Practice Management Assistant

LAPM; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LAPM on the Gold Coast offers a varied, hands-on role supporting the day-to-day accounting and practice management needs of clients. The Practice Management team operates from the Gold Coast office, with Monday–Friday hours and some flexibility to work remotely where appropriate.

Ideal for building a career across accounting, legal practice management, technology and client services. You will handle trust transactions, billing, receivables, payroll, and management reporting, with exposure to BAS

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, administration or a similar role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience in a legal environment is highly regarded, but not essential.
• Familiarity with Xero, MYOB, or Legal Practice Management software will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Recording daily office and trust transactions.
• Billing and communicating with lawyers and clients.
• Accounts receivable and debtor management.
• Trust accounting, reconciliations and reporting.
• EFT payments and controlled money.
• Debtor review and follow-up.
• Payroll preparation and processing.
• Management reporting.
• BAS, Payroll Tax, superannuation and other lodgements.
• Bookkeeping and financial reporting.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Work ethic

Multitasking

Customer-focused

Numerical proficiency

Technology proficiency

Independent worker

Tools

Xero

MYOB

Legal Practice Management software

Job description

This is a varied, hands‑on role supporting the day‑to‑day accounting and practice management needs of clients. The Practice Management team primarily works from the Gold Coast office, Monday to Friday, to support the collaborative nature of the role and provide responsive service to clients. Some flexibility to work remotely is available where appropriate. The role is ideal for someone looking to build their career across accounting, legal practice management, technology and client services.

Key responsibilities

• Recording daily office and trust transactions
• Billing and communicating with lawyers and clients
• Accounts receivable and debtor management
• Trust accounting, reconciliations and reporting
• EFT payments and controlled money
• Debtor review and follow-up
• Payroll preparation and processing
• Management reporting
• BAS, Payroll Tax, superannuation and other lodgements
• Bookkeeping and financial reporting

About you

• Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, administration or a similar role
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A strong work ethic and willingness to learn
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• A customer-focused and solutions-oriented approach
• Confidence working with numbers, systems and technology
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team
• Experience in a legal environment is highly regarded, but not essential
• Familiarity with Xero, MYOB, or Legal Practice Management software will be advantageous

About us

LAPM specialises in providing legal practice management, technology and services to law firms across Australia. Based on the Gold Coast and growing rapidly, we've built a strong reputation for solving problems for law firms — from accounting and practice management to software, migrations, implementation and training.

Supportive, friendly and collaborative team where everyone contributes and your work makes a difference

Build your skills across accounting, legal practice management, technology and client services, with access to training and opportunities to take on new projects and responsibilities

Varied work across different clients, systems and business challenges rather than being limited to one area of accounting