Assistant Accountant
Assistant Accountant
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Job Description
Your New Role
McInnes Wilson (MCW) has a strong reputation in the legal industry as a leader in commercial insurance private clients and plaintiff personal injury legal services. With our 50year milestone approaching in 2025 it couldnt be a more exciting time to join us. MCW is looking to appoint an Assistant Accountant to work within our Finance & Accounting team and be a key player at the heart of our operations.
Based at our national head office you will play a pivotal role within our corporate services function assisting us to maintain the financial data of the firm and meet both compliance and reporting obligations.
You will have handson support and career development with guidance from our Finance Manager and CFO as well as direct collaboration with the broader team.
Responsibilities
- Assist in maintaining the financial accounts and general ledger system including the preparation of bank general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist in managing taxation obligations and lodgements including income tax GST and FBT
- Provide support to accounts payable function including a review of the correct coding of expenditure to the general ledger system
- Provide back up to trust accounting team with processing of trust transactions
- Assist with the annual statutory accounts preparation and audit process
- Assist where necessary in the annual budgeting/reforecasting process
- Assist in the production of weekly monthly and quarterly management reports to senior management
- Assist in the preparation of client reporting requirements
- Assist in maintaining the firms fee earner budgets and scoresheets and reconciliation to the financial data of the firm
- Prepare daily cash reports and cash flow reporting
Requirements
We welcome applications from candidates wanting to take the next step with their career and step into an Assistant Accountant role as well as candidates who have direct prior experience.
- Have a Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business or a related field
- CA/CPA membership or be working towards CA/CPA membership
- Have proven experience working both individually and as part of a team
- Have strong strategic thinking analytical and problemsolving skill
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
We offer a competitive salary package and an opportunity to work in a high performing supportive and collaborative environment.
About McInnes Wilson Lawyers
We are a fullservice firm with 55 principals providing high quality legal advisory services across Australia. We are proud of the values we uphold and the culture of our firm and know there is more to life than work billables or awards. We believe in our people and trust them with our brand.
When joining McInnes Wilson Lawyers you will be joining a firm that takes gender equality seriously. Our progressive and inclusive policies have also earned us recognition by Lawyers Weekly Queensland Law Society and HRD to name a few.
Our range of employee benefits are designed to be inclusive of all employees and currently include:
- Progressive paid parental leave policy with no qualifying period prenatal leave parent & care givers platform partner leave and return to work bonuses
- Access to our firmwide personalised Salary Continuance Insurance Policy
- Flexible working arrangements
- Reward and recognition program including tenure awards annual staff awards and promotion ceremonies
- Further education support and professional development program including a formal mentoring program
- Health and wellbeing initiatives birthday leave for fulltime employees firm social club and regular team functions
Please submit your application along with your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position. Wed love to hear all about your experience motivations and point of difference that you would bring to the role.
All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks.
Any questions regarding this role should be directed to our Talent Acquisition team
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our firm. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals including those from underrepresented groups. If you require any changes or amendments to our recruitment process please dont hesitate to let us know.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
