At a Glance
- Tasks: Gain hands-on experience in accounts, payroll, and finance operations.
- Company: Join Hetherington, a leader in tenement management and exploration support.
- Benefits: Build your accounting career with ongoing learning and professional development.
- Other info: Supportive team environment with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Kick-start your career with broad exposure to finance operations.
- Qualifications: Accounting qualification or currently studying, with attention to detail.
The predicted salary is between 41850 - 51150 $ per year.
Kick-start your accounting career with broad, hands-on experience across accounts, payroll and finance operations. Hetherington is a leading provider of tenement management, land access and exploration support services to Australia’s resources industry. With offices in Sydney and Perth, we support mining and exploration clients across Australia. As our business continues to grow, we’re looking for a motivated Junior Accountant to join our Sydney team. This is a great opportunity for a recent accounting graduate or early-career accountant looking to build practical commercial experience and learn from an experienced finance professional.
The Role
Working closely with our Financial Controller, you’ll get broad exposure to the day-to-day finance operations of the business, rather than being limited to just one area. Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and issuing client invoices
- Allocating payments and completing bank reconciliations
- Monitoring outstanding accounts and assisting with debtor follow-up
- Processing supplier invoices and preparing payment runs
- Reconciling supplier statements and employee expenses
- Assisting with fortnightly payroll and employee leave records
- Preparing journal entries
- Supporting month-end and year-end processes
- Maintaining accurate finance records
- Assisting with improvements to finance systems, processes and documentation.
About You
We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with numbers, takes pride in getting the details right and is keen to develop their accounting career. Ideally, you’ll have:
- A qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, or be currently studying
- Some previous experience in accounts, bookkeeping or a junior accounting role
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Confident written and verbal communication
- Experience with accounting or payroll systems would be an advantage
- A positive attitude and willingness to learn and contribute to the team.
Why join Hetherington?
You’ll have the opportunity to build a strong foundation for your accounting career while gaining exposure across the full finance function. We offer:
- Broad, practical accounting experience
- Exposure to different areas of finance operations
- Ongoing learning and professional development
- Support from a very experienced Accountant
- A supportive and collaborative team
- The opportunity to develop your career within a growing national business.
Junior Accountant in Sydney employer: Hetherington
At Hetherington, we pride ourselves on being a premier employer in the resources sector, offering a dynamic and collaborative work culture that fosters professional growth and development. Our team members enjoy the unique opportunity to engage directly with leading Australian resources companies while mastering complex legal disciplines in a supportive environment across our Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane offices. With a focus on long-term career progression and a flexible role structure, we empower our employees to thrive as strategic advisors in a rewarding and meaningful career.
