Are you a switched-on Xero Accountant that wants to work Australia Hours? – Starting Next Week

Are you an aspiring accountant who can do reconciliations, process in-house accounting work, draft emails, and carry out some research? Want to work with a Fast-Growing Fund Manager in Australia earning a competitive salary – Working From Home? Australia Hours – so no more night shift! Apply ASAP!

Do you have a good understanding of accounting? Have you used Xero? If you are, then you should not miss this amazing opportunity to earn great money – above the industry average while working from the comfort of your own home avoiding all the hustle and bustle of traffic jams to commute to the office and you get to do it in the Australian time zone – so you can actually go to sleep at a normal time:)

Our client is one of the nicest people in the Finance industry – so you’re guaranteed to have a great boss (as long as you get your work done of course!)

Your key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
– Daily Trade Matching – comparing the company trade files to what the brokers have each day
– Daily positions and cash reconciliation with brokers
– Xero Accounting Management – perform invoice posting, reconciliation, organizing payments, payroll, etc. to ensure accounts are always up to date for quarterly BAS and annual returns
– Daily journal postings ensuring all transactions are correct
– Minimize spending by ensuring all insurances are the best available in the market and negotiate better pricing with suppliers
– Helping out with investor relations-related and accounting related ad hoc tasks

To be successful in this role, ideally, you should have:

– 1 to 2 years of working experience in a corporate environment
– Understanding of Accounting and Bookkeeping – able to perform month-end reporting, journal entry, AP and AR
– Experience in using Xero Accounting System (or willing to learn it)
– Intermediate to Advanced Excel user and able to use pivot tables, v-lookups and maybe even develop basic macros to automate functions in Excel
– Access to reliable and high-speed internet
– Available during Sydney working hours full time (9-5 at least). Occasionally, there could be some urgent ad-hoc tasks that may need to be completed and require longer hours. If you are a clock-watcher – PLEASE DO NOT APPLY!

We are looking for the following attributes:

– Honesty – if you are dishonest even a little bit in this role, you will not last
– Fluency in the English language – written and verbal, comfortable making calls to strangers, drafting emails on behalf of executives, and easily understood
– High attention to detail – lots of numbers involved, so any mistakes can cost millions of dollars
– Can do attitude and result driven
– Highly organized and disciplined adhering to deadlines and deliverables
– Able to work autonomously without supervision
– Being proactive, versatile, think outside the box – you are a natural at improving processes and systems and suggesting better ways of doing things

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you! Apply by sending an EMAIL to Click to view with your CV and cover letter with answers to the following questions:

– Explain why you think you’re suitable for the role based on the above criteria?
– Your current/most recent salary (in PHP per month) AND your minimum expected salary? (Your previous salary will need to be confirmed via bank accounts/pay slips/referees) so be honest.
– Why are you looking to leave your current role or most recent role?
– What other skills can you bring to the role that makes you a better candidate than others for this opportunity?
– When can you start work?
– Internet speed? Reliability? Back up modem?
– Electricity reliability?
– Do you have a monitor in addition to your laptop? If so what size?
– Do you have experience with Xero? If so – how long?
– Fluency in English (out of 10 for speaking and writing)?

You must use the word giraffe somewhere in your cover letter.