Position: Accounting
Manager
Benkorp Management
Services Pty Ltd
Unique opportunity to
serve God with your bookkeeping or accounting skills and continue working from
home.
Benkorp is growing
and we are looking for an Australian based person to manage & support the
team and our clients raise the standard of financial management of churches and
NFPs for God’s
glory
We are looking for a
person who:
▪ Has a passion to
raise the standard of financial management of churches and NFPs for God’s glory
▪ Has had good
experience in the financial management of churches in Australia
▪ Has had more that 5
years providing bookkeeping, payroll, management accounting and audit
preparation services to multiple NFP organisations
▪ At least 4 years Xero
experience
▪ Successfully worked
in a team or managed a team that provides bookkeeping services to clients.
Goals
▪ Clients are highly
satisfied in their relationship with Benkorp
▪ Contract commitments
with clients are achieved
▪ Morale of the team is
positive and each person understands they are valued
▪ Benkorp’s
values and ethics are honoured in all work and relationships
▪ Improved process
efficiencies
Key Responsibilities
& Tasks – overview
▪ Provide accounting
and bookkeeping services for clients
▪ Provide Xero setups
and Training for clients
▪ Manage & Lead
staff to ensure accuracy, efficiency and timeliness of service provision in a
friendly and professional manner
▪ Positive and helpful
relationships with clients
▪ Continual review of
processes & systems to increase efficiency and accuracy
Essential:
▪ Ability to provide a
professional service delivered in a friendly and caring manner
▪ Minimum of 5 years
accounting or higher level bookkeeping experience – leading or within a team
▪ Minimum 5 years’ experience
with Australian Payroll
▪ Detail oriented,
organised
▪ Experience in working
with Not for Profit organisations – especially churches
▪ Good Experience
working with Xero Accounting Software in Australia
Preferred:
▪ Experienced in
leading a bookkeeping team
▪ Australian Payroll
training
▪ Experience with using
Apple Computers
▪ Qualified BAS Agent
▪ Good Experience with
MYOB Accounting Software
Essential
Communications
▪ Excellent English in
order to communicate verbally and written with Benkorp Team and especially with
clients
Computer skills
▪ Competent with
computer operations and specific applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel,
Gmail,
▪ Experience with
internet as a tool (not just web browsing), Google Chrome, Google Apps,
mobile-apps, eg does own banking online
▪ You must be keen to
learn and develop their computer and other competencies.
More detailed Job
Description
1. Provide Accounting
& Bookkeeping Services for our Clients
▪ Regular review of
ongoing bookkeeping & accounting client’s accounts to ensure
accurate financial management reporting.
▪ Be proactive in dealing
with client requirements and in responding to client requests and assessing the
need for special responses from the Benkorp Team
▪ Responsible for
payroll processes & accuracy
▪ Ensure Payroll is
processed correctly for our clients in Xero
▪ Ensure all client
employee documentation is correct, up to date, sufficient and adheres to the
ATO & Fair Work laws
▪ Provide training in
payroll for Benkorp staff
▪ Particular oversight
of the ‘more difficult’ transactions
including Terminations
▪ Assist with
reasonable Employment Award management for clients
▪ Oversight of the
year-end reconciliation and ATO compliance functions for clients
▪ Provide accounting
support for particular clients as required
▪ manage the
on-boarding off new clients to ensure the clients and staff clearly understand
roles & responsibilities and timing
▪ Attend and lead
meetings with clients as required
2. Provide
Xero setups and Training Services for clients
▪ Set up Xero
accounting systems for clients, either standard packages or special agreements.
Ensure that all features promoted (per website descriptions or agreements) are
provided to clients
▪ Provide Xero training
as part of the setup packages or per special Agreements
▪ Provide Xero
consulting services for clients onsite or online as per Agreements
▪ Provide support for
particular clients as arranged per Engagement Agreements or ad hoc contracts
3. Manage & Lead
staff to ensure accuracy, efficiency and timeliness of service provision in a
friendly and professional manner
▪ Lead and train our
Benkorp team in communications with clients, personally and by example:
▪ Provide prompt,
professional and friendly responses to client emails & requests.
▪ Communicate using
language, tone, format and information that:
▪ facilitates
communication and ongoing communication keeps positive client relationships,
minimises the number of emails/communication instances required
▪ Provide support and
instruction to staff for dealing with particular allocations (CoA and TC’s)
and accounting process issues.
▪ Ensure accuracy of
financial reports produced by our staff, from the client’s accounts, before
sending to clients
▪ Provide training to
staff for particular and continuing accounting and compliance requirements and
issues. Compliance includes government requirements and denominational church
requirements.
▪ Lead the staff
management processes including hiring, review and termination of staff
5. Continual review
of processes & systems to increase efficiency and accuracy
▪ Assist staff to
manage the systems infrastructure for Benkorp’s administration
▪ Lead in the best
practice use of internal systems, especially with clients
▪ Regular review of
processes, systems and procedures to simplify and improve accuracy
Additional
Application Instructions
Please send your job
application to jobs@benkorp.com
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