The Accounting Associate supports clients’ day-to-day financial operations by maintaining accurate records, reconciling accounts, assisting with AP, AR, payroll, and reporting, and helping with audits and budgeting.
Accounts and Admin Support Officer (003 - 01457)
📜 Description
- Record and reconcile transactions, process invoices and payments, and prepare accounts receivable and payable reports.
- Complete month-end account checks and maintain accurate balance sheet and profit and loss records.
- Process payroll tax, IAS, BAS, and superannuation payments, coordinating with external accountants on compliance.
- Respond to client and supplier account queries and handle accounting-related communications.
- Support timesheets, fleet administration, reporting, procedural documentation, quotes, and subcontractor records.
🛠️ Requirements
- Proven experience in accounts, bookkeeping and admin support
- Hands-on experience with Xero; Aroflo experience is a strong advantage
- Working knowledge of Australian payroll, BAS/IAS and superannuation
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Well organized, able to manage multiple deadlines independently
Full job description
Looking for Philippines-based candidates
Job Role: Accounts and Admin Support Officer
Compensation range: $3,000 - $3,500 AUD / Monthly
Engagement type: Independent Contractor Agreement
Work Schedule: This role is expected to align with the AU business hours (9 AM - 5 PM, Monday to Friday) for collaboration, but you’ll have flexibility in how you manage your day.
Who We Are: At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote so you'll be able to work from home.
Who The Client Is: The company is a leading provider of arboricultural and vegetation management solutions for commercial and government sectors throughout New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.
Role Overview: We are looking for a detail-oriented Accounts and Admin Support Officer to manage day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll, tax compliance, and office administration for a busy Australian business. You will work closely with the business owners, senior administrative officer and external accountants to keep accounts accurate and operations running smoothly.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounts Management and Reporting
- Record and reconcile daily financial transactions
- Process invoices, bills and batch payments
- Prepare weekly Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable reports
- Complete end-of-month account checks, including Balance Sheet and P&L accuracy
- Register assets in Xero
- Respond to client and supplier account queries and troubleshoot account issues
Payroll and Tax Compliance
- Process payroll tax, IAS and BAS
- Process superannuation payments and check accuracy
- Liaise with company accountants on tax and compliance matters
Admin and Operations Support
- Prepare credit application forms, handle accounting-related emails and phone calls
- Review staff timesheets and assist with fleet administration
- Prepare weekly admin and project reports, and completion reports as required
- Assist in the management of procedural documentation
- Enter quotes in Aroflo, follow up quotes, and manage sub-contractor documents
- Take on ad-hoc tasks as needed
Requirements
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in accounts, bookkeeping and admin support
- Hands-on experience with Xero; Aroflo experience is a strong advantage
- Working knowledge of Australian payroll, BAS/IAS and superannuation
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Well organized, able to manage multiple deadlines independently
Work Arrangement & Expectations:
This is a remote role that will be set up as an independent contractor engagement.
To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:
- Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
- Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”)
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