Assistant Accountant / Bookkeeping Services

Independent contractor or bookkeeping service | Up to 15 hours per week | Remote

Love accurate numbers, streamlined processes and working with a business that makes a difference?

Sustainable Salons is seeking an experienced independent accountant, bookkeeper or bookkeeping service to support our Finance team, with a scope of work of up to 15 hours per week.

We’re a social enterprise helping salons turn valuable resources into a positive impact for people and the planet. We’re looking for someone who shares our sense of purpose and can provide reliable, accurate accounting support across four Xero organisations.

The scope of work

Working with our Financial Controller, your services will include:

- Reconciling supplier statements and preparing weekly supplier payment schedules for approval.
- Reconciling team expense claims.
- Cross checking supporting documentation to transactions.
- Reconciling bank accounts and other balance sheet accounts.
- Supporting month-end processes, account preparation and financial reporting.
- Preparing accounts payable reports.
- Identifying practical improvements to financial processes and data accuracy.

What we’re looking for

- Demonstrated experience providing bookkeeping or assistant accounting services.
- Strong Xero knowledge and confidence working across multiple entities.




- Familiarity with Dext, ApprovalMax and Airwallex is desirable.
- Confident working across a range of digital platforms and quick to learn recent systems and tools.
- Experience with reconciliations, journals and month-end processes.
- Excellent attention to detail, clear communication and a proactive approach to resolving discrepancies.
- The ability to manage agreed deliverables independently and meet deadlines.
- A commitment to confidentiality and professional standards.

An accounting or bookkeeping qualification is desirable. Experience with Salesforce and Google Workspace would also be helpful.

The engagement

This is a service engagement for an independent contractor or bookkeeping business, with a scope of up to 15 hours per week. Services can be delivered remotely, with timing and availability agreed to support regular finance deadlines and collaboration with our team in NSW business hours.

Interested?

Please send us a short introduction outlining your relevant experience, whether you operate independently or as part of a bookkeeping service, your availability and your proposed rates or service fees.

We’d love to hear how you could help keep our finances running smoothly while we keep valuable resources in circulation. ?

📌 Bookkeeper (Australia)
🏢 Sustainable Salons
📍 Australia