We’re on the lookout for an experienced and detail-oriented Bookkeeper to join our friendly and fast-paced team. If you're passionate about numbers, precision, and keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing payroll accurately and on time

• Entering and maintaining financial data and records

• Reconciling bank accounts and other financial statements

• Supporting the team with general bookkeeping tasks

What You’ll Bring:

• Previous experience in a bookkeeping or payroll role

• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy

• Proficiency in Xero or similar accounting software

• Excellent communication and time management skills

We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment

• Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle

• Opportunities for growth and professional development

We're seeking a Billings Officer to support a busy team managing billing for over 400 clients. You'll be responsible for maintaining accurate records across 50 customer accounts, ensuring timely and precise data entry, and assisting with e-signature documentation.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a structured environment, is confident with Excel, and enjoys working with data. You'll be working full-time in the office initially, with flexibility to move to a hybrid 3:2 model once trained.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurate data entry and maintenance of billing records
• Managing Excel spreadsheets and client databases
• Supporting e-signature documentation processes
• Assisting with administrative tasks related to billing and client records

What We're Looking For:

• Strong Excel and data entry skills
• 1-2 Years experience on a Billings position
• Proven administrative experience
• Ability to work with large datasets and multiple client records
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn
• Excellent communication skills

Why Apply?

• Immediate start with potential for permanency
• Competitive hourly rate or salary package
• Great exposure to billing operations and client management
• Supportive team environment with career development potential

If you have the skills required, please apply or email: ursula.campos@accountability.com.au for further information.

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Hardie Grant Media is a leading agency network, driven by the vision to be “Australia’s most loved integrated marketing network”. We are looking for a pivotal senior leader to join the HGM Central team and drive strategic financial excellence across our growing group of agencies.

The Opportunity: Senior Finance Manager

This is a senior leadership position reporting directly to the Group Managing Director. You will work alongside the Group Innovation Director and Head of People & Culture to provide strategic financial reporting, guidance, and essential change management support to all agencies within the network.

You will have direct oversight of the HGM Finance team, ensuring operational excellence while acting as a proactive partner in strategic initiatives that progress the network’s growth.

Key Role Responsibilities

1. Core Operational & BAU Excellence (The Foundation)

You will champion financial operations and lead a high-performing team composed of 2 Management Accountants, 1 Accountant and 1 Accounts Support team member to:

• Champion Financial Operations: Oversee the day-to-day financial heartbeat of HGM, ensuring seamless execution of EOM processes including reporting and analysis, invoicing, and the resolution of finance queries from agencies and clients.
• Adhere to all Compliance & Controls: Maintain a robust internal control environment, ensuring all financial operations, audit and tax requirements meet both HGM and parent company standards.
• Drive Efficiency & Automation: Drive process documentation, automation, and efficiency initiatives—spotting opportunities to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort.

2. Strategic Partnership & Business Enablement (The Engine Room)

As a true strategic business partner, you’ll be expected to:

• Act as a trusted finance partner to the HGM Central team and Agency Managing Directors, providing actionable insights that empower informed decision-making.
• Lead the development of management reports, dashboards, and key metric analyses to illuminate business performance and drive accountability.
• Serve as a “finance coach,” helping agency leaders understand and leverage financial data to achieve their goals, adapting financial processes with the operational intricacies of each agency.
• Oversee the integration and optimisation of Productive as the central agency platform to ensure real-time visibility.
• Proactively recommend improvements by benchmarking performance and identifying trends to drive efficiency, profitability, and growth.

3. Strategic Initiatives & Growth Leadership (The Top Layer)

You will be a growth catalyst for the HGM Network by:

• Playing a pivotal role in supporting strategic initiatives such as acquisitions and new service launches (e.g., media buying).
• Designing and implementing new finance processes and frameworks to support business innovation and scalability.
• Collaborating with the HGM Central team to translate strategic vision into actionable financial plans.
• Representing the finance function in board and executive forums, shaping the future direction of the business.
• Note: The role also has a dotted line reporting to the Hardie Grant Group Finance Director.

