- Work for a growing and successful privately owned business
- Develop your career within a supportive, collaborative and high-performing finance team
- Gain broad exposure across the finance function and build on your accounting experience
Lawson Elliott Recruitment is partnering with a successful privately owned business to recruit a technically skilled Assistant Accountant to join their Brisbane team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and wants to be part of a supportive, collaborative and high-performing finance team.
In this role, you will play an integral part in keeping financial processes running smoothly, with responsibilities spanning revenue and collections, supporting payroll processes and ensuring accuracy across multiple projects. The successful candidate will be a proactive and commercially minded finance skilled who is confident questioning processes, identifying discrepancies and taking ownership of their work.
Reporting to the CFO, you will have broad range of responsibilities including:
- Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Journal entries
- Track and record project revenue accurately based on contract terms
- Process and issue invoices, credit notes,
and revenue adjustments
- Support month-end processes
- Follow up on overdue payments to reduce debt
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Process improvement
- Support and be a back up for payroll processing
- Ensure all financial records are up to date and accurate
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders
- Managing the accounts inbox and respond to queries
- Ad hoc duties as required
Ideal candidate for this role:
- 3+ years proven work experience as an Assistant Accountant or similar role
- Strong understanding of general accounting principles and processes
- Confident in managing reconciliations, journals, and month-end support
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Proficient in Excel and ERP systems
- Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
If this opportunity sounds like your next move, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Please submit your resume in a Word format to commence the application process. Alternatively contact Elliza Abbott on 07 3071 9***/0459 410 *** or email *************@lawsonelliott.com.au quoting ref EA18225 with any questions.