Bookkeeper - Australia

Job Description

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs. We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space. We operate 3 business segments: Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations. Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, generative AI tools and exceptional customer service. Business banking: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses. Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 450 staff, but we think and act more like a startup than a large corporation. We have achieved >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years and as a result have been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Singapore. Some other great things about working at Sleek… Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We have zero tolerance for anyone that is aggressive or mean - we are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment. Flexibility: If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you make key calls, get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year. Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional. Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp. Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy. We have planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills by processing over 1.4M pages through SleekSign. We aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030. We are now looking for a Bookkeeper to join our growing Accounting team in Australia! What does it mean to be a Bookkeeper in Sleek? You will be part of the Australia Bookkeeping team reporting to a Senior Manager. The responsibilities of the Bookkeeper are to record day-to-day financial transactions and complete posting processes, verify if transactions are recorded correctly in the ledger, perform partial checks of posting processes, and perform bank reconciliation. The Bookkeeper is also tasked to enter data, maintain records, launch reports, process accounts receivables and payables, and assist in preparing the management accounts. Other responsibilities: In charge of maintaining full sets of books for a portfolio of clients including bank reconciliations, fixed assets, register, raising journals and preparing financial reports in Xero accounting system activity statements, and payroll support for clients. Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation. Creation of Xero Files. Creation of Dext and Hubdoc accounts. Communication with clients. Ensuring on-time lodgement of tax returns and payroll. Other ad-hoc accounting related duties as requested by the Management. This is a great opportunity for a bookkeeper willing to grow their experience in Australian accounting. Trainings to become an Australian accountant and tax accountant are offered to the top performers from the second year. Degree/diploma in Accounting (Required). 2-5 years experience in bookkeeping operations on Australian clients (Required). Xero Advisor certified user (Required). Computer savvy with proficiency in Excel and Office in general. Experience with software like Dext and Hubdoc (Preferred). Self-motivated, positive attitude, proactive and detail-oriented. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Able to meet tight deadlines. At Sleek, we work in a fast-paced start-up environment. We have a strong culture built around our five core values: Simplicity, Loyalty, Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Kindness. As a deliberately multicultural team, our team comprises more than 18 nationalities and spoken languages. We consider the company’s success to be a result of committed individual and team efforts, and are looking to onboard talented and creative people who want to make a difference. Corporate social responsibility is a passion, and as an equal opportunity employer we aim at making the world a better place. With a strong commitment to also make Sleek a great place to work, we offer a flexible working environment where we empower every team member to be the best they can be - regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age or identity. If you think you would be a good fit for our mission, we look forward to hearing from you! #J-18808-Ljbffr