Bookkeeper/ Finance Administrator

Leongatha Kitchens & Bathrooms
VerdeLife Pty Ltd
Attention: Dan & Carrie Bruce
44 Yarragon Road
LEONGATHA, VIC 3953

**Selection Criteria**: Please provide information on the following with cover letter and resume:
1. Your proven abilities as it relates to the ‘Prior Experience’ section outlined below.
2. Your preferred part-time hours and days of work.
3. Your interest in on-site or work from home opportunity including your ability to work from home, with a high level of motivation, focus and ability to effectively manage time.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

**Position Title**: Accounts Desk - Bookkeeper/Finance Administrator

**Reports to**: Company Directors which include the Managing Director (Dan Bruce) and Office Manager (Carrie Bruce), as well as the Projects Desk - Operations Administrator (OP Admin)

**Hours of Work**:Flexible part-time, 19 hours/week (.5 EFT) to be negotiated with successful applicant.

**Days of Work**:Required Thursday (or Wednesday) to process payroll, during normal business hours. Plus, preferred minimum availability on Monday, Wednesday-or-Thursday, Friday*, during normal business hours, is ideal to process VerdeLife orders.
- _Specific days and hours to be negotiated with successful applicant._

**Place of Work**:On-site (Leongatha based) + Work from home opportunity*

Ongoing work from home opportunity* with required weekly online and periodic on-site meetings in Leongatha.
Initial on-site training in Leongatha for the first ~4-8 weeks is required. Minimum of one (1) on-site workday required per week for the subsequent ~8-12 weeks.
- _To be negotiated with successful applicant. Successful applicant must have a suitable home office space._

**Remuneration**: Remuneration is based on the Clerks-Private Sector Award 2010 (MA000002) and is dependent on qualifications and experience.

**Company Overview**
For over 40 years, Leongatha Kitchens & Bathrooms (formerly Don Bruce Kitchens) has specialised in creating quality custom-built kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, wardrobes, vanities, commercial joinery and more, throughout the Gippsland and Bass Coast areas. We provide project management - from design to finish - to the new home builder, renovator and the commercial and residential building industry. We pride ourselves on our professional advice, quality of materials, attention to detail, precision workmanship and “good old-fashioned service”. We have won several awards for sustainability, kitchen design and construction, demonstrating our unwavering dedication to business management and quality for our clients and builders.

In 2015, we launched our sister-company, VerdeLife Outdoor Kitchens, and expanded our scope via the creation of a new innovative specialised joinery product - SustainaPod® - sustainable, pre-assembled, modular cabinetry. Our mission - cabinetry with purpose - embraces our passion beyond just lifestyle cabinetry. Our deepest purpose is as a company devoted to a holistic approach to environmentally sustainable design, manufacture and installation.

Both companies are based in Leongatha, Victoria where we operate our technologically advanced and fully equipped workshop.

**Position Overview**
We are seeking a driven, on-point and meticulous professional to support the day-to-day financial operations of both companies, Leongatha Kitchens & Bathrooms and VerdeLife. With established processes and systems, a solid background in bookkeeping and financial administration is essential as the position is responsible for the complex billing of clients, processing of client receipts, debt collection, payment of supplier bills, processing of employee pays, bank reconciliations and generation of monthly/quarterly reports. The position will work closely with both Company Directors and the Projects Desk to support our cloud-based, paperless, project (workflow) management and filing systems, implementing contract and finance administration.

**Prior Experience**
**Essential**

− Proven experience in bookkeeping and financial administration, sufficient to perform specific responsibilities and duties

− Expert level experience in Reckon Accounts Hosted, formerly QuickBooks, accounting software (or similar)

**Desirable**

− Formal qualifications in bookkeeping, accounting or finance administration are highly regarded

− Experience in utilisation of project (workflow) management systems to automate and track the contract and finance administration pipeline for project (workflow) and customer relationship management

− Knowledge of cabinet making, design and building/construction industry
- We are happy to train people with the right attitude and aptitude._

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
**Communication**

− Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating tact and diplomacy to consistently interact effectively and flexibly with diverse groups of people including clients, management, staff, subcontractors and the public.

− Ability to exercise