Intermediate Accountant

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs. We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing – growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space. Our Business Segments Corporate Secretary Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with 5% market share of all new business incorporations. Accounting & Bookkeeping Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service. FinTech payments Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses. Sleek launched in and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 500 staff with an intact startup mindset. We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of 70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash-flow positive, tech-enabled leading professional service firms. Role Overview We are looking for an Intermediate Accountant that is excited about the mission and outcome outlined below. Mission As an Intermediate Accountant in our Australia team, your mission is to 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. Outcomes 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. To do this, you will have a minimum of 3 years experience as an Accountant (Australia) and you will most likely be located in Sydney, Melbourne or Perth. Behavioural Fit Ownership Show reliability, see things through to completion and proactively help get things back on track when challenges arise. Humility Open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. Structured Thinking Be able to show sound judgement in complex, multi-layered environments. Data driven Use sound data to support strategies and review initiative success. Can have tough conversations positively Proactively have tough conversations with kindness to build empathy and trust. Tech + services savvy Understand and be excited by challenges and opportunities of utilising software to scale a business. Problem Solving Identify, diagnose, and resolve production issues quickly and prevent future incidents. Attention to detail Manage multiple, complex workstreams and notice missing or inconsistent information. Excellent listener and clear communicator Be present in calls and ensure clear exchange of messages. User-centric Understand importance of system reliability and performance for internal and external users. Analytical Mindset Analyse complex systems and processes, evaluate scenarios and devise best testing strategies. Collaboration-Driven Work closely with cross-functional teams and proactively address potential issues. Autonomous / Entrepreneurial Seek out and own solutions without waiting for managerial direction. AI-ready and curious Identify additional AI-led applications and assess their practicality. Interview Process Introductory call 30-minute chat with the Talent Acquisition Associate to discuss the role and your journey. Career deep dive 60-minute chat with the Hiring Manager to explore your last roles. Behavioural fit assessment 30-minute chat with the Australia Managing Director to review recent work situations. Offer & reference interviews A non-binding verbal or email offer followed by short phone or video calls with references. We are offering $7,000 to $9,000 monthly remuneration for this role, along with the other financial, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits mentioned in the job description. Requirement for Background Screening Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role. This may include using external vendors to verify the following : Your education Any criminal history Any political exposure Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation. By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at sleek.com. Benefits Humility and kindness A core attribute that fosters a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and perhaps laughing at ourselves. Kindness is also incredibly important. Flexibility Work from home 2 days per week. Work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year. Start early or late to fit family or other needs as long as you get your work done. Financial benefits Competitive market salaries, generous paid time off, holiday schedules, $1,200 pa flexi benefits scheme for home office equipment or health and fitness expenditure. Eligibility for an employee share ownership plan as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region. Personal growth Responsibility, autonomy, fast pace, decision-making, learning from mistakes, training programmes, AI excellence initiatives. We aim to make you a more well-rounded person. Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp Since we started our journey in, we have committed to building Sleek as a force for good. We have joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. We have planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills by processing over 1.4M pages through SleekSign. We aim to be Carbon Neutral by #J-18808-Ljbffr