Finance & Payroll Officer

The Print Bar; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 50/50

9‑day fortnight

Ownership of finance

Onsite parking

Job summary

The Print Bar in Brisbane is seeking a Finance & Payroll Officer to own day-to-day finance, payroll and HR administration. This role blends office collaboration with remote work to drive accurate reporting and timely payments.

You’ll work closely with directors to interpret numbers and influence business decisions. With 3+ years in bookkeeping/payroll and strong Xero/Excel skills, you’ll navigate modern award payroll and ensure compliance across QLD and VIC.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in bookkeeping, payroll, finance officer or assistant accountant role.
• Hands-on experience interpreting a Modern Award and running award-based payroll.
• Strong Xero and Excel skills; Employment Hero experience is a plus.
• Solid understanding of GST, BAS, super, STP and payroll tax.
• Studying towards or holding a CA/CPA, a Cert IV in Accounting/Bookkeeping, or a payroll qualification is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Full bookkeeping in Xero including bank/credit card reconciliations, AP/AR, supplier and partner reconciliations.
• BAS, IAS and month-end close including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monthly management reporting with P&L and balance sheet commentary.
• Cash flow forecasting, budgets, margin and cost analysis, stock valuation.
• Work with external accountant on year-end and tax.
• Fortnightly payroll in Employment Hero for production and office staff across QLD and VIC.
• Interpret and apply Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2020: classifications, casual loading, overtime, penalties, leave loading, public holidays.
• Ensure employees on correct classification, rate and pay arrangement; roll out wage increases each July 1.
• Manage leave balances, long service and parental leave entitlements; calculate termination and redundancy payments.
• Handle super, PAYG, STP, payroll tax and workers’ compensation declarations.
• Onboarding/offboarding paperwork with external HR provider for complex matters.
• Flag compliance risks early (hours, rostering, breaks, underpayment) and recommend fixes.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Payroll

Financial reporting

Award interpretation

Education

CA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

Xero

Employment Hero

Excel

Job description

Finance & Payroll Officer – The Print Bar (Gaythorne, Brisbane)

Full-time, hybrid (50% office / 50% remote) | 9-day fortnight available | $85k–$95k + super

About us

The Print Bar is a custom apparel printing and print-on-demand business with production sites in Brisbane and Melbourne. We offer DTG, DTF, screen printing and embroidery with no minimums. We also fulfil orders for a range of global print-on-demand platforms. We’re fast-moving, owner-run and growing.

The role

You’ll own our day-to-day finance, payroll and HR administration and act as a sounding board for the directors. This isn’t a heads-down data-entry job. We want someone who notices when something looks off and tells us what it means.

This is a hybrid role, split evenly between our Gaythorne head office and working from home. Your office days put you alongside our production and office teams. Being close to the floor is part of the job: understanding how the business runs is what makes the numbers make sense.

What you’ll do

Finance

Full bookkeeping in Xero: bank and credit card reconciliations, AP/AR, supplier and partner reconciliations

BAS, IAS and month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and balance sheet reconciliations

Monthly management reporting: P&L and balance sheet with commentary on what’s changed and why

Help with cash flow forecasting, budgets, margin and cost analysis, and stock valuation

Work with our external accountant on year-end and tax

Payroll & HR

Fortnightly payroll in Employment Hero for production and office staff across QLD and VIC

Interpret and apply the Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2020: classifications, casual loading, overtime, penalty rates, shift and other allowances, annual leave loading, and public holidays

Make sure every employee is on the right classification, rate and pay arrangement, and roll out annual wage increases each 1 July

Manage leave balances, personal leave, long service leave and parental leave entitlements

Calculate termination and redundancy payments correctly

Handle super, PAYG, STP, payroll tax and workers’ compensation wage declarations

Look after onboarding and offboarding paperwork, contracts, variations and employee records, working with our external HR provider on more complex matters

Flag compliance risks early, such as hours, rostering, breaks and underpayment exposure, and recommend fixes

About you

3+ years in a bookkeeping, payroll, finance officer or assistant accountant role, ideally in a manufacturing, production or e-commerce business

Hands‑on experience interpreting a Modern Award and running award-based payroll with casual, part-time and full‑time staff. Experience with the Graphic Arts Award is a strong advantage

Good working knowledge of the Fair Work Act and National Employment Standards

Strong Xero and Excel skills; Employment Hero experience is a plus

Solid understanding of GST, BAS, super, STP and payroll tax

Studying towards or holding a CA/CPA, a Cert IV in Accounting/Bookkeeping, or a payroll qualification is welcome

Commercially curious, discreet, and comfortable having a direct conversation with the owners about the numbers

What we offer

Flexible work arrangements: a 50/50 hybrid split between office and home, plus the option of a 9-day fortnight. You work your full-time hours over nine days and get every second Friday or Monday off.

Real ownership of the finance function and direct access to the decision-makers

The chance to see clearly how your work affects a growing business

Onsite parking at our Gaythorne office