Location:
Sydney, CBD. We're open to a hybrid working style; spend time in the office and at home.

Reporting to:

Senior Accountant.

The role:

As a result of continuous national growth, Akaysha is seeking a Junior Accountant in our Sydney office. The successful applicant will be meticulous with a team-centric approach and high attention to detail.

This full-time opportunity would suit a Junior Accountant looking to develop their professional career within a fast-growing company. Akaysha has implemented a number of Accounting cloud based technologies to streamline our process. With the help of these technologies, you will be responsible for the day-to-day transaction management of the business, for multiple Australian egal entities, and be a key stakeholder and business representative. You will have a passion for your craft, meticulous attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities will include:

Accounts Payable

• End-to-end accounts payable with a fortnightly pay-run for four active trading entities
• Supplier (bank detail) verification
• Remittance processing
• Processing invoices and credit notes on time, and ensuring the correct account and project tracking codes are applied
• Liaising with suppliers on queries
• Use of Excel, HubDoc, Xero, ApprovalMax and other technologies

Payroll

• Liaise with external payroll provider to process fortnightly payroll for full-time and timesheet staff (using Xero timesheets)
• Receive and process employee expense reimbursements (actively moving to Xero Expenses)
• Set-up and maintain employee cards within Xero

Reporting & Compliance

• Assist with monthly and ad-hoc reporting
• Reconcile bank & Airwallex (employee expense) accounts
• Assistance with payroll tax
• Management of company insurances (with the support of our insurance provider)

Other

• Liaise with Tier-1 tax and management accountants for monthly reporting and annual compliance
• Management of records and maintenance of files
• Provide administrative support
• Maintain filing systems and databases
• Liaise with international accounting and bookkeeping teams in the US and Singapore to ensure intercompany transactions and loan balances are accurately reflected
• Maintain the confidentiality of records and correspondence.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and laws

What you'll bring:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• Working towards or desire to complete CA
• Previous demonstrated experience in a similar role
• Maintaining Accounts Payable and Receivables
• Bank reconciliations and month end journal entries
• Understanding of intercompany transactions (multi-entity organisations)
• Work alongside payroll provider on a fortnightly staff payroll
• Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register
• Act as a liaison for internal and external stakeholders responding to billing queries
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated, committed, and reliable
• Strong organisational and time management skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships
• Broad knowledge of financial procedures and policies
• Team player who enjoys working with and supporting others with a can-do attitude
• Excellent communication skills
• Xero experience desirable but not essential

Please be aware you must be an Australian citizen, hold permanent residency status or have existing AU working rights to apply for this role.