Assistant Accountant
Prepare month-end reconciliations and working papers ahead of accountant review, keeping WIP moving.
Bookkeeping
Process transactions and reconcile accounts in Xero/MYOB.
AP & AR
Manage supplier payments and customer receivables.
Payroll
Process pay runs and maintain employee records.
Management Reporting
Prepare reconciliations, statements and management reports.
Tax & Compliance
Prepare tax returns and compliance documentation for review.
Five reasons clients stay past the first hire
One resource, only yours
No shared queue, no rotating cast. Your dedicated resource works exclusively for you and stays.
25 years of Australian market experience
Founder Rohit Sahdev's 25 years in the Australian market, including senior leadership at Telstra, shape how every dedicated team is managed.
You always know what your team is doing
Every dedicated resource works behind Screenshot Monitor — auditable activity and reporting, not a black box.
No more "That's not my job."
Your dedicated outsourced resource adapts to what your business needs, takes ownership and grows their career by stepping up to new challenges.
Capacity without the hiring squeeze
Skilled and reliable operational talent is harder to hire locally right now. A dedicated resource adds capacity without adding to that pressure.
The outcome this role is built for
Faster month-end close with fewer review points — because reconciliations and working papers are prepared to a consistent standard.
What this role owns day to day
Core responsibilities
- Prepare month-end reconciliations and working papers
- Assist with financial statement preparation
- Support management reporting requests
- Investigate and resolve ledger discrepancies
Works inside
Reported on weekly
| WIP ageing | Jobs sitting past expected timeframe |
| Reconciliations completed | Month-end reconciliations closed |
| Review points | Issues raised at accountant review |
| Turnaround time | Time from instruction to draft ready |
Works your hours. Picks up the work.
Australian business hours
Aligned to your primary time zone and holiday calendar for day-to-day coverage.
9am–5pm style coverage, matched to your roster
Extended coverage
Stretch shift start/end times around BAS and EOFY deadlines.
Early-start or late-finish shifts, by agreement
Seasonal scaling
Additional dedicated resources during tax season and EOFY peaks.
Scale up seats for peak season, scale back down after
What "no that's not my job" looks like in practice: a discrepancy doesn't have an obvious explanation — it still gets investigated properly instead of being plugged with a balancing entry.
What stays with your authorised staff
Final review and sign-off remain with a qualified accountant. This role prepares working papers — it doesn't certify statements.
The market backdrop for assistant accountant hires
of Australian businesses reported rising operating expenses in June 2026 — 65% citing overheads, 40% citing staffing costs.
of Australian small businesses expected difficulty meeting financial commitments in June 2026.
Australian wage growth over the year to the March quarter 2026 (3.2% in the private sector), raising the cost of hiring locally.
Statistics checked in July 2026 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and ServiceNow. See our Challenges We Solve page for full sourcing and context.
The same skillset, wherever transactions need reconciling
Strip away the practice-specific software and this role is a recognisable shape: process transactions accurately, reconcile against a source of truth, and hit a recurring deadline.
Doing this in-house with stretched staff, or paying a third party
- Month-end prep competes with other deadlines
- WIP ages longer than it should
- Review points pile up before sign-off
A dedicated assistant accountant, outsourced to us
- One resource whose only job is month-end preparation
- Reports to your own practice manager, not a third party
- Same Screenshot Monitor transparency, direct to you
Professional Services & Consulting
Management reporting and WIP tracking is the same discipline in a different billing model.
Practice managementConstruction & Engineering
Project cost reporting and variance analysis mirrors management accounting closely.
Project cost systemsReal Estate & Property Management
Portfolio-level financial reporting follows the same reconciliation-to-report shape.
Trust accountingFinancial Services & Insurance
Management reporting on claims and policy data needs the same analytical discipline.
Power BI/ExcelNo guessing what this role worked on. Full sample report on the Accounting page →
Discovery, role design, and a candidate you interview yourself.
You define outcomes, tools and work hours. We source, screen and put forward candidates you interview and approve. Once live, your resource follows your systems, escalation model and reporting cadence — reviewed together on a schedule you set.
Questions about hiring a dedicated Assistant Accountant
Ready to add this role to your team?
Tell us your client volumes and reporting cycle — we'll shortlist candidates against your actual task list.