03 Aug
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Sleek
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City of Sydney
03 Aug
Sleek
City of Sydney
Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back‑office easy for micro SMEs. We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.
We operate 3 business segments:
- Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with :5% market share of all new business incorporations
- Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service
- FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses
Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 500 staff with a strong startup mindset. We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world‑class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech‑enabled unicorns in the Asia Pacific region.
Position: Senior Accountant
Location: Sydney office located next to Hyde Park.
Mission: As a Senior Accountant in our Australia team, your mission is to support SME clients with their accounting matters, enabling growth and decision making. More specifically you will deliver accurate BAS lodgements, maintain clean financial records, and provide clients with clear, actionable financial insights.
We're looking for an excellent communicator who thrives on being the go‑to person for clients' accounting needs, offering support, clarity, and confidence every step of the way.
Outcomes
- Prepare and lodge accurate Business Activity Statements (BAS)
and Instalment Activity Statements (IAS), ensuring GST and payroll liabilities are reconciled and compliant with ATO regulations.
- Maintain accurate financial records and full sets of accounts across a portfolio of clients, using cloud systems like Xero and Dext, including fixed asset management, journals, and reporting.
- Oversee accounts payable and receivable processes, ensuring timely invoicing, collections, payments, and reconciliation of supplier/client accounts.
- Collaborate with bookkeeping and tax teams to ensure accuracy of transaction recording, ledger integrity, and smooth financial operations.
- Assist in preparing monthly management accounts and financial reports, offering clients clear insights to support decision‑making.
- Provide payroll support and maintain strong communication with clients, acting as their go‑to advisor for day‑to‑day accounting needs and ensuring adherence to Australian regulatory standards.
- Manage the client relationship from end to end, providing answers and guidance to Australian SME owners in their day‑to‑day operations. Be a business enabler supporting their growth.
Qualifications: Minimum of 4 years experience as an Accountant within an accounting firm, with outstanding client relationship management (both verbal & written).
Behavioural Fit
- Ownership: Reliability, accountability, and proactive problem resolution.
- Humility: Open‑mindedness, willingness to learn, and foster collaboration.
- Structured Thinking: Ability to analyze complex situations and provide pragmatic solutions.
- Data driven: Use sound data to support decisions and measure initiative success.
- Can have tough conversations in a positive way: Addressing conflict with empathy and kindness.
- Tech + services savvy: Passion for leveraging software to scale business.
- Problem Solving: Diagnose and resolve production issues quickly.
- Attention to detail: Track multiple, complex workstreams.
- Excellent listener and clear communicator: Ensuring clear understanding across diverse audiences.
- Analytical Mindset: Evaluate scenarios, data‑driven decisions, quality enhancement.
- Collaboration‑Driven: Working cross‑functionally to align on requirements and quality.
- AI‑ready and curious: Identify and assess AI‑led applications.
Interview Process
- Case study: 60 minute chat with the Hiring Manager to discuss real‑life challenges and your approach.
- Career deep dive: 60 minute chat with the Hiring Manager covering your most recent roles.
- Behavioural fit assessment: 60 minute chat with an HR or leadership team member.
- Offer + reference interviews: Non‑binding offer verbally or by email, followed by short phone or video calls with references you provide.
Background Screening
As a regulated entity, Sleek performs background checks on staff. Checks may include:
- Your education
- Any criminal history
- Any political exposure
- Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history
We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation.
By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at sleek.com.
Benefits
- Humility and kindness: Culture of not taking ourselves too seriously, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Flexibility: Work from home; flexible hours; 1 month of fully remote work per year.
- Financial advantages: Competitive market salaries, $1,200 wellness allowance, generous paid time off and holiday schedules, employee share ownership plan.
- Personal growth: Responsibility, autonomy, fast pace decision‑making, internal and external training programmes, AI excellence initiatives.
- Sleek is a proudly certified B Corp committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.
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