Bookkeeper, Melbourne or Perth

**About the Role**

In the Corporate Finance & Restructuring ('CF&R') segment, we focus on our clients' strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.

Based in Melbourne or Perth and a member of the CF&R Accounts Services team, the Accounts Services Assistant role is a permanent, full-time national role, supporting professional staff in the Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth CF&R practices. Duties include bookkeeping using the Insol6 Insolvency Management software platform (formerly 'MYOB Insol') ('Insol6'), general Insol6 data processing and management/support, banking assistance using various on-line banking platforms, preparation of draft statutory documents/returns and various other accounts service-related responsibilities such as those set out below.

**What You'll Do**

Working within a well established and progressive team, you will:

- Provide banking / funds handling support to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth CF&R staff with respect to their client needs including monitoring and handling client funds (banking, opening and closing bank accounts and other liaison with banks as required, Insol6 / bank reporting)
- Insol6 data entry and database management including creating new client records in Insol6, processing receipts and payments, journal entries, wages, dividend distributions, entering/updating employee/creditor information and updating client Charts of Account
- Assist with managing/monitoring client ATO registration and reporting obligations (GST/PAYG/STP), draft/lodge BAS, attend to GST payables, monitor GST receivables, liaise with ATO as required)
- Monitor staff compliance with statutory deadlines, prepare/manage periodical control reports/registers
- Assist with, and arrange, timely closure of finalised client matters including bank account closures and closing/archiving client Insol6 cases
- Various ad hoc duties and project work relating to the Accounts Services function as required

**How You'll Grow**

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with proven, hands-on bookkeeping experience to work in a dynamic, supportive work environment. In this role, you will also have the opportunity to partner with senior personnel to implement and drive a wide variety of performance improvement initiatives and greater operational efficiencies.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Minimum 3 years' bookkeeping experience, preferably within professional services
- Bookkeeping qualifications highly regarded
- Experience using Insol6 / MYOB Insol Insolvency Management Software and/or Core IPS software highly regarded
- High attention to detail, accuracy and problem-solving abilities
- Intermediate Excel and Word skills
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- This role will require travel to FTI offices

**Our Benefits**

Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

- Attractive remuneration, including discretionary bonuses available to all employees
- 18 weeks paid, gender-neutral parental leave with full superannuation contributions throughout paid and unpaid leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Financial support to obtain work-related professional qualification, such as CA, CPA, or CFA, and other
- Professional membership contributions and generous paid study leave (up to 12 days)
- Corporate discount available for health insurance, including dependent(s)
- Employee Assistance Program ("EAP") - free to all employees and their immediate families
- 35 hours per year for approved pro bono matters
- Special leave - 2 days per year of a cultural or religious holiday that is not treated as a public holiday in Australia
- FTI Work Perks: our discount program that provides a wide range of corporate offers, savings, and wellbeing resources
- Monthly Health & Wellbeing program including fitness subsidies
- Annual paid volunteer hours
- Corporate matching for charitable donations
- Opportunity to join our Reconciliation Action Plan - working group; FTI's Women's Initiative Network (FTI WIN); Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Corporate Citizenship committees

**About FTI Consulting**

What makes us unique? With more than 7,500 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does n