Accounts Clerk I Finance

• Business Support
• Melbourne

• Permanent / Full Time

• Permanent, full time

• Friendly and supportive Finance team
• Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2025

About you

You are a proactive, service-motivated individual with demonstrated success in a professional services environment.

Key attributes and skills will include:

• Strong customer service and administrative skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Sense of urgency with ability to work well under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact with internal clients at all levels.
• Problem solving ability and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office.
• Enthusiasm to learn and develop new skills.

Your excellent communication skills, and commitment to service delivery will ensure your success.

You will have 1+ years' administration experience gained from a professional services or financial services environment.

Your role

Working as an integral part of the Finance team, your role will manage the Finance Group Helpdesk and ensure effective and efficient service and operational delivery.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Act as the first point of contact for the Finance Group and assist members of the firm with queries
• Sort and distribute mail
• Electronic archiving of matters.
• Process journals and other transactions
• Process adjustments and write offs
• Client set up
• Contribute to continuous improvement to support enhancements in service and operational delivery
• Assist with duties across financial reporting, trust accounting and general administration as required
• Assist the Accounts Supervisor as required
• Prepare & provide internal reports

This is a great opportunity for anyone with a keen interest in building their financial and customer services skills in a collaborative and highly motivated team.

About Gadens

Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of. We are repeatedly recognised as a leading legal service provider in the Chambers Asia Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific legal directories, and many of our partners and special counsel are recognised as leaders in their areas of law.

At Gadens, we:

• develop and inspire our people
• do the right thing and make an impact
• work with quality clients in our chosen markets
• solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
• are a widely recognised and respected brand.

What we offer

We offer:

• Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:
• 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
• Superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
• An external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
• A supported and staggered return
• Budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return
• Support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
• a friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment
• ongoing professional development opportunities
• truly flexible work practices
• health and wellbeing initiatives
• a Climate Active certified carbon neutral workplace powered by renewable energy and much more

At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of collaborate, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people, and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.