Assistant Accountant

Job Description

Assistant Accountant

• Location: Perth, WA (Office-based)
• Reports to: Senior Accountant / Financial Controller
• Position Type: Full-Time

Company overview

Zenith Energy Australia has recently been awarded a contract by the Australian Government to act as lead contractor for phase 2 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning program, one of the most significant offshore decommissioning programmes currently underway in the Asia-Pacific region.

Position Overview

The Assistant Accountant plays a key role in the finance department by ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, maintaining the general ledger, and assisting with month-end reporting and compliance. This role suits a detail-oriented person looking to grow their career within corporate or commercial accounting.

Key Attributes:

• Ability to understand and generate project related information, specifically for the invoicing and receivables function as above,
• positive and can-do attitude,
• willingness to take direction and resolve tasks,
• attention to detail,
• strong time-management skills, and
• the ability to work independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Transactional Accounting:
• Generation and detailed checking/verification of all aspects of project invoicing
• Process accounts payable and accounts receivable, including invoice generation and credit notes.
• Liaising with the project management team where necessary
• Assisting with the processing of payroll and payment runs
• Reconcile company credit cards, supplier statements, and bank accounts.
• Reconciliations & Month-End Support:
• Assist with balance account reconciliations with oversight from the project accountant
• Assist with month-end journal entries, accruals, and prepayments.
• Support the preparation of monthly management financial statements.
• Compliance & Reporting:
• Assist in preparing data for various statutory returns, as required.
• Help compile documentation and schedules for annual financial audits.
• Stakeholder Support:
• Respond to internal and external vendor/customer queries regarding accounts and billing and other finance related queries
• Perform ad hoc investigations and reviews of issues as and when they arise
• Provide general administrative support to the finance and executive team.

Qualifications & Experience

• A related discipline or a Certificate IV in Accounting/Bookkeeping (formal training advantageous but not required).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in an accounts, bookkeeping, or assistant accountant role.
• A good understanding of the tax and reporting regime for medium sized businesses in WA.

Technical & Core Skills

• Software Proficiency: Experience with cloud accounting platforms (e.g., Xero, MYOB) and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems would be advantageous
• Microsoft Excel: Intermediate to advanced skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation).
• Compliance Knowledge: Basic familiarity with Australian GST, FBT, and taxation principles.