Senior Xero Accountant (AU)

Work Schedule: 7am to 4pm; Mon to Fri

Work Setup: Hybrid (Required 2 weeks onsite during onboarding and training)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare payroll including deductions, redundancies and declaration of PAYG Withholding for large withholders.
• Prepare and process payday superannuation.
• Processing and collating supplier invoices for payment.
• Prepare month end processes including journals for depreciation, prepayments, accruals, and intergroup invoices.
• Prepare business bank account reconciliations.
• Prepare investment portfolio bank account reconciliations.
• Prepare month end workpapers to reconcile all accounts.
• Prepare business activity statements and instalment activity statements.
• Prepare payroll tax returns for all states.
• Manage clients directly where possible in respect of the collection of information, queries and delivery of month end accounts.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• a CPA with at least 3 - 5 years experience in professional services or relevant industry experience.
• Experience in Xero and Australian accounting is an advantage
• Business/Commerce degree majoring in Accounting.
• Demonstrated month end accounting skills.
• Demonstrated payroll processing skills.
• Understanding the critical nature of payroll and its fixed deadlines with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to use, navigate and troubleshoot common client accounting software packages (i.e. QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero).