AU Accounting Assistant (Work From Home)

This is a remote position.

·         Preparing work of a high quality in an efficient manner supporting the team in an exciting, growing Australian Bookkeeping firm including:

1) Transactional finance ownership

·         End-to-end AP and AR management, including processing inbound invoicing, following up customer payables, collections, supplier payments, and reconciliations.

·         Daily or near-daily bank and credit card reconciliations.

·         Clean, consistent coding aligned to management reporting needs.

·         Complete Payroll tasks

·         Create Accounts review process, maintain a list of account customers, terms etc. Complete assessment for new accounts and create process.

2) Month-end close (controller-lite standard)

·         Run a structured month-end close with a documented checklist.

·         Deliver P&L, balance sheet, and basic cash flow as part of the month end.

·         Maintain reconciliations for all key balance sheet accounts.

·         Ensure payroll, GST, and inventory balances reconcile and call out any variances.

3) Compliance support

·         Prepare GST/BAS tax schedules for accountant review.

·         Maintain payroll compliance data (super, PAYG, leave liabilities).

·         Coordinate clean handover to external accountants for year-end and tax.

4) Inventory, margin, and profitability insight

·         Maintain accurate inventory valuation and adjustment processes.

·         Produce reliable gross margin reporting by product, customer, or channel. Share product insights.

·         Identify margin leakage, pricing issues, and cost allocation problems.

5) Cash and working capital management

·         Prepare and maintain a rolling cash forecast and highlight upcoming risks early.

·         Actively manage receivables and support credit control processes.

·         Create payment run and plan payments with alignment to cash position and supplier terms.

6) Management reporting and insight 

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