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.
When applying, please ensure you submit a cover letter letting us know why this is the role for you along with your resume.
The application form will include these questions:
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- Do you have experience using Xero?
- What's your expected annual base salary?
- How many years' experience do you have as a bookkeeper?
- Have you completed a qualification in accounting?
- What's your preferred work type?
We are seeking an experienced detail oriented full time Bookkeeper to join our team in a medium sized business enterprise in Cronulla, NSW.
What you'll be doing
- Managing accounts payable and receivable, including invoicing, reconciliations, and reporting
- Processing weekly Payroll & HR for employees of multiple entities
- Preparing monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements and BAS reports.
- Assisting our external accountant with the preparation of tax returns
- Maintaining general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers
- Completing bank reconciliations and cash flow management
- Providing administrative support
- Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and taxation requirements
- Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and procedures
What we're looking for
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Bookkeeper, preferably in a small practice or similar environment
- Strong working knowledge of accounting principles and bookkeeping practices and procedures
- Proficient in using accounting software such as MYOB or Xero
- Proficient in Microsoft office, particularly Excel
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and reporting
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
- Certificate IV Bookkeeping or equivalent