Bookkeeper in Brisbane

Bookkeeper job description

Bookkeepers are responsible for maintaining an organisation's key accounting records, known as ledgers. Day-to-day activities include recording transactions such as income and outgoings, and posting them to various accounts. Being a broad and varied role, a Bookkeeper job description should emphasise the need f or a strong sense of time management and organisational skills, and with exposure to many aspects of the accounting function it can be a stepping stone to a more senior or specialised accounting role.

Bookkeeper duties and responsibilities of the job

A Bookkeeper is like the engine room of an accounting team, maintaining a variety of ledgers used to produce key financial reports. A Bookkeeper job description should express the need f or a candidate who is organised, and who loves numbers and accounting information.

A Bookkeeper job description generally includes:

Recording transactions such as income and outgoings, and posting them to various accounts

Processing payments

Conducting daily banking activities

Producing various financial reports

Reconciling reports to third-party records such as bank statements.

Bookkeeper job qualifications and requirements

To become a Bookkeeper, you will need to apply f or a BAS Agent registration and completed at least a Certificate IV in Bookkeeping or a Certificate IV in Accounting.

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Salary for Bookkeeper in Brisbane

72030 - 91630

25th Percentile

72030

The applicant has limited or no experience in the position and is still developing their skills.

Demand: Low

50th Percentile

81830

The applicant has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.

Demand: Moderate

75th Percentile

91630

The applicant has above-average experience, has (nearly) all necessary skills, and may also have specialised qualifications.

Demand: High

Projected salaries for related positions

Position title

25th Percentile

50th Percentile

75th Percentile

Assistant Accountant

69090

76930

84770

Accountant

93590

105840

112210

Senior Accountant

105350

116620

129850

Group Accountant

109760

124950

142100

Accounts / Finance Officer

64190

70560

80360

Accounts Payable Officer

62230

70560

80360

Accounts Payable Manager

86240

98490

114170

Accounts Receivable Officer

68110

74480

85750

Accounts Receivable Manager

86730

98490

111720

Corporate Accountant

109760

124950

142100

Cost Accountant

107800

115640

132300

Financial Accountant

91630

100940

110250

Senior Financial Accountant

114170

127400

142590

Management Accountant

98000

108780

117600

Senior Management Accountant

117600

132300

142100

Project Accountant

100450

115640

134260

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