Assistant Accountant/Administration Officer Full Time

Carpet Call, Australia's largest flooring retailer, has a great opportunity in our Queensland state head office located at Loganlea on Brisbane’s south-side.

This is an excellent opportunity for a bright, energetic person looking for their next career opportunity, and would suit someone with 2+ years of administration and payroll experience with accounting knowledge.

This is a varied role, and we are looking for a dedicated, flexible, and proactive individual to complement our existing Head Office team.

Your Role:

Reporting directly to the State Accountant, your main duties will include payroll preparation for 100+ staff, preparation of subcontractor payments and associated reporting and compliance, assisting with the month-end accounting process, and other ad-hoc accounts-related tasks.

A strong emphasis will be placed on confidentiality, having a positive attitude and having a strong attention to detail.

This is a Full Time position Monday-Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm (Wednesday 5:30pm).

There is also the requirement to be available to work one Saturday morning per month for stock take (paid at overtime rates).

What You Will Be Doing:

• Preparing weekly payroll, including commission calculations, and superannuation set-up and compliance
• Reconciling internal creditor statements for weekly/monthly payment run
• Month-end journals and general ledger balance sheet reconciliations
• Ad-hoc accounting and general accounts-related tasks
• Weekly bank reconciliation
• Arranging subcontractor agreements, payments, and managing areas of compliance, including GST, insurance and licence requirements
• Monitoring and managing franchise debtor ledger and payments
• Managing Rug Division debtor ledger and stock adjustments
• Proving support to the State Accountant and other Accounts team members as required

Who we are looking for:

Along with a professional and positive outlook, and can-do attitude, to be considered for this role you will need to demonstrate:

• Demonstrated working payroll and accounts/accounting knowledge (2+ years experience)
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional customer service to internal and external customers
• Decision making ability and a sense of responsibility.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills - Outlook, Word, Excel
• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment

You must have your own reliable transport.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• On-site parking
• Friendly and supportive office environment
• Exciting industry

As we are looking for an exceptional and energetic team member, this opportunity requires that only high-quality candidates with relevant experience apply (Applications via the SEEK website only - no recruitment agencies please).

We are looking for only the best - if you are ready to hit the ground running, please submit a cover letter with your resume, detailing your experience in the above areas and how YOU intend to make your mark!