AU Senior Accountant
Position Description
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Position Title: Senior Accountant
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Reports To: Managing Director
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Functional Oversight: Group Chief Financial Officer
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Location: Philippines (Remote/Offshore)
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Employment Type: Full-time, dedicated resource
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Working Hours: Aligned with Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) business hours, Monday to Friday
Australian public holidays are not required to be worked. The successful candidate must be available on all other days, Monday to Friday.
Position Purpose
The Senior Accountant will take ownership of day-to-day accounting and financial reporting across three related but distinct areas of the business:
- The corporate and holding group of companies
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Company's operating verticals — currently Australian Skin Clinics (ASC), with further verticals expected to be added over time
- Company's external client services business, providing Accounting & Bookkeeping, Payroll, Governance Reporting, and Company Secretarial & ASIC services to external clients
The role reports directly to the Managing Director, with functional oversight from the Group CFO on accounting standards, processes and reporting quality.
Initially a hands-on individual contributor role, the Senior Accountant will also oversee a small team of bookkeepers and junior accountants who carry out day-to-day processing work, with the team expected to grow as ACAM's external client base scales.
Key Responsibilities
Day-to-Day Accounting
- Oversee transaction processing across internal entity ledgers and ACAM client ledgers in Xero, including receipts, payments, invoicing and journal entries.
- Perform and review bank reconciliations across all entities and client accounts.
- Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, including supplier invoice processing and payment run preparation.
- Maintain and reconcile intercompany accounts across the internal group.
- Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure consistent, correctly coded transaction entry.
BAS Preparation and Compliance
- Prepare quarterly Business Activity Statements (BAS) for applicable entities and, over time, clients, for review and lodgement.
- Reconcile GST-coded transactions and maintain supporting workpapers for each BAS cycle.
- Support PAYG and other routine statutory reporting obligations as directed.
Financial Reporting
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
- Prepare draft annual financial statements to support finalisation by EY.
- Maintain clean, audit-ready workpapers and reconciliations.
Board Reporting Support
- Prepare the financial sections of board packs in coordination with the Managing Director and Group CFO.
- Prepare supporting schedules, variance commentary and cash position summaries.
- Maintain a reporting calendar to ensure financial packs are delivered ahead of scheduled board meetings.
Team Leadership
- Directly supervise a small team of bookkeepers and junior accountants, reviewing and approving their work.
- Set and maintain workflows, checklists and quality-control processes for the team.
- Train and mentor junior team members as they are added.
- Plan for the team's growth in line with ACAM's expanding external client base.
ACAM – External Client Services
- Oversee delivery of weekly bookkeeping, reconciliations, BAS preparation and EOFY workpaper handover for ACAM's external clients.
- Liaise with clients' own accountants or ACAM's partner firms where clients require income tax return preparation.
- Ensure consistent quality and process standards are applied across client ledgers.
- Support the design of standard workflows and checklists as ACAM's client services are established.
ACAM – Payroll Service Oversight
- Oversee payroll processing for ACAM clients across weekly, fortnightly and monthly pay cycles.
- Ensure correct award interpretation, including pay rates, penalties, overtime and allowance