Assistant Accountant

Immediate Start | Flexible Working Hours | Contract Until 18 Dec 26

Our client is seeking an experienced Finance Officer, Assistant Accountant, or Accountant to join their finance team on a contract basis. This newly created role has arisen due to a recent acquisition and presents an excellent opportunity to contribute to finance transformation initiatives, process improvements, and business integration activities.

Based in Perth’s southern suburbs, you will play a key role in month-end reporting, reconciliations, inventory analysis, and the documentation of finance processes, while supporting the wider finance team through a period of growth and change.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close activities and financial reporting
• Perform balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations
• Support inventory reconciliations and stocktake processes
• Analyse and manipulate large datasets using Excel
• Map and document existing finance processes and workflows
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through process enhancement and automation
• Assist with finance integration activities arising from a recent acquisition
• Provide general accounting and finance support to the broader team

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience as a Finance Officer, Assistant Accountant, or Accountant
• Strong month-end accounting and reconciliation experience
• Experience with inventory accounting, stocktakes, or stock reconciliations
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work confidently with large volumes of data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and documentation skills
• The ability to quickly understand, evaluate, and improve existing processes

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience using MYOB (preferred but not essential)
• Exposure to process mapping, finance transformation, or system improvement projects
• Relevant accounting qualifications, or currently working towards CA or CPA accreditation

What's on Offer?

• Immediate start
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to contribute to a business transformation and acquisition project
• Competitive hourly rate package
• Contract through to 18 Dec 26
• Potential for the role to become permanent, subject to business requirements and performance