- Perform the day-to-day processing of transactions to ensure that company finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner
- Complete range of month-end close related responsibilities ensuring timely and accurate month-end reporting to the Management Team and Board of Directors. Including review and analysis of assigned P&L; accounts.
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts and document business transactions
- Establish, maintain and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures
- Analyze and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices and other accounting documents
- Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, manager and director
- Resolve accounting discrepancies
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations including accruals, prepayment journals and overhead distribution journals
- Daily bank reconciliations
- Processing payments in the bank
- Receive, check, register and process invoices for payment with appropriate approvals
- Prepare financial statement (Profit loss statement and Balance sheet) and monthly closing and cost accounting reports
- Monitor monthly expenditure against budgets and perform variance analysis
- Year budget preparation
- Reports on debtors and creditors




- Maintain the general ledger
- Manage and control costs relating to subcontractors
- Review and improve the subcontractor recording process to ensure month end closure deadline is met
- Prepare subcontractor accruals journals at the end of the month
- Maintain the general ledgers for subcontractor costs
- Get a thorough understanding of subcontractors employed in the business, the routes and costs
- Processing of weekly RCTIs for both Metro & Linehaul subcontractors as and when required particularly for leave cover
- Prepare a monthly report on the cost for the month as per the profit and loss statement with commentary on variance to budget, etc.
- Prepare weekly QSR entity handling fees for approval prior transfer
- Verify and process QSR entity store credits
- Prepare and issue weekly freight, warehouse, QSR and wages KPI’s reports
- Perform other ad-hoc related duties as required including assisting the finance team with management of accounts payable, accounts receivables, cheque runs, monthly bank reconciliations, fleet management, business credit cards and asset management.
- Cover for other accountants when on leave or assistance with month end related activities to ensure the team meets their deadlines.

📌 Accountant for a Transport Company in Australia (Home Based Full Time)
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📍 Australia