Reception and Office Support

G J Barnett and Associates; Sydney; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

G J Barnett and Associates is a well-established family-run accountancy practice in Baulkham Hills. This role supports the team with reception, administrative, and office management duties.

The role offers on-site work five days a week from 9am to 2:45pm with a paid 1-hour lunch. A 3-month casual contract is initially offered, with potential for permanent hours for the right candidate who is eager to learn and grow.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent organisation with attention to detail and proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and visitors, provide coffee/tea.
• Prepare meeting rooms for client meetings.
• Manage visitor's car park access.
• Answer phones and transfer calls to appropriate staff.
• Collect business mail daily and arrange outbound mail.
• Prepare and tidy staff lunch area and purchase kitchen supplies.
• Raise stationery orders and monitor office supplies.
• Scan, file, photocopy, shred and archive documents.
• Update client management system (MYOB AE) for changes.
• Type letters and other documents as required.
• Follow-up on documents sent to clients.
• Support the director and accounting staff with ad hoc duties.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Organised and detail-oriented

Proactive and eager to learn

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

G J Barnett and Associates – Baulkham Hills NSW

GJ Barnett & Associates is a well-established family-run accountancy practice based in the Hills District. This role supports the team with reception, administrative, and office management duties.

The Role

• Greet clients and visitors, provide coffee/tea
• Prepare meeting rooms for client meetings
• Manage visitor's car park access
• Answer phones and transfer calls to appropriate staff
• Collect business mail daily and arrange outbound mail
• Daily lunch room preparation and pack up of staff lunch, including shopping for kitchen supplies and coffee machine maintenance
• Stationery orders and monitor office supplies along with filling printer paper
• Scanning, filing, photo-copying, shredding and archiving
• Opening and closing client folders as necessary, update client management system for changes (MYOB AE)
• Typing of letters and other documents as required
• Follow-up on documents sent to clients
• Other ad hoc duties as required to support the director and accounting staff

About you

• Good verbal and written communication skills with a friendly, professional manner
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Well-organised, attention to detail and proactive
• A genuine interest in learning — we are happy to support you if you want to work towards an accounting or admin qualification

What We Offer

This role is on-site 5 days a week at our office in Baulkham Hills for hours 9am – 2.45pm with one hour paid lunch, no expected overtime.

We are initially seeking a 3 month casual contract to close out the year. This role can be become permanent for the right applicant who is open to learning new systems and processes as there is a genuine opportunity for a full-time position with on-the-job training provided.