Role Type: Permanent | Full-time | Senior Bookkeeper
Salary: $90,000 - $100,000 + Super
Looking for flexibility without compromising your career?
We're partnering with a highly regarded AFR Top 100 Accounting & Advisory Firm that is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper to join its growing team.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys building strong client relationships but wants to move away from handling every aspect of the bookkeeping process themselves. The firm has invested heavily in support systems, allowing you to focus on higher-value work while maintaining an excellent work-life balance.
Why Join?
You'll be supported by an experienced offshore bookkeeping team that manages much of the transactional processing, allowing you to focus on:
- Client relationships
- Quality control and review
- Problem solving
- Compliance
- Advisory support
- Management reporting
Diverse client portfolio
Work across a broad range of industries, assisting clients with everything from onboarding and bookkeeping clean-ups through to payroll, BAS lodgements and management reporting
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Genuine career development
As part of an established AFR Top 100 firm, you'll have access to ongoing professional development, structured learning opportunities and the chance to grow your career within a collaborative environment.
Flexibility that actually means flexibility
The firm focuses on outcomes rather than hours, offering genuine flexibility and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.
Supportive culture
You'll join a collaborative team that values strong client relationships, continuous improvement and creating an enjoyable working environment.
The Role
You'll manage your own portfolio of bookkeeping clients while working closely with the offshore bookkeeping team and internal accounting professionals.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing end-to-end bookkeeping for a diverse client portfolio.
- Processing payroll and managing BAS, IAS, STP, Payroll Tax, TPAR and WorkCover obligations.
- Preparing reconciliations, management reports and financial information.
- Reviewing work to ensure high-quality client outcomes.
- Acting as the primary point of contact for clients and delivering exceptional service.
- Leading client onboarding, bookkeeping file reviews and process improvements.
- Collaborating with the offshore team to ensure work is completed efficiently and accurately.
To be successful, you'll ideally have:
- Experience managing multiple bookkeeping clients within a public practice accounting or bookkeeping firm.
- Strong knowledge of BAS, payroll and statutory compliance obligations.
- Experience using Xero and other cloud accounting platforms.
- Excellent reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and client relationship management abilities.
- The ability to prioritise work effectively and manage multiple deadlines.
Our client is a long-established AFR Top 100 Accounting & Advisory Firm with a reputation for delivering high-quality accounting, taxation, bookkeeping and business advisory services to a diverse portfolio of SME clients.
The firm has built its success through strong client relationships, investment in its people and a collaborative culture that encourages professional development, innovation and long-term career growth.
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Bookkeeper looking to join a progressive firm where they can focus on meaningful client work while enjoying genuine flexibility and ongoing career development.
