Junior Accountant
Trade · Regans Ford, Northam & Wheatbelt WA, Australia · Full-Time · $85,000 - $95,000/yr
Looking to grow your accounting career in Australia? A well-established agribusiness in Western Australia is hiring a motivated Accountant / Bookkeeper. Whether you are an experienced finance professional or a junior accountant, this is a great chance to build a long-term career in a supportive, growing business.
You will work closely with senior finance leadership and play a key part in handling day-to-day financial operations across multiple business entities.
If you have accounting or bookkeeping experience from back home in the Philippines, the Middle East or elsewhere, take a careful look at the requirements below.
Key Responsibilities
- Look after accounts receivable, from invoicing and payment allocation to debtor management, and follow up any overdue payments on outstanding accounts
- Handle credits, rebates and claims from customers
- Do reconciliations of customer accounts and intercompany transactions
- Put together aged receivables reports and collection forecasts
- Help verify customer accounts and meet compliance requirements
- Process payroll journals and keep payroll records up to date
- Prepare and help with BAS, IAS and PAYG reporting
- Keep general ledger entries, journals and fixed asset records in order
- Complete month-end and year-end reconciliations
- Help prepare financial and management reports
- Help monitor and forecast cash flow
- Use accounting software to keep financial records and data accurate across multiple business entities
- Make sure everything complies with accounting standards and company policies
- Work with senior finance staff on reporting and financial analysis, join finance meetings and provide ad hoc reports
Requirements & Eligibility
- A Diploma or higher qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- A minimum of three years' experience in bookkeeping, accounts or accounting
- Strong knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliations
- Experience processing payroll and handling Australian tax compliance
- Understanding of IFRS and/or Australian Accounting Standards
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, especially formulas, lookups and pivot tables
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Experience with accounting software such as NetSuite or Reckon is advantageous
- Experience in a multi-entity business environment is desirable
- CPA or CA studies will be highly regarded
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