Junior Accounts Office

Mullins; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off for all staff

Christmas Week off

Health and fitness events

Social activities

Job summary

Mullins in Brisbane, Australia is seeking a dedicated Junior Accounts Officer to join our finance team on a full-time permanent basis. You will provide support to our Finance team and handle accounts payable, client funds, and banking tasks.

The role requires a minimum of one year in a similar role, professional presentation, and strong organisational and communication skills. Experience with trust accounting and practice management is advantageous.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in a similar accounts role.
• Demonstrated experience in basic finance tasks and processes.
• Professional demeanour and presentation.
• Excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable invoices with coding, approvals and payments.
• Receipt and payment of client funds into the firm’s trust account under relevant acts.
• Support credit card management, reconciliation and coding.
• Receipt client investments and managed money accounts.
• Assist with banking requirements and cheque processing.
• Work under supervision of Senior Officers and CFO/COO.
• Support administration team as needed.
• Occasional reception relief and incidental tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Professional demeanour

Verbal communication

Written communication

Tools

Actionstep

Job description

With a proven history of strong performance, Mullins has established a reputation for being leaders in law. We are renowned for our specialist industry knowledge and deep personal commitment to the key industries in which we operate. Our size allows us to be responsive yet agile, enabling us to seize opportunities that deliver superior service. As a group, we strive to be more, do more, and work to ensure every client achieves outcomes that are greater than they expected.

About The Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and professional Junior Accounts Officer to join our team full-time on a permanent basis.

In this role, you will be providing support to our Finance team.

Responsibilities

• Processing accounts payable invoices, including coding, approval and preparation of payments.
• Receipting and payment of client funds into the firm’s trust account in accordance with the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) and Legal Profession Regulation 2017.
• Supporting the management of the firm’s credit cards, including reconciling statements and obtaining receipts and coding from cardholders.
• Receipting client investment and controlled money accounts.
• Attending to banking requirements, including collection of cheque/s and depositing cheques to different banks.
• Working under the direction of our team of Senior Officers and the CFO/COO.
• Supporting the management and administration team as required.
• Performing incidental tasks from time to time, such as reception relief.

Our Offer

• Award salary and benefits
• health and fitness events
• social activities
• every one of our staff has their birthday off each year
• Christmas Week and choice of gift

A minimum of one year' experience in a similar role.

Demonstrated experience in managing a basic role in finance.

Professional demeanour and presentation.

Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with strong interpersonal abilities.

Desired Skills

• Experience in a legal office.
• Experience with trust accounting, including receipting and controlled money.
• Experience with Actionstep or a similar practice management system.

Our culture

At Mullins, we like to push the boundaries of what a law firm is supposed to be. For our clients, that means being more than expert lawyers, we deliver practical and personalised solutions that help you achieve your goals.We are committed to delivering a sense of belonging as well as supporting health and wellbeing, which is achieved through our unique MullinsLifestyle program.