We provide specialist bookkeeping services to the legal sector, working across the major Law Society–approved practice management platforms — LEAP, Smokeball, Actionstep and Clio.

We’re looking for an experienced Legal Bookkeeper to join us. Hours are adaptable: the role can be structured as part-time, full-time or casual, with scope to grow as your skills and availability allow.

What you’ll do

- Reconcile Statutory Trust Accounts using legal practice management software
- Investigate and resolve trust account discrepancies, tracing entries to their source and correcting them in line with trust accounting requirements
- Investigate software integration issues between practice management platforms and accounting systems (e.g. data sync errors, mismatched or missing transactions), and work to resolve them
- Reconcile office bank accounts and credit cards
- Manage payroll and superannuation
- Prepare Business Activity Statements (BAS)
- Handle ad hoc accounting duties as they arise

What you’ll bring

- A minimum of 3 years’ bookkeeping experience
- Hands-on experience reconciling Statutory Trust Accounts in one or more Australian legal practice management systems
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve trust account discrepancies




- Experience troubleshooting software integration issues between legal practice management software and accounting systems
- Solid experience processing payroll and superannuation, including compliance with relevant obligations
- Solid working knowledge of both MYOB and Xero (essential)
- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Clear, friendly communication and the ability to engage with clients professionally

You’ll work in a supportive environment with genuine opportunity to develop your skills and take on more responsibility over time.

Your application will include the following questions:

- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- What’s your expected annual base salary?
- How many years’ experience do you have as a Legal Bookkeeper?
- Which of the following legal practice management software do you have experience with?
- How many years of bookkeeping experience do you have?
- How would you rate your English language skills?
- How many years of payroll experience do you have?
- Do you have accounting experience in the legal industry?
- How many years’ experience do you have as a Xero Specialist?
- How many years’ experience do you have as a MYOB Bookkeeper?

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📌 Legal Bookkeeper (New South Wales)
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📍 New South Wales