• To provide Bookkeeping services to clients.
• To provide Management reporting to clients.
• To assist with ad hoc reporting as and when required.
• To assist clients with other back office reporting functions from time to time.
• To ensure work completed of a high quality and within required timeframes.
• To communicate with and manage client expectations and escalate issues that arise to Team Leader/Directors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Bank and credit card reconciliations
• Accounts payable
• Financial reporting/analysis
• Payroll
• Internet banking
• International/foreign currency transactions
• Some banking duties – making payments for clients
• Prepare and analyse monthly performance and provide provisional commentary for Team Leader/Directors review.
• Prepare the quarterly GST return (BAS) for clients.
• Prepare reports at clients request and in accordance with Team Leaders or Directors instructions.
• Ensure work completed on behalf clients is free of errors or inaccuracies.
• For instances when you do not feel you have the knowledge or expertise to complete a task, escalate the task to management accompanied by your recommended course of action.
• Provide ongoing guidance of junior staff to ensure quality is maintained.
• Review of junior staff work to ensure quality is maintained.
• Tasks are completed in accordance with agreed timeframes.
• Communicate expected timeframes to clients and management.
• Ensure that management and clients are informed of expected changes in timeframes ahead of time.
• Ensure a proactive approach to communications to ensure that stakeholders are abreast of all relevant information that they may require and rely on in their day-today business decisions.
• Take necessary steps to ask questions of stakeholders so that you are certain on requirements before beginning tasks and assignments.
• Ability to work through client issues and provide appropriate recommendations to resolve.
• Ability to analyse financial statements and highlight any anomalies for either client or management’s advice/query.
• Suggest and implement process improvements.
• Actively contribute to team discussions relating to continuous improvements of business processes and procedures.
• Actively encourage junior staff to contribute to discussions relating to business processes and procedures.
• Continually follow the standard processes and procedures of the organisation.
• Take actions to ensure junior staff follow standard processes and procedures.
• Report breakdowns or weaknesses in processes and procedures to management for review.
• Contribute to the preparation of standard processes and procedures.
• Contribute to the improvement of processes and procedures.
• Ensure that work is prioritised in accordance with business priorities.
• Ensure daily timesheets are accurately maintained and presented on a timely basis.
• Ensure on time attendance to work in accordance internal policies and procedures.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong written English language skills.
• Intermediate verbal English language skills.
• Intermediate interpersonal communication.
• Intermediate ability to prioritise time.
• Intermediate initiative and problem solving skill ability.
• Intermediate interpersonal communication.
• Intermediate mathematics and analytical skill.
• Willingness to develop knowledge about the relevant subject matter of the role.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite products including intermediate skill level of MS Word, MS Excel.
• Competent in use of XERO and MYOB.
• An eagerness and want to learn.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years work experience.
• AU experience required.
• Experience in working with XERO required.
• BAS and IAS preparation required
• CPA preferred
• Experience in development processes and procedures and implementation of same.
• Experience in assignments in managing client assignments and projects.
• Experience using MS Office applications.
• Demonstrated organisational planning and coordination skills.
• Experience using CRM software (Preferred).
• An understanding of Australian Taxation Law is advantageous but not essential.