Assistant Accountant

Pakenham, Victoria | Permanent | 4–5 days per week

Future Supports and Support in Your Home are seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our finance team and help strengthen financial reporting, accounting processes and controls across our growing organisations.

This is a hands-on opportunity for a developing accounting professional who enjoys investigating the story behind the numbers, following issues through to a result and helping a business make informed decisions.

About us

Future Supports and Support in Your Home are related organisations supporting people to live independently in their homes and communities. Our services span disability, aged care and community support.

About the role

Reporting to the CEO and working alongside an established Accounts Officer, you’ll take operational responsibility for accurate, timely financial information across both organisations. You’ll receive technical mentoring from our Board Chair during the transition and have access to external accounting advice where appropriate.

The Accounts Officer undertakes much of the routine transaction processing. Your focus will be on accounting, reconciliation, reporting and follow-up, while working collaboratively to ensure finance processes are complete and accurate.

You will:

- Coordinate month-end close, journals, balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany accounts.
- Investigate discrepancies and provide clear conclusions and recommended actions.
- Prepare and explain monthly management reports, including financial performance, cash, debtors and significant exceptions.
- Oversee the accuracy and reconciliation of payroll, billing, accounts payable and receivable processes.
- Monitor and follow up brokerage invoices, outstanding debtors and aged-care funding claims through to receipt and reconciliation.
- Coordinate statutory reporting and year-end requirements,



with approvals and lodgements managed by authorised people.
- Help strengthen financial controls, documentation, systems and processes, including QBO and related operational systems.

About you

You’re curious, organised and comfortable taking ownership of your work. You enjoy solving problems, can explain financial information in plain English and know when to seek advice or escalate an issue.

You’ll bring:

- A relevant tertiary qualification in accounting, finance or commerce, or advanced progress towards one with equivalent practical accounting competence.
- Practical experience with month-end accounting, journals and reconciliations, including investigating differences.
- A sound understanding of accounting principles, double-entry bookkeeping and general ledger accounts.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills and confidence using accounting and business software.
- Solid organisation, judgement, communication and follow-through.

Around 2–4 years’ relevant experience is desirable, although strong emerging candidates are encouraged to apply. Experience with QBO, related entities, payroll, debtor management, aged-care funding or service billing would be an advantage. Progress towards CA or CPA, or a commitment to further learning, is also desirable.

What we offer

- A permanent position, available four or five days per week, primarily office-based.
- An opportunity to work across two related organisations and develop your accounting and commercial skills.
- Technical mentoring during your transition, access to external accounting expertise where appropriate, and scope to grow as the organisations’ needs and your capability develop.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and be willing to obtain a satisfactory National Police Check and any other screening reasonably required for the role.

Apply

Please apply through Employment Hero with your résumé and a short cover letter outlining your relevant experience and interest in the role.

📌 Assistant Accountant (Pakenham)
🏢 Future Supports
📍 Pakenham