senior bookkeeper | Australian Accounting firm | wfhGrowth Team OPC

Join our team of passionate experts and become a vital part of our mission to make a positive impact and drive the growth of our clients' businesses. At our core, we value building meaningful connections, fostering personal and professional growth, and having fun along the way. Together, let's create success, support each other, and make a difference that truly matters.
Why Join Us?
Work full time from home
Equipment provided
20 days paid leave
Paid parental leave benefits
HMO on Day One + dependent coverage
Birthday and Tenure perks and gifts
Paid leave on Australian public holidays
Regular virtual and location based in-person team connection activities such as TGIT (Thank God It's Thursday), coffee catch-ups, bowling, etc
Annual company Team Retreat
Annual remuneration reviews
Grow personally and professionally with Training, Mentoring, and Leadership guidance
Who Are We Looking For?
We are looking for a Senior Bookkeeper to join our accounts team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3+ years of experience in end-to-end bookkeeping for Australian businesses under an Australian Accounting or Bookkeeping firm. You must be Xero Certified, possess AU Payroll experience, and have a Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy. Experience and confidence in being able to handle the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close for small to medium sized Australian businesses will be highly regarded. Additionally, the ability to mentor and train junior bookkeepers is essential.
What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like?
Reviewing and process financial transactions, including accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting principles and regulations.
Reconciling bank statements, credit card statements, and other financial accounts.
Reconciling ATO balance sheet items (i.e. GST, PAYGW, income tax)
Preparing and processing payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
Preparing Supplier Batch payments
Reconciling receivables and payables against customer and supplier remittances
Generating and analyzing financial reports, such as profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Identifying and investigating discrepancies or irregularities in financial records, resolving any issues promptly.
Collaborating with the tax+compliance team to ensure accurate and timely completion of month-end and year-end closing procedures.
Assisting in the preparation of financial statements for companies, trusts, partnerships, and sole traders, where needed.
Preparing and lodging activity statements, including BAS/IAS, and ensuring compliance with GST and payroll tax requirements.
Providing guidance and support to junior bookkeeping staff, including training and mentoring, with assistance from the Accounts Team Manager and Client Managers.
Reviewing and overseeing work prepared by junior bookkeepers to detect discrepancies and ensure deadlines are met
Staying up to date with changes in accounting regulations and best practices, implementing necessary adjustments in processes and procedures.
Collaborating with other departments, such as tax and compliance teams, to ensure cohesive and accurate financial reporting.
Continuously improving bookkeeping processes, implementing automation and efficiency measures where possible.
Participating in professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills in bookkeeping and accounting practices.
Working alongside the client services team, tax team and client managers to support clients with queries as needed
Processing superannuation obligations and do relevant reconciliations
Processing and lodging other state based statutory compliance such as CoInvest, etc
Setting up and maintaining software integrations between Xero, Dext, Square, Deputy, Lightspeed, etc where necessary.
What You Will Need to Succeed?
Minimum of 3 years of experience in Australian Bookkeeping
Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy
Excellent understanding of Xero
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
High attention to detail
Solid problem solving ability
High analytical and curious
Strong supervisory skills and the ability to manage workflows
Highly proactive with the ability to research and provide solutions
Strong accuracy in your produced results
Ability to collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders with strong business acumen
Excellent organisation and time management skills
Who Are We?
Growth Team is a fast-growing Australian accounting firm with offices in Melbourne and Manila. We are a passionate and future-focused team dedicated to helping small and medium businesses in Australia achieve clarity, control, and confidence in their business and their definition of success.
With our expertise in Australian Bookkeeping, Accounting, Taxation, and Growth Advisory, we provide holistic professional services to our clients.
Our strong emphasis on building and nurturing client relationships sets us apart.
We use the best available technology to enable our people to deliver amazing results to our clients and for our team.
Our firm is powered by Xero and over 95% of our clients run their business' using it. We're Xero Champions
We are experiencing growth and exciting opportunities lie ahead as we execute our long-term vision of being Australia's most successful Accounting and Advisory firm.
Next Steps?
If this sound exciting to you, you are invited to apply to join our team, where you'll work in a collaborative and dynamic environment, where your contributions are valued, and you can thrive in your career.
Our Recruitment Process:
Submit your CV/Resume outlining your relevant skills and experience
Candidates meeting the above criteria will be invited to complete a pre-interview questionnaire for additional information. Note: Due to the a high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Candidates proceeding to the first round will be invited by email to book in an interview via zoom.
Candidates proceeding to the second round will undergo reference checks and if satisfactory, undertake a series of tests.
If required, a third and final interview is conducted where formal offers are made to the successful candidates.