Job Title

Junior Assistant AccountantPosition Overview

Job DescriptionReporting to the Finance Manager, the junior assistant accountant will follow strategies and policies as implemented by the Finance Manager. Assist the Finance team to manage day-to-day accounting procedures, minimize cost, assist other departments with finance queries when required. Be proactive in problem solving, learning and applying knowledge to all logical processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable

- Processing supplier and intercompany bills, credits, weekly and monthly statement reconciliations, reconcile the aged payables and other ad hoc vendor reconciliations, liaise with the suppliers for any bill’s discrepancies

- Manage all emails on payables.au mailbox

- Assist with maintenance of employee expense approvals per company policy within our expense management system

- Ensure all PO’s are receipted and Landed Costs added

- Reconcile the PCard and entered in Fusion

Accounts Receivable

- Assist with compliance checks and credit applications, ensure all shipped orders are invoiced, follow up debtors, send out customer statements and reconcile the aged receivables

- Process daily customer receipts

- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders daily to ensure any issues are resolved promptly

General Ledger Accounting

- Daily bank reconciliations and banking entries





- Process the daily create accounting processes and ensure all errors are cleared

- Other ad hoc duties to support the team; orders from Officeworks, Coles, etc., orders.

Other Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting (or working towards)

- Minimum of 1 year experience within a similar role

- Experience with general ledger / AR Collections highly regarded

- Computer literacy, intermediate knowledge of M365 Office suite and Excel

- Experience with Oracle Fusion highly regarded.

- Confidence in dealing with internal and external stakeholders always ensuring confidentiality

- Eager to learn and adapt

- Flexible and adaptable to take on new tasks

- Attention to detail coupled with a high level of accuracy in data entry

- Robust level of written and verbal communication skills

Required Competencies:

- Initiate action

- Build customer satisfaction

- Innovate

- Solve problems

Note: This is not intended to describe every element of the position. From time-to-time staff may be asked to perform various job-related duties not listed above, including assisting another department .

Work Shift

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

📌 Junior Assistant Accountant (Melbourne)
🏢 Shaw Industries Group
📍 Melbourne