Graduate Accountant
Sidekicker, Australia
Job Description
Who we are
Sidekicker is one of Australia's most exciting home-grown startups! Launched in 2013, Sidekicker is Australia and New Zealand's largest online staffing platform, using technology to radically improve how businesses hire and manage casual, temporary and contract staff.
Sidekicker is dedicated to ensuring every worker finds the right job, and every job finds the right worker. We employ over 15,000 casual staff, or 'Sidekicks', seamlessly connecting them with businesses across the healthcare, hospitality, events, industrial and promotions industries.
How you'll make an impact
Joining Sidekicker as a Graduate Accountant offers you a unique opportunity to collaborate with our existing team and gain expertise in various facets of finance. You will have a hands-on role in business-critical tasks, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and month-end procedures.
With Sidekicker's ongoing growth and expansion, the successful candidate will have abundant opportunities for professional development and a clear trajectory to advance their finance career.
What you'll do
- Daily bank reconciliations
- Perform credit checks of new customers
- Invoice clients, including making invoice adjustments
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all customer transactions and customer information
- Building relationships with accounts payable contacts at key customers
- Proactive cash collection
- Investigate invoice discrepancies and either resolve the issue or escalate internally
- Update dashboards and tracking files
- Support month-end procedures
- Respond to ad hoc information requests from the Head of Finance and other internal and external stakeholders
- Other tasks as required to support accounts payable, payroll and reporting
- Support the implementation of automation and process improvement in the finance function
About you
Critical Competencies
- Strong communication and rapport-building skills
- Ability to prioritise work and multi-task
- Ability to work both autonomously and within a team
- Ability to learn new technological tools, including ERP (we use NetSuite) and other business suite tools
- Attention to detail
- A learning mindset
Experience
- A bachelor's degree in accounting
What you'll love about working at Sidekicker
- We do meaningful work every day - we move fast and focus on what matters
- We are empowered to make decisions - we don’t let processes and approval hierarchies get in the way; we trust our team to use their judgement
- We are obsessed with solving customer and Sidekick problems - we are always testing, learning and improving what we’ve done before
- We have fun - we celebrate our successes amp; don’t take ourselves too seriously
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We stand out from the crowd because we invest in our entire ecosystem, from staff to business customers and Sidekicks. Yeah, we run an amazing platform, but we know that the secret sauce to success is making sure everyone has a voice and is represented and respected.
At Sidekicker, we are committed to an inclusive culture that values the diversity of thought, opinion and background and where all employees have equal access to opportunities. We love that our current team comprises more than 20 different cultures, and we are excited for this representation across our business to continue to grow.
If you need any modifications, please let our talent team know; they will gladly assist.
So, what are you waiting for?
Send us your cover letter and resume!
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