Senior Bookkeeper

SENIOR BOOKKEEPER - PART TIME - WFH

About Us

The Consultory Hub is designed to support small businesses with their bookkeeping and day to day financial operations. We look beyond the numbers to work in partnership with our clients to help them feel empowered by their finances to achieve their business goals and growth. Our focus is on building client relationships, where we can truly understand our clients and provide innovative solutions to support the smooth financial operations of their business. We specialise in working with service based industries including allied health, trades, design and consultants.

The Role

A senior, hands-on position working 20 hours per week, ideally across 4 days, with genuine flexibility around when you complete your hours. Based in Adelaide, you'll work predominantly from home, and will be available for the occasional in person meetings, client collaborations or team catch ups.

Reporting to the Company Director, you'll oversee and manage a number of clients. You'll lead and delegate the work within our team, that keeps your clients accounts running smoothly, owning outcomes within the timeframe required.

Key responsibilities will include

• You'll be the key contact for your clients, ensuring their queries are responded to within a timely manner and triage the work accordingly
• Delegate set tasks (reconciliation, invoicing and debtors) within our internal team to our specialist roles
• Oversee the delegated work, reviewing and coordinating the team to ensure client outcomes are met within the appropriate deadlines
• Assist with complex reconciliations, payroll, and invoicing
• Manage accounts payable for clients, and oversee accounts receivable
• Assisting with BAS/IAS and related compliance (super, STP finalisation, WorkCover)
• Ensure each of your clients Xero file is accurately maintained, sending queries to clients for transaction receipts weekly and reviewing monthly workpapers
• Liaising with the ATO (including payment plans) on behalf of clients
• Higher-level support such as cashflow forecasting, budgeting, and monthly financial reviews
• Occasional client training in Xero and setting up sound financial procedures

About you

You're an organised bookkeeper who's calm under pressure (even when a file starts messy). You take ownership, communicate clearly, act early, prioritise tasks and love building relationships with your clients. You work independently and lead others effectively - delegating, coaching, and reviewing to keep everything on track. You understand business owners, and strive to be the their trusted partner to support them achieve their purpose. They see you as someone to guide them with their finances and financial operations. You will have:

• High level of attention to detail is critically important
• Cert IV Bookkeeping or Accounting preferred or equivalent experience
• BAS Agent status an advantage, but not essential
• Experience using Xero is ESSENTIAL
• Experience using Karbon is desirable
• Exposure to NDIS, Employment Hero, Cliniko, Splose, Google Sheets would be a distinct advantage
• Understanding and ability to troubleshoot commonly integrated payment gateways into Xero such as Stripe and Square
• The ability to understand payment and wage areas of relevant Awards
• Logical with an analytical mindset
• Strong organisation and prioritisation abilities, initiative and self starter
• Strong confidence and communication skills to maintain client relationships, and hold our internal team accountable
• Friendly and engaging personality

What were offer

• Flexible working from home arrangements to suit your lifestyle, whilst also meeting our client needs
• Permanent part time role offering a generous hourly rate
• Company provided laptop
• Access to our internal training platform
• Supervision to support your growth and development
• As part of the selection process, you must be able to provide a Police clearance and Working with Children Check

Apply online now, as we will commence interviews as soon as the right candidate expresses their interest.