Junior Accountant

Hetherington; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hetherington is recruiting a Junior Accountant to join the Sydney team. This role offers broad exposure to day-to-day finance operations, working closely with the Financial Controller and gaining hands-on experience across accounts, payroll and general finance tasks.

The successful candidate will recently graduate or be early in their accounting career, with opportunities to learn from an experienced professional and contribute to a growing national business.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Accounting, Finance or related discipline, or currently studying.
• Some previous experience in accounts, bookkeeping or a junior accounting role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Confident written and verbal communication.
• Experience with accounting or payroll systems would be an advantage.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn and contribute to the team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and issuing client invoices
• Allocating payments and completing bank reconciliations
• Monitoring outstanding accounts and assisting with debtor follow-up
• Processing supplier invoices and preparing payment runs
• Reconciliing supplier statements and employee expenses
• Assisting with fortnightly payroll and employee leave records
• Preparing journal entries
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes
• Maintaining accurate finance records
• Assisting with improvements to finance systems, processes and documentation.

Skills

Experience in accounts/bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Organisation & time management

Communication (written & verbal)

Education

Accounting/Finance qualification or current study

Job description

Kick-start your accounting career with broad, hands-on experience across accounts, payroll and finance operations.

Hetherington is a leading provider of tenement management, land access and exploration support services to Australia’s resources industry. With offices in Sydney and Perth, we support mining and exploration clients across Australia.

As our business continues to grow, we’re looking for a motivated Junior Accountantto join our Sydney team.

This is a great opportunity for a recent accounting graduate or early-career accountant looking to build practical commercial experience and learn from an experienced finance professional.

The Role

Working closely with our Financial Controller, you’ll get broad exposure to the day-to-day finance operations of the business, rather than being limited to just one area.

Your responsibilities will include:

• ·Preparing and issuing client invoices
• ·Allocating payments and completing bank reconciliations
• ·Monitoring outstanding accounts and assisting with debtor follow-up
• ·Processing supplier invoices and preparing payment runs
• ·Reconciling supplier statements and employee expenses
• ·Assisting with fortnightly payroll and employee leave records
• ·Preparing journal entries
• ·Supporting month-end and year-end processes
• ·Maintaining accurate finance records
• ·Assisting with improvements to finance systems, processes and documentation.

About You

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with numbers, takes pride in getting the details right and is keen to develop their accounting career.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• ·A qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, or be currently studying
• ·Some previous experience in accounts, bookkeeping or a junior accounting role
• ·Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• ·Good organisation and time management skills
• ·Confident written and verbal communication
• ·Experience with accounting or payroll systems would be an advantage
• ·A positive attitude and willingness to learn and contribute to the team.

Why join Hetherington?

You’ll have the opportunity to build a strong foundation for your accounting career while gaining exposure across the full finance function.

We offer:

• ·Broad, practical accounting experience
• ·Exposure to different areas of finance operations
• ·Ongoing learning and professional development
• ·Support from a very experienced Accountant
• ·A supportive and collaborative team
• ·The opportunity to develop your career within a growing national business.