[Hiring] Senior Bookkeeper / Accountant @RunRemote

Role Description

We're looking for a Senior Bookkeeper/Accountant for an Australian property development and civil construction company. If you're highly organised, confident managing high-volume bookkeeping across multiple projects, and have a keen eye for detail when it comes to financial accuracy, cost allocation, and reconciliation, keep reading!

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping across multiple property development, joint venture, and civil construction projects.
• Process, reconcile, and accurately code supplier invoices, consultant fees, credit card transactions, and receipts in Xero.
• Allocate expenses to the correct project, entity, and detailed cost category to ensure accurate project-level cost tracking and reporting.
• Follow up internally with the team, contractors, and consultants to obtain missing invoices, receipts, supporting documents, and expense allocations.
• Review supplier invoices and supporting documentation to verify charges, quantities, rates, and costs against project records, delivery dockets, and other relevant information.
• Manage weekly accounts payable preparation, including compiling payment schedules and circulating invoices for internal review and approval.
• Prepare and lodge monthly BAS, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and supporting documentation is complete.
• Assist with monthly financial reporting and ensure project costs are accurately captured for reporting and feasibility purposes.
• Track intercompany and project-related loans, prepare loan documentation, record amounts and applicable interest rates, and coordinate documentation for signing and recordkeeping.
• Assist with property settlement accounting by coordinating supporting documents, following up on bank and legal invoices, and checking the accurate recording of settlement-related costs and GST.
• Work closely with the client's external accountant to support accurate financial records, tax compliance, and settlement-related accounting requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline bookkeeping processes, improve data accuracy, and automate repetitive tasks using technology and AI tools.
• Contribute to more detailed project cost analysis, reporting, and construction cost tracking to support informed business decisions.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of Australian based bookkeeping or accounting, ideally in a senior-level role managing complex, high-volume transactions.
• Solid working knowledge of Xero, including bank reconciliation, accounts payable, expense coding, and financial recordkeeping.
• Strong understanding of general accounting principles and Australian accounting requirements, particularly GST and BAS preparation and lodgement.
• Proven ability to manage financial records across multiple projects, entities, or cost centres while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and the ability to organise and reconcile large volumes of financial data.
• Proficiency with Hubdoc, OneDrive, or similar document management tools.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to checking invoices, receipts, cost allocations, and supporting documentation.
• Strong follow-up and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to chase missing information and resolve discrepancies independently.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally with internal stakeholders, external accountants, suppliers, and consultants.
• Highly organised and comfortable managing competing priorities, recurring deadlines, and a growing volume of invoices.
• Tech-savvy and open to using AI and automation tools to improve workflows and reporting.

Skills that will make you stand out:

• A CA or CPA qualification.
• Previous experience in property development, construction, civil works, or project-based accounting.
• Experience in management accounting, project cost reporting, cash flow tracking, or financial analysis.
• Experience managing intercompany transactions, shareholder loans, property settlements, and project-related expenses.
• An interest in AI tools, workflow automation, and improving finance processes through technology.

Benefits

• Great opportunities for career growth.
• Opportunity to work in an amazing environment.