Assistant Accountant

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Assistant Accountant. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Join a smart and ambitious Finance team
• Complete your fully paid CPA
• Flexible working and excellent company benefits

Employment Innovations(EI)are Australia's leading HR and Payroll services experts. Since 1992, our mission has been to make employment easier and more rewarding for small businesses and we achieve this by combining HR, legal and payroll services with technology.

Following on from our successful launch of our new subscription products and services, our Sydney HQ are looking for a super star Assistant Accountant to help us sustain our growth and prepare for the future. Reporting to our Group Finance Manager, this star will be responsible for commandeering our accounts, helping identify ways to improve efficiencies/cut costs and adding value through developing solutions to problems you encounter throughout your journey with Employment Innovations.

You will have loads of opportunity for career development; in fact, the Group Finance Manager himself started with EI in this very same role 3.5 years ago and has rapidly moved his way up. It's entirely up to you to make this job your own though and steer your own direction and we'll support you all the way by also funding your CPA studies.

** TO APPLY ** - follow cover letter instructions below

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reconciliations - balance sheet, general ledger, bank accounts and credit card
• Pre-payments and accruals management
• Preparation of payroll tax
• Month-end billing and reporting
• Accounts payable and receivable
• Processing superannuation
• Assisting with process improvement and adhoc projects

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will be someone with just 1-2 years Finance experience and who is very comfortable in using technology to solve problems.
• Tertiary qualifications in Commerce/Accounting or Finance
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills
• Has ambitions to pursue their CPA (we will pay for this)
• Has demonstrated examples of working as a real ‘team player'

The application process for this opportunity is a little different and it's important that you read and follow the instructions to ensure you stand-out from the 100s of other applications.

To apply - in a cover letter (no more than 400 words) tell us about:

• One reason you like (or dislike) Excel
• An example of when you've used technology to make something better
• A passion you have outside of work

Benefits

• Self, health, wealth, happiness initiatives
• Friday celebrations
• Flexible working arrangements
• Continuing education/ post-graduate assistance program
• Employee rewards program
• Personal training, yoga classes, lunchtime soccer comp
• Health insurance corporate plan
• Weekly fresh fruit and daily breakfasts
• Quarterly & yearly team celebrations and team building events
• Discounts on products and services through our third party partners