Remote Finance & Accounts Officer (Independent Contractor)

Hunt St Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunt St Pty Ltd is seeking a detail-focused Finance & Accounts Officer for a fully remote engagement. You will manage receivables, payables, month-end reporting and communications with customers and suppliers, while ensuring tidy, reconciled books.

This Philippines-based role is engaged as an Independent Contractor and is available to candidates able to work during Sydney business hours. A clear path to ownership of the finance function awaits the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in bookkeeping, accounts or a finance officer role
• Hands-on experience with Zoho Books (preferred), or a similar cloud accounting platform
• Solid working knowledge of AR, AP, credit control, reconciliations and month-end processes
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills (formulas, lookups, pivot tables)
• Excellent written and spoken English, with clear, confident phone manner for customer and supplier conversations
• High attention to detail and a methodical, organised approach to work
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a remote team
• Discretion and integrity when handling confidential financial, customer and supplier information
• Reliable home office setup with stable internet and communications

Responsibilities

• Raise and issue customer invoices and credit notes accurately and on time
• Issue regular customer statements
• Monitor debtor balances and follow up overdue accounts
• Maintain clear, professional communication with customers about payments and account queries
• Apply and allocate incoming payments to the correct accounts
• Coordinate trade account applications and set-up for new customers
• Monitor customer credit limits and flag payment risks early
• Process supplier and contractor invoices and bills, matching them to purchase orders and approvals
• Prepare scheduled payment runs for approval
• Respond to supplier queries and keep supplier records up to date
• Complete daily bank and credit card reconciliations
• Reconcile supplier statements customer accounts and credit notes
• Support the month-end close process, including accruals, prepayments and journal entries
• Prepare monthly sales commission calculations
• Prepare month-end reports and summaries
• Maintain organised financial records and supporting documentation
• Build and update spreadsheets and trackers in Excel and Google Sheets
• Help document and improve finance processes as the department grows
• Maintain financial controls and support improvements to our finance systems
• Work alongside our external accountant

Skills

Bookkeeping

AR

AP

Credit control

Excel

Google Sheets

English communication

Remote work

Attention to detail

Independent contractor

Education

Accounting/finance degree or qualification (nice-to-have)

Tools

Zoho Books

Job description

Hunt St Pty Ltd is seeking a detail-focused Finance & Accounts Officer for a fully remote engagement. You will manage receivables, payables, month-end reporting and communications with customers and suppliers, while ensuring tidy, reconciled books.

This Philippines-based role is engaged as an Independent Contractor and is available to candidates able to work during Sydney business hours. A clear path to ownership of the finance function awaits the right candidate.