Assistant Accountant - Part-Time (0.6 FTE), possible growth to full-time

GML Heritage is one of Australia’s leading and most respected heritage consultancies, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Please visit our website at www.gml.com.au to learn more.

Are you a motivated and detail-oriented junior or Assistant Accountant who enjoys variety, learning new things and getting involved wherever support is needed?

We are looking for an adaptable and proactive Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team on a part-time basis (0.6 FTE). The specific days and hours of work can be agreed with the successful applicant.

This is a broad, hands‑on role supporting day‑to‑day accounting, project administration and month‑end processes, while also providing relief and backup across proposal and project administration.

This role will suit someone who thrives in a dynamic and varied environment, is comfortable moving between different tasks and priorities, and genuinely enjoys working across different areas of a business. If you prefer a narrowly defined accounting role, this may not be the position for you. If you enjoy variety, problem‑solving and developing a broad range of skills, we would love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

- Part‑time flexibility: 0.6 FTE, with days and hours to be agreed with the successful applicant.
- Broad experience: Gain hands‑on exposure to accounts payable and receivable, project accounting, month‑end reporting, project administration and proposal support.
- Variety: Work across a range of finance, project and operational activities rather than being limited to one accounting function.
- Career development: Build your accounting and business skills through practical experience, cross‑training and support from experienced finance professionals.
- Cooperative culture: Work closely with our Finance, Operations and consulting teams across the business.
- Flexible working: Based in our central Haymarket office,



with some flexibility to work from home once you are established in the role.

What You’ll Do

Working as part of the Finance team, your responsibilities will include:

- Support accounts payable, including entering expenses, processing credit card expenses and assisting with weekly payment runs.
- Assist with accounts receivable and invoicing, particularly during busy month‑end periods.
- Support project administration in NetSuite, including project commissioning, job creation, fee and budget updates, variations, time reallocations and project closure.
- Maintain project and financial information in NetSuite and assist with ongoing system administration.
- Undertake weekly and month‑end timesheet checks and follow up outstanding timesheets.
- Maintain the fixed asset register, including additions, disposals and monthly depreciation.
- Assist with month‑end reporting, including utilisation and project performance reporting.
- Maintain rates and related finance information in our systems and fee calculation tools.
- Provide relief and backup support for proposals and project administration, including setting up new opportunities, assisting with proposal submissions, establishing new project sites in SharePoint, and undertaking general proposal and project‑related administrative and support tasks.
- Provide general finance and operational support as required, adapting to changing priorities and business needs.
- Undertake cross‑training to provide backup across other finance functions, which may include bank reconciliations, payroll processing and related reconciliations.

About You

You will be someone who:

- Is adaptable, flexible and comfortable working across a varied range of responsibilities.
- Thrives in a dynamic environment where priorities can change and no two days are necessarily the same.
- Enjoys learning new systems and processes and is willing to step outside a narrowly defined accounting remit when the team needs support.
- Has strong attention to detail and g

📌 Assistant Accountant (Sydney)
🏢 GML Heritage
📍 Sydney