Our Senior Bookkeepers are highly experienced financial professionals responsible for maintaining and managing a company's financial records and transactions with a high level of accuracy and efficiency. They typically oversee the work of junior bookkeepers, ensure compliance with accounting principles and regulations, and play a key role in financial reporting and analysis to support the organization's financial stability and decision-making.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Aged Receivables
- Data entry Debtor payments
- Reconcile Aged Receivables
- Follow up client debtors
- Send Monthly Statements to client’s customers
- Regular client invoicing
Aged Payables
- Data entry Creditor invoices
- Create Scheduled batch payments/Email remittance advices.
- Data entry Creditor payments
- Reconcile Aged Payables
Payroll
- Follow up Timesheets/leave requests
- Process payroll
- Send reports to client for review and Payment
- Lodge Single Touch Payroll(STP)/Email Pay slips
- Reconcile Wages Payable account
- Reconcile Superannuation Payable Account
- Reconcile PAYG withheld
- Prepare annual workers compensation renewal documentation
- Prepare annual STP Finalisation and lodge with the STP
Bank account
- Processing bank fees and interest
- Processing Direct Debits
- Creating and maintain Bank rules
Liabilities
- Preparation and Lodgment of Monthly and Quarterly IAS and PAYG
- Payment/processing Staff super
- Payment/processing loan/s
- Prepare and Lodge Payroll Tax
- Prepare and Lodge TPAR Report annually
Reconciliations
- Bank
- Credit Cards
- GST control accounts
- Process monthly accrual journals or other manual journals required
- Loan accounts
- Fixed assets
- Update Cashflow forecasts/Budgets
- Review General Ledge details
Procedures and Manuals
- Updating client manual
- Maintain Bank and supplier rules
- Completing Session Checklist
- Printing monthly reports
- Checking Session Report
- Saved reports to client folders in One Drive
Administration
- Send authorities for signature
- Follow up signature/queries with clients
- Update Financial Cents on a daily Basis
- Update your timesheet on a daily basis in financial cents
- Call ATO to add new client software
- Maintain client data on ATO Portal
- Respond to clients in a timely Manner
- Create training notes and Loom videos where necessary
Ad hoc tasks
- Any task deemed necessary by the Service Delivery Manager involving client management
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Should be a graduate of Finance/Accounting or any business-related course
- A CPA is preferred but not required
Product Knowledge
- Complete knowledge of Client accounts and businesses
- At least 5 years of Australian Accounting experience (GST, Tax and Depreciation)
- Experienced in handling multiple clients
- Accounting background; able to understand the language of our interactions with the accounts
- Other expertise that may be defined by the customer
System and Application Knowledge
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Advanced Knowledge of accounting tools such as Xero, MYOB, Quickbooks, and other
applications that customers use - Ability to learn new systems and tools as needed
Quality
- Works within the Client’s quality guidelines
- Ensures quality of work being delivered without being supervised
Communications Skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
Efficiency
- Works within the allotted budget hours for jobs assigned
- Ensures all deliverables are fulfilled on a timely manner