This is a Brisbane based Australian business with PE-backing behind it and a long term view of where it is going. It has grown steadily, it operates across a group of entities and it is investing in the people, systems and processes that a growing business needs. The ambition is real, and so is the care: the leadership team prefers to build things properly and in step with the work rather than rush them.

That approach shapes how the business feels from the inside. The leadership team is close to the detail and easy to reach, decisions are made quickly by people who understand the numbers behind them and good ideas are acted on rather than filed away. Colleagues share the same space, celebrate wins together and look out for each other, and the culture is built on accuracy, clear communication and a strong sense of ownership.

Finance is treated as a valued part of that story. It is the function that keeps the group accurate, compliant and organised, and the leadership team relies on it to make sound calls. As the business grows, the finance function grows with it, which means the people in it see the whole picture and have a voice in how things are done.

The Company

This is a Brisbane based Australian business with PE-backing behind it and a long term view of where it is going. It has grown steadily, it operates across a group of entities and it is investing in the people, systems and processes that a growing business needs. The ambition is real, and so is the care: the leadership team prefers to build things properly and in step with the work rather than rush them.

That approach shapes how the business feels from the inside. The leadership team is close to the detail and easy to reach, decisions are made quickly by people who understand the numbers behind them and good ideas are acted on rather than filed away. Colleagues share the same space, celebrate wins together and look out for each other, and the culture is built on accuracy, clear communication and a strong sense of ownership.

Finance is treated as a valued part of that story. It is the function that keeps the group accurate, compliant and organised, and the leadership team relies on it to make sound calls. As the business grows, the finance function grows with it, which means the people in it see the whole picture and have a voice in how things are done.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role looks after the day to day accounting for the group. That means the month end journals, the balance sheet and bank reconciliations, accounts payable, the fixed asset register and the BAS and other compliance work that keeps every entity in good standing.

Organisation and follow through matter as much as technical skill. You will have support and review from the people around you, and you are expected to own your outputs, which means checking your own work, explaining your numbers and raising issues early rather than late.

Alongside the routine, you will help prepare the schedules behind monthly reporting, support the annual budget and audit process and contribute to improving how the team works. There is real breadth here for the title. If you want a role that builds the technical foundations of a strong accountant and shows you how the whole accounting cycle fits together, this is a good place to do it.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Preparing and posting month end journals, including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and intercompany, to the close timetable
• Reconciling balance sheet accounts on time and investigating unusual movements before the close is finalised
• Processing supplier invoices, matching them to approvals and preparing payment runs for review
• Keeping aged payables clean and following up queries with suppliers and internal budget holders
• Maintaining supplier records, with changes made only on evidence and after independent verification
• Reconciling bank accounts regularly and maintaining a clear cash position summary for the Finance Manager
• Preparing BAS, IAS and payroll tax workpapers and keeping track of lodgement dates across each entity
• Maintaining the fixed asset register and coding spend to the correct entity, account and cost centre
• Preparing supporting schedules for the monthly reporting pack and the annual budget
• Preparing audit schedules and responses, and keeping records in good order throughout the year
• Documenting processes as you learn them so the team’s knowledge is written down and shared
• Contributing to system and process improvements across the finance function

About You

You are an Assistant Accountant or Financial Accountant who cares about getting the detail right and who would rather fix a process than live with it. You give a bank reconciliation the same care as a judgement call, you notice what needs doing and you raise it without being asked. You stay calm when deadlines stack up, you are happy to ask when you are unsure and you are just as happy to share what you know when someone else is.

You are keen to keep learning and you adapt well when systems or priorities change. You work easily with colleagues and with the people outside finance who send you invoices and queries, and you take pride in work that is accurate and on time. You might be an accountant ready to step up into a Financial Accountant role, or an experienced Financial Accountant who wants more breadth and ownership than you have now. Either way, you want to be in the resources space, and you are keen to learn how a resources business runs from the inside.

Skills & Experience

To be effective in this role, you will likely bring:

• Two to five years of accounting experience in an Australian business, including month end close, accounts payable and bank reconciliations
• Practical Australian tax compliance experience, including GST and BAS, with exposure to IAS and payroll tax workpapers
• A degree in accounting, finance or commerce, with CA or CPA completed or in progress
• Working knowledge of an accounting system or ERP and solid Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
• A methodical approach to reconciliations and record keeping, with a habit of checking your own work
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and keep accurate records without close supervision
• Clear, professional communication with colleagues, suppliers and budget holders
• Full Australian work rights

Experience in mining, construction, infrastructure, engineering or adjacent, will be well regarded. So will experience across multiple entities, fixed assets or audit support, though none of it is essential.

What’s on Offer

• A hands-on role with real ownership of the month end and compliance cycle, across a group of entities
• Review and support from experienced colleagues while you build your technical skills
• A friendly, collaborative team in a stable Brisbane business, where your input is heard
• Exposure to budgeting, reporting, audit and process improvement as well as the day to day accounting
• A competitive package aligned to the experience you bring