Job Description

Assistant Accountant

- Location: Perth, WA (Office-based)
- Reports to: Senior Accountant / Financial Controller
- Position Type: Full-Time

Company overview

Zenith Energy Australia has recently been awarded a contract by the Australian Government to act as lead contractor for phase 2 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning program, one of the most significant offshore decommissioning programmes currently underway in the Asia-Pacific region.

Position Overview

The Assistant Accountant plays a key role in the finance department by ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, maintaining the general ledger, and assisting with month-end reporting and compliance. This role suits a detail-oriented person looking to grow their career within corporate or commercial accounting.

Key Attributes:

- Ability to understand and generate project related information, specifically for the invoicing and receivables function as above,
- positive and can-do attitude,
- willingness to take direction and resolve tasks,
- attention to detail,
- robust time-management skills, and
- the ability to work independently.

Key Responsibilities

- Transactional Accounting:
- Generation and detailed checking/verification of all aspects of project invoicing
- Process accounts payable and accounts receivable, including invoice generation and credit notes.
- Liaising with the project management team where necessary
- Assisting with the processing of payroll and payment runs
- Reconcile company credit cards,



supplier statements, and bank accounts.
- Reconciliations & Month-End Support:
- Assist with balance account reconciliations with oversight from the project accountant
- Assist with month-end journal entries, accruals, and prepayments.
- Support the preparation of monthly management financial statements.
- Compliance & Reporting:
- Assist in preparing data for various statutory returns, as required.
- Help compile documentation and schedules for annual financial audits.
- Stakeholder Support:
- Respond to internal and external vendor/customer queries regarding accounts and billing and other finance related queries
- Perform ad hoc investigations and reviews of issues as and when they arise
- Provide general administrative support to the finance and executive team.

Qualifications & Experience

- A related discipline or a Certificate IV in Accounting/Bookkeeping (formal training advantageous but not required).
- 3 years of hands-on experience in an accounts, bookkeeping, or assistant accountant role.
- A good understanding of the tax and reporting regime for medium sized businesses in WA.

Technical & Core Skills

- Software Proficiency: Experience with cloud accounting platforms (e.g., Xero, MYOB) and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems would be advantageous
- Microsoft Excel: Intermediate to advanced skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation).
- Compliance Knowledge: Basic familiarity with Australian GST, FBT, and taxation principles.

📌 Assistant Accountant (Australia)
🏢 Zenith Energy
📍 Australia