What You Will Bring: Experience & Credentials

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Professional Certification: CA (Chartered Accountant), CPA (Certified Practising Accountant), or equivalent professional accounting qualification is required.
• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field is essential. A post-graduate qualification is highly regarded.
• Finance Leadership: 5–10+ years’ experience in progressively senior finance roles – ideally in similar level Finance Manager/Senior Finance Manager positions.
• Team Management: Demonstrated experience leading and developing finance teams, including management accountants and support staff.
• Strategic & Operational Excellence: Proven ability to act as a business partner and hands-on experience with core finance operations (EOM, cash management, payroll, compliance).

Highly Desirable Attributes

• Experience in a marketing, media, or agency environment, given the unique commercial models.
• Experience driving automation, system upgrades, or finance transformation projects
• Familiarity with finance and agency platforms (e.g., Productive, Sage Intacct, ProSpend, or similar ERP/accounting systems).
• A postgraduate qualification (e.g., MBA, Master of Finance)Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Why Join Us?

At Hardie Grant, we put our people first. A core pillar of what defines us is our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone thrives. This is reflected in the benefits we provide and the initiatives we prioritise, including:

✨ Brand-new, custom-designed office space in the state-of-the-art T3 building in Collingwood – a 6-star environmentally sustainable workplace.

✨ Flexible work options – hybrid working and flexible hours.

✨ Bonus leave days to recharge.

✨ Discounts on books from our publishing arm.

✨ Active RAP, ESG, and Diversity & Inclusion working groups.

✨ Summer Hours program – enjoy shorter workdays in summer!

✨ Purchased leave program available to all staff.

✨ Additional menstrual & menopausal leave to support well-being.

✨ Paid volunteer day each year to give back.

✨ Paid blood donation leave.

✨ Extensive Learning & Development programs to support career growth.

✨ Free counselling services for both professional and personal matters.

✨ 3 months of paid parental leave (on top of statutory leave) for both primary and secondary carers.

✨ Fertility treatment and gender transition leave, if required.

Be Yourself, We Like You That Way

Hardie Grant are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace, and we celebrate different approaches, points of view and backgrounds. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply, including people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

At any point in the application process, please feel safe to let us know of any accommodations that will make the process more accessible for you. We encourage you to share your pronouns and anything else you would like us to know that will make this an enjoyable experience.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply with a customised cover letter detailing your experience alignment to the role requirements and selection criteria, along with an up-to-date CV.

We have a new opportunity for a talented, focused, Payroll Officer who thrives in a collaborative team, has high attention to detail, and provides outstanding customer service delivery. As part of the payroll team who pays over 50,000 employees, you will use SAP and Oracle V12 or Express HR, and work across over 200 EBAs.

As the Payroll Officer you will be responsible for the completion of a high-quality comprehensive payroll service with timely preparation of payroll related data, reconciliations, payments, month end activities, reporting and analysis along with payroll duties on time and within the Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Skills, Experience & Knowledge:

• Entry-Mid level experience processing end to end payroll processing role.
• Experience in SAP is highly desirable or Oracle Express, or similar.
• Demonstrable experience in superior customer service
• Exposure to multiple Enterprise Agreements and high-volume (+1,000 employees) payroll processing will be beneficial
• Excellent communication, relationship building skills with stakeholders, employees, team members, and business representatives.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures to resolve customer payroll queries
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload to ensure that all deliverables are met in line with KPI's and goals.
• Ability to follow procedures and policies to deliver an effective service to customers
• Self-driven to work in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment, and shift priorities as required
• Thrive in a collaboration team and supportive team environment
• Able to understand, process and provide feedback regarding customer requests/queries.
• Sound knowledge of payroll legislation and best practice to be applied in the payroll space.
• Knowledge of Pay Global, Attaché, Meridian, SAP, Oracle V12 and/or Oracle Express HR is advantageious.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office- Excel, Outlook and Word

Benefits Of Working with Downer

• Work with an ASX listed company, working with market leaders.
• Grow your career with us, we are passionate about giving our people opportunities to grow through personal and professional development and continuous learning:
• Professional development programs
  • Access to professional memberships and industry networks
  • Be part of a team that cares, we foster a work environment built on support that is flexible around our employee's wellbeing needs:
• Flexible work arrangements
• Parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Programs promoting diversity and inclusion
  • A range of Corporate Benefits, including:
  • Discounted services (car hires, hotels, insurance, retail stores, gyms)

Why Downer?

