Senior Bookkeeper – MYOB, AU

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

📋 Description

• Assume responsibility for finance operations for two Australian companies, which include an e-commerce distribution business and a property assets business.

• Oversee daily bookkeeping and general ledgers, which encompass transaction coding, journals, accruals, prepayments, inter-company entries, and transactions involving directors or shareholders.

• Execute daily reconciliations for bank, credit card, loan, finance accounts, and petty cash, rectifying discrepancies while maintaining a complete audit trail.

• Handle accounts payable tasks, such as invoice matching, supplier reconciliations, payment schedules, and management of credit accounts.

• Administer accounts receivable activities, including invoicing, payment allocation, reconciliations, aged receivables, and follow-up on overdue accounts.

• Process Australian payroll on a fortnightly basis, covering deductions, PAYG withholding, leave accruals, superannuation, STP reporting, and ledger reconciliation.

• Prepare GST reconciliations, BAS workpapers, and PAYG withholding information for review and lodgement by an external accountant or tax agent.

• Monitor inventory, stock movement, stock costs, landed costs, inventory levels, and identify slow-moving or excess inventory using MYOB EXO and Shopify.

• Prepare and manage purchase orders, supplier pricing, warehouse receipts, and supplier invoices; investigate discrepancies in stock and pricing.

• Reconcile sales, payments, refunds, fees, and inventory from Shopify.

• Develop budgets, cash-flow forecasts, revenue and expense forecasts, inventory purchasing forecasts, payroll forecasts, and tax/BAS cash-flow plans.

• Conduct month-end reconciliations and generate financial, inventory, purchasing, and budget-versus-actual reports, including variance analysis.

• Identify risks related to cash flow, expenditure, inventory, and financial control, and communicate necessary management actions.

• Create banking payment templates for director approval, ensuring confidentiality, financial integrity, and adherence to approval controls.

• Undertake other duties relevant to the position as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

• Essential 5-6 years of Australian bookkeeping experience supporting Australian businesses.

• Required Australian bookkeeping or accounting qualifications or certification.

• Advanced proficiency in MYOB EXO and the capability to work independently without extensive system training is essential.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including the use of formulas, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, reconciliations, budget models, and large datasets.

• Strong knowledge of Australian accounting practices, GST, BAS, PAYG, payroll, superannuation, and STP requirements is essential.

• Proven experience in managing Australian accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, supplier accounts, and 30-day credit terms is essential.

• Demonstrated expertise in inventory management, purchasing, purchase orders, goods received, and supplier management is essential.

• Experience in preparing budgets, cash-flow forecasts, budget-versus-actual analysis, and monthly management reports is essential.

• Familiarity with Xero is highly regarded.

• Experience with Shopify and the reconciliation of e-commerce sales, payments, refunds, fees, and inventory is highly regarded.

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are essential for direct interaction with management, suppliers, and internal teams.

• Strong attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and financial integrity, along with discretion in handling confidential information, are essential.

• Ability to work independently across multiple companies, manage competing priorities, and adhere to Australian deadlines is essential.

• Capability to identify discrepancies, unusual transactions, and emerging financial risks, as well as suggest practical corrective measures is essential.

• Successful completion of a practical assessment covering MYOB EXO, reconciliations, GST and BAS, payroll, inventory, purchasing, Excel, budgeting, and forecasting is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from home.

• Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM AEST/AEDT (adjustments for daylight saving time will be made).

• Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) coverage for 2 dependents and medical reimbursements.

• Government-mandated benefits.

• Opportunities to collaborate with leading companies in Australia and beyond.

• Career development training programs.

• Engaging company outings, team activities, and wellness sessions.

• Supportive and inclusive company culture.

• Dedicated managers focused on your growth and success.

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Additional entitlements.

• Structured career development programs.

• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

• Stability, growth, and a people-first culture.