Assisting AccountantBookkeeper

澳大利亚普亚律师事务所是在澳大利亚依照相关法律法规正式注册成立的律师事务所，注册的英文全名为 Prudentia Legal Pty Ltd。澳大利亚普亚律师事务所于2016年12月12日正式获得中华人民共和国司法部批准，依法设立澳大利亚普亚律师事务所驻上海代表处。

Company Description
Prudentia Legal Pty Ltd is a boutique law firm with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. We offer a wide range of legal services to national and international clients, focusing on professionalism, confidentiality, integrity, trust, and competitive cost. Our values include open communication, responsible billing, and frequent reporting to provide cost-effective solutions for our clients.

Role Description
This is a full-time Assistant Accountant role located on-site in Sydney, NSW at the legal heart of Sydney near the Town Hall. The Assistant Accountant will be responsible for day-to-day accounting tasks, supporting financial reporting, trust account handling, reconciling accounts, and assisting with financial documents.

Applicants that can demonstrate the following attributes and experience will be preferred:

Basic requirements (Must):
• Understanding of Australian accounting system
• Fluent in Chinese (Mandarin)
• Appropriate visa permitting them to work in Australia
• Experience in MYOB system

Desirable experience, knowledge and skills in the following general practice:
• Experience in Trust Account
• Experience in Smokeball or Leap System
• Experience in a law firm

The candidates are not required to have experience in all above areas, but one with experience and expertise would be preferred.

Required general skills and abilities:
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Documents fast comprehension and drafting skills
• A high level of attention to detail and technical excellence
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Rich general knowledge and common sense
• Strong time management and organisational skills, together with the capacity in managing and conduct multiple tasks with competing priorities
• Pressure handling ability and good team worker
• Be able to complete tasks with minimum supervision

Professional knowledge requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting, Finance, or related field
• Understand online banking system, especially Combiz system
• Knowledge of Australian taxation laws and compliance

Software knowledge requirements:
• Experience with LEAP/Smokeball would be desirable
• Must be proficient in Windows OS, MS Words, Excel and Outlook
• Microsoft 365, One Drive, PDF editing

Tasks and obligations
The candidate may perform following tasks:
• General accounting duties including processing Account Receivable and Payable and entering transactions for both Office and Trust Accounts accurately and within the required timeframe.
• Using Smokeball (Legal Practice Management System) to ensure statutory compliance with trust account management under supervision of legal directors.
• Monitoring and controlling account payable and receivable using MYOB and Smokeball system.
• Entering and recording daily bank statement transaction data using Smokeball system.
• Communicate with client to explain the invoices issued and chase up payments.
• Assisting external CPA to prepare the financial statement and ensure the accuracy of information contained in the financial report and statutory compliance.
• Issuing invoice/cheques/office receipt/trust receipt according to solicitors' instruction for our daily legal practice;
• Arranging payroll according to the employment contracts and attendance.
• Carrying on monthly reconciliation for trust account and office account.
• Using Commbiz to initiate and prepare the transactions for payments.
• Arranging for administrative firm needs including professional liability insurance, bill checking and payments, and monitoring solicitors and conveyancer’s licence registration / renewal etc.
• Assisting external auditor to finalize the solicitor trust account audit report.
• Other general office admin tasks; and
• May be assigned with other tasks from time to time.

Benefit of the position
• Competitive salary package is depending on the candidate's attributes and experiences.
• Friendly colleagues and comfortable working environment
• Extensive and efficient administrative and supervision support
• Morden advanced legal practice and other advanced software system

Commence date/Available date
Now

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, please forward your cover letter (addressing the above requirements) and CV to [email protected] with subject: your name and position you are applying.