Bookkeeper / Office Administrator

custom creations landscapes; Sydney; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

CC Landscapes, a residential pool and landscape design and construction business in Leichhardt, seeks a part-time bookkeeper/office administrator to own the books and keep the office running, working directly with the two directors.

The role offers around 25 hours per week (9:30–2:00, Monday–Friday) with flexibility and potential full-time for the right person. Salary around $50,000 plus super for 25 hours, or around $75,000 plus super full-time, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Solid bookkeeping experience with ownership of accounts.
• Payroll processing and BAS experience preferred.
• Comfort with owning the accounts function end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping and payroll in QuickBooks, including reconciliations and invoicing.
• Process weekly timesheets for construction crews.
• Track job costs against budgets in project management software.
• Answer phones and emails, follow up new leads.
• Coordinate with designer and certifiers on council approvals.
• General office administration.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Payroll

QuickBooks

Office administration

Communication

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

CC Landscapes is a residential pool and landscape design and construction business based in Leichhardt. We're a team of eleven, run by two owners, building high-end pools and gardens across Sydney's inner west and eastern suburbs.

The role

We're bringing our bookkeeping in-house and combining it with our office administration into a single role. You'd own the books and keep the office running — working directly with the two directors.

Our preference is part-time, around 25 hours a week between 9:30 and 2:00, Monday to Friday. There's flexibility in how those hours are arranged, and we'll consider full-time for the right person.

What you'll be doing

Bookkeeping and payroll in QuickBooks — reconciliations, invoicing, accounts payable, BAS preparation with our accountant

Processing weekly timesheets for our construction crews

Tracking job costs against budgets in our project management software

Answering phone and email enquiries, and following up new leads

Coordinating between our designer and the certifiers on council approvals

General office administration

What we're looking for

Solid bookkeeping experience — you're comfortable owning the accounts function rather than just doing data entry

Confident in QuickBooks or equivalent, with payroll and BAS experience

Someone who follows things through without being chased

Strong phone manner, since you'll often be the first person a client speaks to

Experience in construction, trades or a project-based business is highly regarded but not essential

Why you'd want this job

Small team, no bureaucracy, and direct access to the decision makers. The work matters — if the invoicing and job costings aren't right, the business doesn't run properly. If you like being the person who holds an office together rather than one cog in a finance department, this will suit you.

Around $50,000 plus super for 25 hours a week, or around $75,000 plus super full-time, depending on experience.