As a trusted name in infrastructure, transport, facilities management, and construction, Downer is committed to delivering projects that create a lasting, positive legacy. We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve, and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

About the Opportunity
MARS Recruitment is partnering with a well-established and forward-thinking accounting firm. We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Bookkeeper to join their professional team. This is a client-facing role that offers autonomy, variety, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact supporting small to medium business clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage your own portfolio of business clients and act as their primary point of contact.
• Provide day-to-day bookkeeping and support across accounting software such as Xero, MYOB, and related add-ons.
• Prepare and lodge BAS, IAS, TPAR, and Superannuation Guarantee obligations.
• Oversee Australian payroll processing and ensure STP compliance.
• Collaborate closely with internal accountants and directors to deliver a seamless client experience.
• Train and mentor junior team members on systems, processes, and best practices.
• Assist clients to streamline workflows, implement cloud solutions, and maintain compliance.
• Troubleshoot issues independently and deliver timely resolutions.

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years' experience in a similar bookkeeping or client-focused accounting support role.
• Certificate IV in Bookkeeping, Diploma of Accounting, or equivalent qualification (highly regarded).
• Strong working knowledge of Xero, MYOB, and associated add-ons.
• Proven experience managing ATO lodgements (BAS).
• Solid understanding of Australian payroll and STP requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and priorities independently.
• Experience training or mentoring others is an advantage.

What's on Offer

• Supportive and professional team culture.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Competitive salary package based on experience.
• Exposure to a wide range of industries and clients.

If you're a motivated and client-focused Bookkeeper seeking your next long-term opportunity, please apply today.

• 6-8 week contract with potential for permanent role in leading agribusiness
• Audit, reconcile, and analyse cost allocations across fund and corporate entities
• Suited to an experienced Management Accountant with strong Excel and data skills

• Audit & Reconciliation

• • Audit historical timesheet allocations to ensure correct attribution between corporate, trustee, and fund accounts.
  • Reconcile staff costs, fees, and rechargeables to funds against corporate accounts.
  • Investigate discrepancies in cost allocations and prepare corrective recommendations.
  • Support fund accounting by reviewing how recharges have flowed through to unit pricing and distributions.

• Management Accounting

• • Analyse cost allocations to determine chargeable vs. non-chargeable activities.
  • Provide insight into cost recovery trends across funds and corporate entities.
  • Assist in ensuring reporting aligns with governance, compliance, and fund structure requirements.

• Process Improvement & SLA Development

• • Work with Finance leadership (Jon and the wider team) to design functional SLAs for time/cost allocations across entities.
  • Recommend process improvements to strengthen controls around timesheet use and fund recharging.
  • Contribute to documentation of allocation methodologies and cost attribution frameworks.

• Data Analysis & Reporting

• • Extract, manipulate, and analyse large data sets (Excel, accounting system exports, etc.) to validate timesheet entries.
  • Prepare clear reconciliation reports and summaries for senior stakeholders.
  • Support external and internal audit requests with reconciled working papers.

• Accounting Qualification: Part or fully qualified (CA/CPA) or equivalent management accounting background.
• Experience:

• • Strong experience in management accounting, reconciliations, and audit-style reviews.
  • Prior exposure to funds management, unit pricing, or funds distribution highly regarded.
  • Experience in project-based cost allocation or timesheet analysis desirable.

• Technical Skills:

• • Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data modelling).
  • Strong financial system knowledge; ability to extract and reconcile large data sets.

• Analytical & Problem-Solving:

• • High attention to detail, accuracy, and investigative mindset.
  • Ability to identify anomalies and propose corrective actions.

• Communication & Stakeholder Skills:

• • Clear, professional communicator able to liaise with both finance and operational staff.
  • Experience working with senior managers to clarify allocation methodologies and reporting.

• Strong auditing/reconciliation capability.
• Highly data-driven with the ability to simplify complex reconciliations.
• Independent worker able to deliver in a short-term, project-focused environment.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to understand fund vs. corporate cost distinctions.
• Process improvement mindset, with experience implementing practical controls.

The Sales Manager / Office Team Lead is responsible for driving the growth, performance, and culture of the sales office. This role requires a balance of leadership and accountability: recruiting and developing a high-performing sales team, ensuring compliance and adherence to company systems, embedding the agencies culture and values, and achieving both financial and operational targets.

