Senior Bookkeeper | Outsourced Accounting

The Company…..
Our client is a well established outsourced accounting and advisory firm working with a diverse portfolio of clients, including family offices and multi entity businesses. They are Xero and Payroll certified, and pride themselves on delivering high quality, proactive bookkeeping and reporting support alongside their Fractional CFO, Compliance and Tax teams.

The Job…..
This is a client facing Senior Bookkeeper role within a collaborative Outsourced Accounting team. You will take ownership of the full bookkeeping function across a portfolio of clients, including:

• Full accounts payable and receivable management, including coding and publishing bills and raising receivable invoices
• Full bank reconciliation processing, including importing statements, coding, matching and splitting transactions where required
• Advanced payroll processing, including payroll tax calculations and reconciliation of payroll balance sheet accounts (superannuation, PAYG withholding, FBT, annual leave, long service leave and payroll tax)
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations, adjusting journals and GST activity statement checks
• Preparation of draft financial reports for review by the CFO team where relevant
• Proactive, professional communication across multiple clients
• Collaborating with the Fractional CFO, Compliance and Tax teams on process improvements, and supporting and upskilling the existing bookkeeping and accounting team

You…..

• Have 5+ years' experience in a bookkeeping or accounting team, ideally within a Chartered environment or a family office managing multiple entities
• Hold a relevant bookkeeping and/or accounting qualification
• Bring extensive experience across the Xero ecosystem, with exposure to Hubdoc or Dext for document capture
• Have a sound understanding of statutory reporting deadlines, including IAS, BAS, PRT and superannuation
• Are confident, client focused and comfortable working proactively across multiple accounts
• Have strong attention to detail, time management and prioritisation skills, and can work independently as well as within a team
• Are proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with Microsoft Teams experience preferred
• Hold Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency

Experience in advanced payroll compliance, tax and statutory compliance, management accounting and reporting, process optimisation or technology implementations will be highly regarded.

How to apply…..
To apply, you are welcome to send your CV to jquigley@sbrecruitment.com or contact Jenny on 02 9002 500 for a confidential discussion.