Assistant Accountant-PART TIME | Brisbane (hybrid)

Assistant Accountant | Part time (3 days per week) 12-month maternity leave cover | Brisbane A hands-on finance role supporting payroll and core accounting activities. Mutual Marketplace Pty Ltd is a customer focused organisation providing shared services that make business simple and unlock value for the Mutual Banking and adjacent sectors across Australia. Jointly owned by People First Bank and Great Southern Bank, we support the mutual banking sector with practical, high quality shared services that drive sustainability. We are looking for a detail oriented and reliable Assistant Accountant with payroll experience to join our small, collaborative Finance team on a part time basis, covering a 12 month maternity leave period. This role is based in Brisbane and plays a key role in payroll processing and broader finance support across the business. We put customers at the centre of everything we do and continually innovate, improve and simplify how shared services are delivered. Central to all that we do are our values of Kindness, Ambition, Responsibility and Efficiency. About The Role Reporting to the Finance Manager, this is a hands on and delivery focused role responsible for end to end payroll processing and providing financial accounting and general finance support. You will work closely with the Finance Manager, Accountant and Accounts Payable team to ensure payroll, superannuation, PAYG and compliance obligations are delivered accurately and on time. Your part time working week will be busy, structured around regular processing cycles, and will include a mix of payroll, accounting and ad hoc finance support. This role suits someone with strong accounting fundamentals, high attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines while maintaining confidentiality with sensitive information. In this role you will be responsible for:Payroll Processing and Maintenance

• Process fortnightly payroll and superannuation for approximately 30 employees
• Prepare and lodge Single Touch Payroll submissions with the ATO each pay cycle
• Complete month end and year end payroll close off, including accruals and reconciliations
• Prepare and lodge accurate monthly payroll tax returns for QLD and SA, including contractor reconciliations
• Administer the payroll system, support employees with payroll queries and liaise with the payroll provider on system issues

Financial Accounting and Support

• Prepare and lodge monthly BAS returns by required due dates
• Assist with FBT preparation and supporting workpapers
• Prepare accounting journals and support month end processes
• Review vendor set ups, changes and deactivations in line with internal controls
• Prepare weekly cash flow estimates for customers
• Assist with payment run reviews
• Perform corporate credit card reconciliations and follow up variances
• Complete ad hoc reporting and other finance tasks as required

Other Support

• Assist the Accounts Payable team on ad hoc issues when required
• Support the Finance Manager and Accountant with process improvement initiatives

Skills and Experience You will be an organised, detail oriented finance professional who enjoys payroll and working in a cyclical, deadline driven environment. You will have a minimum of three (3) years experience processing payroll within a finance team, with demonstrated experience across month end payroll activities including reconciliations and accruals, supported by solid accounting fundamentals. In Addition, You Will Demonstrate

• Strong payroll knowledge, including superannuation, PAYG and compliance requirements
• Sound accounting skills, including journals, reconciliations and month end processes
• High attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines
• Clear communication and effective problem solving skills
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving discrepancies and improving processes
• The ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience using Employment Hero Payroll is advantageous

Why Join Mutual Marketplace? When you join Mutual Marketplace, you join a collaborative and values led organisation where your contribution is visible and valued. We Offer

• A part time role with hybrid working environment flexibility
• A supportive, close knit team environment
• Exposure to payroll and broader finance activities
• A values driven culture that genuinely prioritises customer service and teamwork

Application Process Apply with your resume and a brief covering letter outlining your experience and interest in the role. Please note you may be invited to complete ashort video interviewas part of the screening process, followed by a face to face interview with the hiring team. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Background screening will be required and referees will be sought following the interview process. For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Human Resources at mmhr@mmpl.com.au. Mutual Marketplace is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Privacy Statement Mutual Marketplace collects the personal information you provide in your application, and via the application process, in order to assess your application. During the application process, we are also likely to collect personal information about you from third parties, such as referees when they provide references, academic institutions or training, certification providers, providers of licence and background-checking services, recruiters, and other service providers who assist in the process, and other publicly available sources such as social media platforms. If you choose not to provide us with the personal information requested, we may be unable to process your application. We disclose your personal information to our workers who assist us in operating our business, third parties to whom you have agreed we may disclose your information, or as otherwise required or authorised by law. We use third-party service providers to operate our business and assess your application, and those third-party service providers may have access to your personal information as a result of our use of their services. Some of those service providers are located overseas, such as LinkedIn and Microsoft located in the United States of America. We take reasonable steps to ensure these third parties have appropriate security for your personal information, and where possible, we require that personal information be held on servers located in Australia. More detailed information about how you can access and request correction of personal information we hold about you, and how you can make a complaint about a breach of privacy, can be found in our privacy policy, available on Mutual Marketplace’s website.