高级会计与账务官员
Senior Bookkeeper & Accounts Officer
关于公司
我们的客户是澳大利亚的安全围栏和防护系统供应商，为建筑、市政/道路基础设施和工业领域提供护栏、钢缆护栏、防撞垫、路障、减速带、人行道护栏及相关基础设施，安装范围覆盖维多利亚州。公司总部位于墨尔本，由其总监领导，该职位直接向总监汇报。
关于职位
- 这是一个高级的、亲自参与的会计和账务职位，位于公司日常财务职能的核心——真正掌握数字，而不仅仅是数据录入。
- 公司需要能够准确准备BAS（业务活动声明），执行完整的应收账款流程，包括直接与客户电话催收逾期发票，并建立现金流预测和预算。
- 这不是一个只希望处理交易和发送对账单的角色。公司特别希望找到一个不会觉得打电话给客户讨论逾期付款是低级工作的员工，并且每天主动承担财务职能，而不是需要被催促。
主要职责
独立负责日常的会计和账务工作——应付账款和应收账款（包括主动通过电话进行催收）、BAS准备、银行对账以及现金流预测和预算编制，确保财务数据的准确性并保持每日的严谨性，使公司的财务保持及时、准确和可靠。
关键职责
▸ 应收账款与催收
- 准确且及时地开具和发出客户发票
- 每日监控应收款并主动跟进逾期发票——包括直接与客户电话联系，而不仅仅是通过电子邮件提醒或对账单
- 在需要时与客户确认付款安排，并将真正的争议升级处理，而不是放任不管
- 分配收款并维护准确的客户账户记录
▸ 应付账款与会计
- 处理供应商发票，安排并处理付款
- 在规定的时间内完成各账户的银行对账
- 调查并解决差异，防止问题累积
- 保持总账和日常会计记录的高标准准确性
▸ BAS与合规
- 按时准确地准备业务活动声明（BAS），根据需要与公司的外部会计师/税务代理沟通以进行审核和申报
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Our client is an Australian supplier of safety barrier and protection systems — guardrails, wire rope barriers, crash cushions, bollards, speed humps, pedestrian barriers and related infrastructure — to the construction, civil/road infrastructure and industrial sectors, with installations across Victoria. The business is based in Melbourne and led by its Director who this role reports to directly.
ABOUT THE ROLE
- This is a senior, hands-on bookkeeping and accounts role sitting at the centre of the company's day-to-day finance function — real ownership of the numbers, not just data entry.
- The company needs someone who can prepare BAS accurately, run the full accounts receivable cycle including picking up the phone to chase overdue invoices directly with clients, and build cash flow forecasts and budgets
- This is not a role for someone who only wants to process transactions and send statements. The company specifically wants someone who doesn't feel above calling a client directly about an overdue payment, and who takes ownership of the finance function every day rather than needing to be chased themselves.
PRIMARY PURPOSE
To independently own the day-to-day bookkeeping and accounts function — accounts payable and receivable (including proactive, phone-based collections), BAS preparation, bank reconciliation, and cash flow forecasting and budgeting — with the accuracy and daily discipline to keep the business's finances current, accurate and reliable.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
▸ Accounts Receivable & Collections
- Raise and issue customer invoices accurately and on time
- Monitor debtors daily and proactively follow up overdue invoices — including by phone directly with clients, not just email reminders or statements
- Confirm payment arrangements with clients where required, and escalate genuine disputes rather than letting them run
- Allocate receipts and maintain accurate customer account records
▸ Accounts Payable & Bookkeeping
- Process supplier invoices, and schedule and process payments
- Perform bank reconciliations across accounts within agreed timeframes
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies before they compound
- Maintain the general ledger and day-to-day bookkeeping records to a high standard of accuracy
▸ BAS & Compliance
- Prepare Business Activity Statements (BAS) accurately and on time each period, liaising with the company's external accountant/tax agent as required for review and lodgement
- Apply correct GST treatment to transactions
- Maintain audit-ready, well-documented financial records
▸ Forecasting & Budgeting
- Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts that reflect the real timing of receivables and payables, not just historical averages
- Build and maintain budgets, and report actual performance against budget
- Flag emerging cash flow or budget risks early, before they become a problem for Brad and Matt
▸ Ownership & Daily Discipline
- Own the finance function's daily rhythm — reconciliations, collections calls and reporting cadence — without needing to be prompted or chased
- Communicate clearly and proactively with Brad and Matt on the state of the numbers, including when the news isn't good
- Query unclear instructions or figures rather than guessing
▸ Working Hours
- Part-time, 20 hours per week, 4 hours daily with some flexibility, aligned to Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST/AEDT) business hours, working the same calendar as the Australian-based leadership team
MUST-HAVE (ESSENTIAL)
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on, full-cycle bookkeeping/accounts experience — accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation and BAS preparation
- Demonstrated experience preparing BAS accurately and on time, period after period
- Genuine, proven experience proactively phoning clients to collect overdue payments — comfortable with real, sometimes difficult collection calls, not just email reminders or statements
- Demonstrated experience preparing cash flow forecasts and/or budgets, and reporting actual performance against them
- Proficient in Xero (or an equivalent cloud accounting platform such as MYOB), with strong Excel skills
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail, able to meet recurring compliance deadlines (BAS, reconciliations, reporting)
- Genuine daily self-discipline — works the numbers every day as a matter of routine, without needing to be prompted or chased
- Confident, professional communicator, comfortable having direct conversations with clients about money
- Able to work independently in a remote environment with limited day-to-day supervision
- Available part-time (20 hours per week) on hours aligned to Australian business hours (AEST/AEDT)
NICE-TO-HAVE (DESIRABLE)
- Background in construction, building products, or a trade-services supplier — familiarity with progress claims, retentions or trade payment terms
- Certificate in Bookkeeping and Accounting, and/or BAS Agent registration (or eligibility)
- Experience presenting cash flow forecasts or budget performance directly to business owners or directors
- Experience with credit control or collections as a distinct specialism, not just as one part of a broader AR role