Your Accounts and Payroll experience are required for this diverse role. Your new company
An opportunity is available for an experienced Bookkeeper & Payroll Officer to join a well-established and growing organisation based on the Gold Coast. This role will suit a highly organised and detail-driven finance professional who is confident managing end-to-end bookkeeping, payroll, and financial administration within a structured and rapid-paced environment.
Your New Role
Reporting to senior management and working closely with external accountants, you will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day finance operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting across the business. Key responsibilities include:
Bookkeeping & Financial Administration
- Data entry and maintenance of accurate financial records
- Bank and credit card reconciliations
- Chart of accounts management
- Data file corrections and system maintenance
- Weekly financial reporting to management
- Monthly PAYG and quarterly BAS lodgements
- Management of ATO payment plans
- Liaising with external accountants
- Tracking liabilities including loans and finance agreements
- Providing ad hoc financial support to management
Accounts Payable
- Processing and verifying supplier invoices
- End-of-month statement reconciliations
- Supplier payment runs
- Managing supplier queries and disputes
- Monitoring due dates to assist cash flow management
Accounts Receivable
- Invoice processing and management
- Allocation of customer payments and receipts
- Responding to customer account enquiries
- Following up overdue and progress payments
- Processing customer refunds
Payroll & HR Administration
- End-to-end weekly payroll processing
- Timesheet management and approvals
- Leave and entitlement management
- Sales commissions, bonuses, and reimbursements
- Terminations and final payments




- STP lodgements and year-end reconciliations
- Superannuation processing
- Award compliance, classifications, and pay rates
- Payroll tax registration and reporting
- WorkCover administration
- Employee onboarding and offboarding, including contracts, TFN and super setup
- Maintaining HR records, policies, and procedures
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a confident and highly capable finance professional with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar bookkeeping and payroll role
- Extensive experience using Xero
- Strong working knowledge of BAS, GST, payroll, and Australian accounting standards
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise confidently across all levels
What you'll get in return
This is a long-term opportunity within a well-structured organisation that values strong systems, clear processes, and a supportive team culture.You can expect:
- Salary of $100,000 - $110,000 + super, depending on experience
- Stable, Monday-to-Friday working hours
- Hybrid working flexibility
- Support from management and external accounting partners
- Career progression opportunities into senior finance or management roles
- A professional, collaborative team environment
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to
[email protected] or phone: Ph: 0404 305 351.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
At Hays, we value diversity and are passionate about placing people in a role where they can flourish and succeed. We actively encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.
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