Assistant Accountant – On-Site In Double Bay (Dog-Friendly)

Accountability; Sydney; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Accountability, a boutique accounting firm in Sydney's CBD, seeks a part-time experienced bookkeeper / client services assistant to join a growing team. The role covers monthly/quarterly IAS & BAS, payroll processing, client software setup and transitions, and proactive, best-practice advisory support for small to mid-sized businesses.

Ideal candidates hold a Certificate 4 in Accounting or Bookkeeping, have extensive MYOB and XERO experience, and display strong communication with high attention

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge and extensive experience using MYOB & XERO software
• Certificate 4 in Accounting or Bookkeeping
• Professional with good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Great attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain clients' accounting software
• Prepare monthly & quarterly IAS & BAS
• Process clients payroll
• Process Superannuation Guarantee obligations
• Set up new clients on Xero or MYOB
• Transition clients onto new software
• Ensure clients meet all statutory deadlines
• Maintain ATO, ABR, ASIC databases
• Assist clients with queries and phone support
• General ad-hoc duties

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Autonomous work

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate 4 in Accounting or Bookkeeping

Tools

MYOB

XERO

Job description

Job Description

Motivated, proactive and an eye for detail? Does this sound like you?

We are a boutique accounting firm based on Sydney's CBD. Our firm has been providing standout accounting and taxation services, solid business advisory, innovative structure advice and reliable secretarial services to a range of small to medium businesses.

The Role

We are recruiting for a Part-time experienced bookkeeper / client services assistant to join our fun and growing team.

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• Manage and maintain clients accounting software's
• Preparation of monthly & quarterly IAS & BAS
• Manage and process clients payroll
• Processing Superannuation Guarantee obligations
• General software coding and reconciling
• Investigative bookkeeping and ability to provide proactive improvements and solutions to ensure best practice
• Setting up new clients on accounting software's (Xero, MYOB)
• Transition clients onto new sofwares
• Ensuring clients are meeting all statutory deadlines
• Maintaining ATO, ABR, ASIC databases
• Assisting clients with various queries
• Assisting with phone calls and queries
• General Ad-hoc duties

Requirements

Skills required

• Sound knowledge and extensive experience using MYOB & XERO software's
• Certificate 4 in Accounting or Bookkeeping
• Professional with good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Great attention to detail
• Driving license essential as client visit may be required
• Ability to work autonomously as well as within a team

Candidates must have full rights to work in Australia.

Location: Sydney (AU)

Contract type: Part-time