Japanese-Speaking Accounts Officer and Office Manager (Part-Time)

About the role

A well-established company based in the Sydney CBD is seeking a part-time Japanese-speaking Accounts Officer / Office Manager, working three days a week. Candidates with bookkeeping or accounting experience are highly regarded, but applicants who have studied accounting and want practical experience are also welcome. The role is permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Accounts: handling accounts payable and receivable, assisting with banking transactions and corporate card reconciliation, raising purchase orders and invoices, performing bank reconciliation, assisting with monthly journals, accruals, monthly and HQ reports, Business Activity Statements and the fixed asset register, entering data, organizing filing and document control, checking sales and purchase draft invoices, entering mining royalty calculation data and compiling invoice information for payment timing reports.
• Administration: recording monthly employee attendance and personal data, recording educational activities and preparing a monthly education report for HQ, managing office tenancy matters, handling phone calls, mail and couriers and greeting visitors, purchasing office equipment, supplies and stationery, managing membership, arranging employee and head office visitor business trips, arranging company functions and managing expatriate housing and personal matters.
• Other tasks related to the above duties.

Required profile

• Japanese language skills.
• Either study of accounting (fundamental knowledge of accounting principles) or actual accounting experience.
• Numerical and analytical skills, as the role involves accounting review and verification.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Xero and Microsoft Office is preferred but not mandatory.