Bookkeeper

PETER STOITSE TRANSPORT

PST is a Victorian family-owned transport company. PST has been operating for over 50 years and has depots in Hallam, Maryborough and Welshpool.

We are committed to providing quality service SAFELY and EFFICIENTLY. All team members are expected to abide by our commitment statement and values:

We are ONE team

We COMMUNICATE effectively

We put SAFETY first

We are CUSTOMER focused

THE ROLE

We are searching for an experienced bookkeeper to support our finance and administrative team to work in our Hallam depot. This role will be 4 days per week and hours/days will be agreed upon with the successful candidate. The successful candidate will report to the Financial Controller.

What a normal day will look like

• Performing the usual bookkeeping tasks such as data-entry of purchase and sales information from bills and internal departments into our bookkeeping software, creating payment batches, receipting of incoming deposits, raising and applying credit notes and setting up new customers or supplier accounts.
• Communicating with customers, suppliers and colleagues via phone and email in a respectful and courteous manner. This will include responding to customer and supplier queries, following up customers on their overdue accounts and liaising with colleagues as necessary.
• Working closely with the finance and operation teams to ensure the input of financial data accurately reflects the tasks, purchases and relevant information required.
• Attending to other financial tasks as requested by the Financial Controller, such as assisting with weekly and month-end financial reporting tasks and other ad-hoc tasks as needed from time-to-time.

The skills and attributes required for this role

To be considered for this role, you will need to possess the following skills and attributes:

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail with all financial record-keeping input and processes, including allocating transactions to the correct account, correct application of GST and ensuring the relevant supporting documentation is attached to the transaction.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
• Ability to analyse and resolve discrepancies and issues in financial data.
• Capability to identify problems and develop effective solutions.
• A positive can-do attitude, willing to work cooperatively with others and seek continual improvement in processes to find efficiencies.

Highly desired skills and attributes:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to effectively use functions such as sorting, filtering, IF, CONCATENATE, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and conditional formatting.
• A good understanding of operating expenses versus capital expenses.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To be considered for this position, please submit an application via Seek, along with a resume and cover letter.

Please ensure your application, resume and/or cover letter detail your relevant knowledge, experience and suitability for this role.