Senior Accountant
JOB OVERVIEW
As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for maintaining key accounting records. Day-to-day activities include recording transactions such as income and outgoings and posting them to various accounts. Having a broad and varied role, you will need a strong sense of time management and organisational skills.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Recordkeeping and Compliance
- Xero account coding & bank reconciliation
- Prepayments/Accruals/Fixed asset coding
- Client invoicing
- Debtor chasing of overdue invoices
- Supplier invoices
- Twice monthly supplier / expense payment run
- BAS / IAS / Payroll Tax returns
- Monthly Payroll - adding new staff, bonuses, benefits, etc
- End of year payroll reporting
- End of tax year (30 June) reconciliations / returns for BAS / PAYE
- Worker Compensation estimates and actuals declarations
- Monitoring of revenue, staff numbers, etc as company is growing the statutory reporting and compliance requirements relevant to Mav3rik may change
- Management accounts pack from Xero each month
- Forecasting / cash flow
- Tax return in liaison with external accountant
- Pro-actively raise potential risks for clients and the business based on data and observations from checks performed and provide recommendations to mitigate impacts
- Any task deemed necessary by the Team Manager or Service Delivery Manager
Pro-active Issues Escalation
Ad hoc tasks
KEY RESULT AREAS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KRA’s & KPI’s)
- Productivity needs to meet the minimum expectation set for each task
- Customer Satisfaction
- Accuracy and quality of work
- Punctual and regular attendance
- Issues and Risks Escalations
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field required (CPA/CA desirable) or equivalent
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Product Knowledge
- At least 3 years’ experience in a financial management position
- Knowledge of Australian GST/PAYE/Payroll Tax and Income Tax
System and Application Knowledge
- Knowledge with Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Familiar with accounting tools such as Xero (essential), ReceiptBank – OCR (preferred), Nitro Pro (preferred) and other applications that customers use
- Ability to learn new systems and tools as needed
Quality
- Works within the Hammerjack quality guidelines
- Ensures quality of work being delivered without being supervised
- Strong communication and presentation skills
Communications Skills
Efficiency
- Proven strategic planning experience at the management level
- Demonstrated creative and critical thinking skills
- Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously