Senior Bookkeeper & Exec Support - Part-Time, Flexible Hours

Brook Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Brook Recruitment is assisting a boutique architecture and interior design studio in Melbourne’s inner southern suburbs to find a senior bookkeeper/accountant. You will own the studio’s finances end-to-end, from day‑to‑day books through month‑end close and reporting, with light executive support to the Director.

It is a senior, part-time role (3–4 days per week) offering autonomy, influence and balance in a design-led studio environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in end-to-end bookkeeping and financial reporting.
• Strong Xero proficiency and Australian BAS, superannuation and leave entitlements knowledge.
• Experience with month-end close, reconciliations and forecasting.
• Ability to prepare project-based reporting and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Managing the books end to end in Xero, including payables, receivables, payroll, reconciliations and BAS.
• Leading the month-end close, including adjusting journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Completing monthly profit and loss and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Preparing rolling monthly management reports for the Director.
• Reporting on project profitability, budget versus actual hours and staff utilisation.
• Calculating and reviewing charge-out rates; building budgets and projections.
• Providing light executive support to the Director and studio administration.

Skills

Xero

Payroll

Forecasting

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Project reporting

Education

Accounting qualification (CA/CPA) or working towards

Job description

Brook Recruitment is assisting a boutique architecture and interior design studio in Melbourne’s inner southern suburbs to find a senior bookkeeper/accountant. You will own the studio’s finances end-to-end, from day‑to‑day books through month‑end close and reporting, with light executive support to the Director.

It is a senior, part-time role (3–4 days per week) offering autonomy, influence and balance in a design-led studio environment.