This position has been designed to be more rewarding than running an independent agency, offering strong earning potential, support from a proven brand, and equity-like growth incentives.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Growth

• Recruit, coach, and retain high-quality salespeople with a focus on long-term performance.

• Grow and lead a sales team of up to 10 salespeople, achieving a combined minimum monthly GCI of $220K. or 2 List / Sell per person per month

• Support and manage 2 Property Management BDMs to deliver a minimum of 18 new managements per month.

• Foster a culture that lives out the agency's values - Community, Care, Excellence, and Fun.

• Encourage a learning mindset, where team members continually improve their skills and share knowledge.

Sales & Performance Management

• Monitor and manage individual and team KPIs including listings, appraisals, calls, appointments, sales volume, and GCI.

• Implement sales processes and ensure consistent standards across the team.

• Provide ongoing training, mentoring, and performance reviews for all salespeople.

• Lead weekly sales meetings, setting priorities and motivating the team to achieve agreed targets.

Compliance & Systems

• Ensure all team members follow compliance requirements across sales, property management, and customer service.

• Champion and enforce adherence to the agency's operational systems, technology platforms, and reporting tools.

• Regularly review contracts, documentation, and performance data to protect both clients and the business.

Culture & Engagement

• Lead by example, demonstrating Community, Care, Excellence, and Fun in all interactions.

• Build a cohesive and supportive team environment that balances performance with wellbeing.

• Promote a growth mindset and a culture of innovation, where fresh ideas are encouraged and tested.

• Address conflicts or issues with transparency and fairness, maintaining harmony in the team.

• Create an environment where people feel proud to belong and excited to contribute.

Strategic Growth & Innovation

• Contribute to the growth strategy for the office, identifying opportunities for new business and market share.

• Collaborate with Directors to deliver long-term plans for office expansion and profitability as an office and group.

• Represent the agency in the community, strengthening the brand and building networks that generate new business.

• Introduce innovative ideas and adopt best practices to improve team performance and client outcomes.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Proven success in residential sales with strong personal GCI history.

• Minimum 5-7 years of residential real estate sales experience required.

• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing and developing a sales team.

• Minimum 5+ years of sales team leadership experience required.

• Strong recruitment capability and a track record of building high-performing teams.

• Excellent communication, coaching, and motivational skills.

• Commercial acumen with the ability to balance sales performance and compliance.

• High emotional intelligence, resilience, and adaptability.

• Embraces a learning mindset, open to innovation and continuous improvement.

• Alignment with the agency's values: Community, Care, Excellence, and Fun.

• Current real estate agent's licence required.

• Australian work rights required.

Remuneration & Incentives:

• Base salary commensurate with experience.

• Performance bonuses tied to:

  • GCI achievement and growth.

  • Recruitment and retention outcomes.

  • Property Management growth targets.

  • Compliance and cultural leadership.

  • Contribution to innovation and continuous improvement.

• Structured profit share / equity-style incentive plan linked to office growth and profitability.

Why Join Our Team:

• Lead with the full support of a trusted brand, proven systems, and experienced directors.

• Access to professional development, training, and a leadership pathway that rewards performance.

• Work in a business that values Community, Care, Excellence, Fun, and embraces innovation.

• A remuneration model designed to be more lucrative and less risky than running an independent agency.

• Be part of the Leadership team, have your ideas at the table.

Apply today by sending your resume and a brief summary of your achievements to:

Laura Young atlaura.young@placedaustralia.com.au

Alternatively, you can reach Laura on 0400 933 652 for a confidential chat.

Join Our Team at Homefront Real Estate!

Are you passionate about real estate and looking to grow your career with a supportive local agency?
Homefront Real Estate is seeking a Property Manager to join our friendly and professional team in Thornleigh.

You’ll be responsible for managing a well-maintained portfolio and delivering outstanding service to our landlords and tenants. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, solving problems, and working in a collaborative environment.

• Experience in property management (preferred but not essential)

• Excellent communication and time management skills

• A positive attitude and commitment to a long-term career with our team

• Full training and ongoing support to ensure your success

• A supportive, family-style team culture where your contributions are valued

• Modern systems and local expertise to make your role smooth and rewarding

If you’re ready to take the next step in your real estate career and want to work with a trusted, community-focused agency — we’d love to hear from you!

👉 Apply now to join the team at Homefront Real Estate, email your resume to bun@homefront.com.au or call on 9484 0555.