Bookkeeper

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Australia.

📋 Description

• Create, distribute, and monitor invoices to merchants/customers based on the established schedule, pricing plans, and service usage.

• Ensure billing precision by verifying that invoiced amounts correspond with contracts, usage, pricing plans, discounts, etc.

• Track outstanding accounts receivable ledgers, review ageing reports, and follow up on overdue invoices.

• Collaborate with merchants when payments are delayed or withheld due to billing discrepancies, disputes, or other issues: determine the root cause, resolve the issue, and work with the Customer Success and Finance teams to find a solution.

• Reconcile ledger entries, payments received (through bank, payment gateway, etc.), invoice modifications, credits/refunds, and ensure alignment with the general ledger.

• Assist with month-end closing activities for accounts receivable, including preparing summaries, reports, and supporting documentation for finance leadership.

• Enhance and maintain billing/AR process documentation and templates: identify patterns, suggest, and implement improvements to minimize errors, manual workload, and payment delays.

• Support various finance/Billing/AR projects as needed (e.g., onboarding new merchants, new billing modules, automation opportunities).

• Collaborate with internal teams (Customer Success, Sales, Finance, Operations) to guarantee billing readiness, merchant onboarding, service modifications, and contract amendments are accurately reflected in the billing system.

• Deliver regular cross-functional reports: outstanding AR, billing error rate, average days to payment, dispute resolution status, etc.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the Finance & Billing team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.

• CA or CPA qualified, or actively pursuing the qualification.

• 0–3 years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, or finance operations (ideally in a high-volume environment).

• Detail-oriented, organized self-starter with strong ownership and problem-solving abilities, capable of managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and ensuring accuracy in a fast-paced, high-volume operational finance role.

• Excellent communication skills, with the capability to interact clearly, professionally, and promptly with internal stakeholders and external partners regarding billing and payment issues.

• A team player who effectively collaborates across functions while also working independently and managing their own workload.

• Strong proficiency in spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets), including formulas, pivot tables, and handling large datasets, with an emphasis on data accuracy, cleanup, and process enhancement.

• Proactive mindset focused on recognizing inefficiencies, driving continuous improvement, and a willingness to learn new finance systems/ERP tools and adapt to process changes.

• Must be able to work Australian time-zone hours or overlap with a Sydney-based finance team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Gain exposure to complete billing/AR operations within a SaaS/RaaS business, with opportunities for learning and growth.

• Significant responsibility: while this is a junior role, the impact is substantial — you’ll help ensure cash flow, billing accuracy, and merchant satisfaction.

• Opportunity to streamline manual processes and assist in implementing automation – excellent performance in this area may lead to increased responsibilities and career advancement.

• A collaborative, inclusive, and agile working environment aligned with SKUTOPIA’s vision and values.

• Remote/hybrid flexibility, a stable working relationship with an Australian company, and opportunities to advance your finance career.