Accounts Officer
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Bligh Tanner is one of Australia’s most awarded engineering consultancies. We work on innovative and complex engineering projects, including engaging public artworks, playgrounds, solar farms, ecotourism projects, community facilities and the restoration of urban creeks. We have a strong focus on projects that utilize our technical expertise and make a significant contribution to our society and the environment.
The business has a proud 30-year history, and we’re looking for someone to help leverage this strong reputation and contribute to the next phase of the company’s success.
At our core we are a company built around our culture and our people. We are inclusive, collaborative and believe in working together to solve complex problems. We seek to attract and retain the best talent available and invest in their development to ensure they have the training, tools and resources they need to perform at their potential.
We expect staff to become leaders in their fields, and we motivate and retain employees by providing a sense of genuine autonomy, mastery and purpose in their work.
The Bligh Tanner team members:
- are high performing individuals who operate well under pressure
- are collaborative rather than competitive
- are inquisitive and seek to learn and evolve
- are solution-focused and display high integrity and resilience in dealing with unexpected challenges
- welcome the opportunity to lead or contribute to projects
- have an attitude that no task is above or below them
- have autonomy and a flexible work environment based on trust instead of rules
We offer competitive salaries, flexible working conditions and open access to the business and industry leaders. We invest in the training and development of our people, and support developing specialist skills that benefit our people and our business.
+ The Opportunity
We have an opportunity for an Accounts Officer to join the Administration + Accounts team. The accounts team is responsible for effectively administering the financial aspects of the company including meeting all statutory requirements.
Our expectations of this person are:
To succeed in this role, we are looking for a talented individual with essential skills and experience including:
- Firm grasps of Accounting principles – Min 5 years accounts experience
- Previous use of Xero Accounting software
- A high level of accuracy and attention to details
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Ability to learn new systems quickly
- Good analytical, organisational and time management skills
- A dedicated approach to work and the ability to communicate on all levels
To succeed in this role, we are looking for a talented individual with essential skills and experience including:
- Payroll including Superannuation, Payroll Tax and EOFY Reporting
- Accounts Payable / Receivable
- Reconciliation of accounts
- Cash Flow Monitoring including assisting with Debtors
- Invoicing
- Local Buy Reporting.
- General Accounts Functions.
- Ad-hoc assistance to Directors and Business Manager
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- A dedicated approach to work
- Proactive, solution focused & results driven.
- Excellent communication skills
+ About you
We’re looking for someone who is approachable, calm under pressure, open and eager to help problem solve and of a mature mindset. You will understand what it takes to keep the business and people running, you will know that no task is too small.
+ Life At Bligh Tanner
We have strong values tied to our people, our work and our conscience. We are collaborative, inquisitive and hardworking. We want to ensure our people have everything they need to be successful professionally and personally.
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