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About the Role

As a Senior Accountant in our Australia team, your mission is to support SME clients with their accounting matters, enabling growth and decision making. You will deliver accurate BAS lodgements, maintain clean financial records, and provide clients with clear, actionable financial insights. We’re looking for an excellent communicator who thrives on being the go-to person for clients’ accounting needs, offering support, clarity, and confidence every step of the way.

Responsibilities

Prepare and lodge accurate Business Activity Statements (BAS) and Instalment Activity Statements (IAS), ensuring GST and payroll liabilities are reconciled and compliant with ATO regulations.
Maintain accurate financial records and full sets of accounts across a portfolio of clients, using cloud systems like Xero and Dext, including fixed asset management, journals, and reporting.
Oversee accounts payable and receivable processes, ensuring timely invoicing, collections, payments, and reconciliation of supplier/client accounts.
Collaborate with bookkeeping and tax teams to ensure accuracy of transaction recording, ledger integrity, and smooth financial operations.
Assist in preparing monthly management accounts and financial reports, offering clients clear insights to support decision-making.
Provide payroll support and maintain strong communication with clients, acting as their go-to advisor for day-to-day accounting needs and ensuring adherence to Australian regulatory standards.
Manage the client relationship from end to end, providing answers and guidance to Australian SME owners in their day to day operations.
Act as a business enabler supporting client growth.

Requirements

A minimum of 4 years experience as an Accountant within an accounting firm.
Outstanding client relationship management (both verbal & written).
Experience preparing corporate tax returns will be a major plus.
Proven track record of embodying ownership, humility, structured thinking, data-driven decision making, ability to have tough conversations positively, tech + services savviness, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, excellent listening and clear communication, analytical mindset, and collaboration-driven approach.
AI-ready and curious, able to identify additional AI-led applications and ascertain their practicalities.

Skills

Accounting
BAS lodgements
Financial record maintenance
Client financial insights
Client relationship management
Xero
Dext
Fixed asset management
Journal entries
Reporting
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Invoicing
Collections
Payments
Reconciliation
Management accounts preparation
Payroll support
Communication
Problem Solving
Attention to detail
Analytical Mindset
Collaboration

Location

Sydney, Australia

Work Type

Onsite
Work from home flexibility
Fully remote for 1 month each year

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Education verification required
Background screening may include education verification

Salary/Compensations

Competitive market salaries
$1,200 wellness allowance

Benefits

Generous paid time off
Holiday schedules
Potential eligibility for employee share ownership plan
Internal and external facing training programmes
Development of a regional centre of AI excellence

About the Company

Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs through proprietary software and AI, focusing on customer delight.
Operates 3 business segments: Corporate Secretary, Accounting & Bookkeeping, and FinTech payments.
Launched in 2017 with approximately 15,000 customers across offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK.
Has around 500 staff with a strong startup mindset.
Recently raised Series B financing with over 70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years.
Recognized by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes, and LinkedIn as one of the fastest-growing companies in Asia.
Backed by world-class investors, on track to be a cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorn in the Asia Pacific region.
A proudly certified B Corp committed to building Sleek as a force for good.
Part of a community of industry leaders building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy.

Equal Opportunity

Sleek is a regulated entity and requires background checks.
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