JOB OVERVIEW
The assistant accountant will be involved in a mix of financial accounting and management accounting duties. You will ensure the accurate and timely recording of general ledger (GL) data, accounts payable (AP) processing, and month-end reporting. You will have the opportunity to participate in a number of exciting projects within a small and supportive team environment, led by finance leaders who are passionate about training and mentoring.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Main Responsibilities
• Trust accounting tasks
• Work with other team members to ensure that all relevant broker-related issues are resolved in an efficient and effective manner
• Monitor contact points and ensure all accounts-related queries are responded to in an appropriate manner; strong customer service ethic
• Accounts payable and expense processing
• Bank reconciliations
• Accruals/prepayments
• End-of-month (EOM) journals and reporting
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Ad hoc projects
Qualifications
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or anything related
• Previous experience as an Assistant Accountant; basic accounting standard knowledge
• Experience in Xero Accounting System
• Intermediate to advance Excel skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Previous experience from the insurance industry highly regarded (but not required)
Top Skills
What We Do
Outsource Solutions For Business hammerjack is an Australian & Philippine owned and operated offshore outsourcing services provider. Headquartered in Sydney with multiple operating offices in Makati, Manila, and Pampanga, Philippines. We specialise in providing dedicated, high performing teams and outsourced services to the global small and midsize business market. Our solutions deliver quality and consistent outcomes and are helping businesses to focus on their core competencies, reduce operating costs and deliver more value to their customers. hammerjack has been a major player in developing the new Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) industry in the Philippines servicing the Australian, U.S.A and U.K markets. Over the last 7 years we have sourced trained and developed top talent focussed on the Finance, Accounting, Bookkeeping, IT and Virtual Assistant services space. Our knowledge and experience in implementing the latest technologies and systems to support the best people has led to continued success for our clients and their remote teams, all while placing information and cyber security at the forefront. Our operating model was born in the enterprise services space and has been specifically developed to cater for the small, midsize market. This experience and collaborative customer approach set business up for success, no matter where they are on their journey. We offer an enterprise level approach to continuous improvement, high performance & quality, and world class customer experience. Our ability to deliver this level of service across multiple lines of business and industry verticals is a product of our investment in people, technology and the governance that sits behind it all.
