Accounts Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage the workflow of the Senior Leadership team
• Collaborate to set goals, organize meetings and reviews with the team
• Create more wow moments, freedom and income for all team and partners
• Identify the team’s Gears of Drive and develop pathways to increase Gear
• Embody and grow the company’s Core Values and culture
• Create growth strategies and plans focusing on financial growth and partner satisfaction
• Negotiate with partners to create win-win-win scenarios
• Arrange collaborative and meaningful meetings with prospective and ongoing partnerships
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with new and existing partners
• Understand and communicate all partner's project objectives and outcomes to the internal team
• Track and report on key milestones and measurables
• Lead by example
• Reconcile all bank, control, and other accounts
• Maintain debtors at an acceptable level
• Prepare and enter journal entries and adjustments into the accounting system
• Intercompany transactions, loans, and monthly reconciliations
• Process banking including deposits
• GST and BAS preparation and lodgment
• BAS and Annual taxable payments reports
• Prepare company cashflow statements and forecasts
• Prepare Rolling invoice schedules and rolling cashflow schedules
• Prepare weekly accounts reports
• Keep accurate company balance sheets
• Track and report on project profitability
• Process payroll and commissions along with preparing and lodging Payroll tax, PAYG, and Superannuation
• Prepare and present Profit and Loss statements on a monthly basis to the Directors and General Manager
• Prepare other financial reports as required
• Provide management accounting insights to improve business performance
• Monitor and ensure timely payment for all purchases
• Maintain employee personnel files as to classification, rates of pay, leave entitlements (annual, sick, long service, time in lieu), deductions, salary sacrifice arrangements, and superannuation
• Contribute to the ongoing success of the business by ensuring all legal, statutory, and corporate compliance is maintained and upheld
• Liaise with open and honest communication with the external accountant and human resources
• Provide strong mentorship, leadership, accountability, and inspiration for your team
• Collaborate and mastermind with other team members to grow the highest levels of overall quality and productivity

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting in SME
• Furious curiosity to learn and grow
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
• Experience in reporting on key project metrics
• Skilled in MS Office, Project Management software, and other IT software
• World-class communication ability
• World-class communication skills both written and verbal to a range of stakeholders
• World-class organizational and leadership skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong decision-making skills and a make-it-happen approach
• Strong compliance management skills
• In-depth understanding of accounting procedures and legislation
• Proficient in Xero
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills