Accounts Officer

We’re looking for an experienced AU Bookkeeper (Xero) to support a growing finance function, with a strong focus on accounts payable alongside accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, invoicing, payment processing, and month-end support. This is a great opportunity for an experienced finance professional with strong Australian accounting experience and hands-on Xero expertise to play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting day-to-day finance operations.

• Manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable process, including processing supplier invoices, verifying invoices against purchase orders, approvals and delivery records, and coding transactions to the correct general ledger accounts and cost centres.
• Enter approved invoices into Xero with accurate tax treatment and supporting documentation, ensuring financial records are complete and up to date.
• Prepare and process weekly supplier payment runs, verify banking details and payment amounts, process staff reimbursements, and ensure accurate remittance information.
• Reconcile supplier statements, investigate discrepancies, resolve supplier queries and missing information, and maintain accurate supplier records and documentation.
• Manage Accounts Receivable activities, including raising customer invoices based on approved quotes, contracts and project milestones, allocating customer receipts, maintaining customer accounts, and assisting with collections.
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations, investigate discrepancies between bank statements and accounting records, and ensure transactions are accurately recorded.
• Maintain accurate Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable ledgers and update invoice and payment statuses in Monday.com as projects progress.
• Assist with month-end close activities, including reconciliations, reporting, supporting documentation, and other finance-related requirements.
• Support data integrity checks and accurate information flow between accounting and project management systems, including Xero, Odoo, and Monday.com.
• Prepare documentation and reports for audits and internal reviews, maintain organised financial records, communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders, and provide general finance and administrative support as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Finance, Business, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in bookkeeping with strong exposure to day-to-day finance operations.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting Australian businesses including Australian invoicing, GST, ABN, BAS, supplier payments, and financial administration requirements.