Bookkeeper

About the Company

BDO Australia is guided by a purpose of helping people achieve more and opening up opportunities. The firm supports this mission by attracting and growing outstanding talent to deliver audit, tax, and advisory solutions across a broad client base.

About the Opportunity

BDO’s North Queensland practice is expanding, and the Cairns office is looking for a Bookkeeper to join its Accounting Outsourcing team. This role suits someone who is motivated, proactive, and ready to provide dependable bookkeeping and accounting support while helping strengthen client relationships and contribute to the success of the Business Services team.

What the Role Involves

You will work with a diverse portfolio of clients and take on responsibilities that go beyond standard bookkeeping. The position includes maintaining ledgers, posting journals, completing reconciliations, preparing reports, supporting BAS and IAS lodgements, and handling payroll, superannuation, and payroll tax obligations. You will also assist with management reporting and advisory tasks, while using modern cloud-based platforms and accounting tools such as MYOB and Xero.

Professional Development

The role offers exposure to leading technology and the chance to complete relevant certifications as part of your ongoing learning and career growth.

What You Need

To be successful, you should either hold a Certificate IV in Bookkeeping or be actively working toward it. Experience using MYOB and Xero is important, along with strong written and spoken communication skills. You should also bring good initiative, sound organisation, excellent time management, strong IT skills, and confidence using Microsoft Office and learning new systems quickly. A genuine focus on client service and the ability to build respectful, trusted working relationships are also key.

Why Join BDO

BDO offers the chance to work within a growing, well-known professional services firm with a national and global reach. Employees gain access to varied client work across different industries, along with a range of health, wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits. The organisation’s culture is shaped by its core values of One, Bold, Human, Heart, and Strive, and it is recognised for inclusion and gender equality.

Additional Information

This position is based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia and is a full-time, onsite opportunity. No salary figure, start date, application deadline, or vacancy count was provided in the source.