Xero Bookkeeper (Mandarin Speaker)

About our client:

An Australian organisation which provides professional business services, supporting clients in achieving business growth through expert financial management.

About the role:

The Bookkeeper is an individual contributor responsible for delivering bookkeeping, payroll, tax lodgement, and administrative support to clients, while collaborating with team members to foster a positive and growth-oriented culture. 

Key responsibilities:

1. Client Focus

Provide bookkeeping and clerical support for clients:

• Reconciling bank feeds to bank statements (inclusive of credit cards and bank loans etc), including:
• Matching imported bank feeds to payments of bills and receipts of invoices.
• Understanding of coding for different business units.
• Reconciling the bank balance on the accounting software to the bank balances

Accounts Receivable, including:

• Preparing and sending invoices from accounting software

Accounts Payable, including:

• Maintaining supplier contact information
• Importing bills from the document management system and email into the accounting software
• Reconciling supplier statements to accounting software
• Creating ABA files to upload into the bank for payments

Payroll function, including:

• Importing timesheets from scheduling software into payroll software
• Processing weekly/fortnightly/monthly payroll
• Lodging Single Touch Payroll (STP) to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
• Lodging STP Finalisation at the end of each financial year
• Processing superannuation payments (Payday Super)
• Preparing and lodging the renewal of workers’ compensation insurance

Tax functions, including:

• Preparing and lodging the instalment activity statement (IAS) and business activity statement (BAS)
• Preparing and lodging payroll tax

Accounting & other functions, including:

• General understanding of profit and loss and balance sheet presentation.
• Maintaining balance sheet accounts, including documentation proving balance
• Understanding of income in advance/deposits and the ability to journal sales
• Preparing and updating management, cashflow, budget and ad hoc reports when required.
• Work diligently to prepare information in a timely manner, with close attention to detail, and strive to minimise rework
• Actively apply concepts learned in technical training to improve client outcomes and undertake increasingly complex and challenging tasks

2. Team Focus

• Work collaboratively with team members to ensure the high quality and timely delivery of work
• Contribute to team discussions that drive improvements in how we work together and deliver value.

3. Firm Focus

Support the firm’s financial management, including:

• Meeting individual budgets, timeframes, productivity and recoverability targets

Ongoing development of own technical and professional skills through:

• Participating in training & development activities
• Contributing to team meetings

Requirements:

• Certificate in Bookkeeping preferred.
• Proven experience as a bookkeeper or in a similar role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, compliance regulations, and financial management.
• Proficiency in Xero (Hubdoc & Payroll), MYOB, Employment Hero Payroll, IFS, Stripe, DEXT and MS 365.
• Additional experience with QuickBooks, Asana, and PayPal is a plus.
• Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a remote work setting.
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong self-motivation and drive to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Initiative and proactive approach

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more information, you may reach out to Cheryl Soh via email (cheryl.soh@peoplelake.asia) or WhatsApp (+6018-772 3437)