Group Bookkeeping and Accounts Manager

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Group Bookkeeping and Accounts Manager ensuring accurate bookkeeping and compliance for Australian financial services group. Transitioning entities from Xero to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with multi-entity oversight.

Responsibilities:

  • Take full ownership of day-to-day bookkeeping, reconciliations, trust account oversight, and transaction management across multiple entities in Australia, Singapore, and Indonesia
  • Allow the Managing Director to transition from executing bookkeeping tasks to reviewing and overseeing financial outputs
  • Bring strong Xero expertise, deep reconciliation capability, and experience handling trust accounts and cross-border financial activity
  • Play a key role in transitioning the group from Xero to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, helping design scalable systems and workflows for future growth
  • Enter and code all financial transactions accurately in Xero across multiple entities
  • Maintain clean and consistent chart-of-accounts usage
  • Reconcile multiple operating accounts, credit cards, and trust accounts
  • Manage supplier invoices from receipt through to payment
  • Process intercompany transactions and allocations
  • Maintain accurate bookkeeping for entities operating under an AFSL
  • Assist with month-end close processes
  • Support transition from Xero to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of hands-on bookkeeping or accounts management experience
  • Advanced proficiency in Xero (multi-entity experience required)
  • Demonstrated experience managing trust accounts (essential)
  • Experience handling international entities and multi-currency transactions
  • Strong reconciliation skills with exceptional attention to detail
  • Experience preparing financials for external accountants and auditors
  • High level of integrity and discretion (trust-based financial structures)
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
  • Strong written English communication skills
  • Highly Desirable
  • Experience in financial services, regulated environments, or AFSL-related entities
  • Exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (or similar ERP systems)
  • Experience leading or participating in accounting system migrations
  • Process documentation and workflow design capability
  • Exposure to light general administration support functions