Senior Bookkeeper for Australian client (remote)

Urban Circus 

Our company 

Australia’s leading urban and infrastructure planning company. For 20 years we have been helping clients change the face of cities with modern 3D digital workflows. Working in city planning, infrastructure planning, master-planning, works planning, we help clients build a better world and overcome archaic development methods. 

Our culture 

Our mission is to help people make a better world and environments. Our team culture and client approach is highly collaborative and agile. Across our visual artists, modellers, designers producers and development units – the team of experts work together to create amazing technology and visual solutions. We hire for attitude as much as aptitude. Clients love working with us because of our responsive can-do attitude and going above and beyond, as well as our excellent technology. The senior management team work hard to empower our experts to build great work. Atop this great team environment, calmer than a games company and kinder than an engineering corporation, we use modern management structures, tools, and processes to keep things running on track. You will love it. 

We have an immediate requirement for a reliable, analytical, focused, and results-driven Senior Bookkeeper to join our team.   

Requirements: 

• Perform general end to end bookkeeping 
• Prepare and complete bank reconciliations 
• Do journal entries 
• Manage general ledger  
• Create invoices and accounts receivables   
• Follow up outstanding payments 
• Run payroll, superannuation and complete wage and GST reconciliations 
• Prepare ITR, BAS & FBT  
• Lodge IAS and payroll tax 
• Prepare for R&D and other government grants 
• Manage accounts payable and receivables 
• Prepare financial reports and budgets 
• Maintain accurate financial records and reports 
• With experience in managing balance sheets and general ledger reconciliation  
• Conduct daily account management  
• Update and create financial policies and procedures 

Skills and Experience:

• Must hold a Bachelor of Accounting or Diploma of Accounting/ Bookkeeping 
• Minimum of five (5) years' experience as a bookkeeper in Australian context 
• High working knowledge of Xero and MYOB
• Ability to quickly learn other programs 
• With in depth knowledge of accounting processes 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills  
• Proficient with MS Office  
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks 
• Be able to work with a team but also independently at times 
• Work from home in an efficient manner 
• Able to follow direction and instructions and procedures and prioritise jobs to be done 
• With personable, pleasant personality as the role involves client interface 
• Strong attention to detail 
• Results driven and with high regard to integrity