Senior Accountant - Retail & Hospitality

Sleek is on a mission to revolutionise how entrepreneurs operate their businesses. We want to give business owners peace of mind and the power of online solutions to allow them to focus on what they do best - growing their business.

We are a team of 500+ Sleekers from 18 countries, with offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong committed to delivering the best experience to our clients!

Since the start of our journey, Sleek has gained the trust of more than 450,000 businesses globally and raised a total of $51M in funding from world class venture capital funds.

In 2023, we were nominated in the Forbes Top 100, and Linkedin top 10 startups. We also obtained our B-Corp certification, making us one of the most sustainable company globally.

We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team in Sydney.

You will manage a portfolio of high-value clients, including small and medium businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors, delivering world-class service as their primary contact for all accounting needs.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring the smooth delivery of their bookkeeping, BAS preparation, and collaborating with the tax team for their tax returns. Moreover, your main goal is to support these clients in their journey building a business.

A prior solid experience in accounting for retail & hospitality companies, and expertise of all the corresponding solutions (Point of Sales, stocks, booking systems...) is a definite plus.

Responsibilities:

• Provide accounting services to a portfolio of Australian SME clients
• Manage bookkeeping operations in liaison with the client and the bookkeeping team

• BAS preparation and submission
• Design, implement, execute and iterate processes to streamline the overall operations at Sleek
• Advising and engaging with clients on various accounting & taxation matters
• Liaise with the ATO on behalf of clients for technical questions
• Explore new solutions destined to enhance overall efficiency
• Tax return collaboration with the tax team

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 5+ years experience as a practising accountant and tax practitioner for sole traders and SMEs
• Complete mastery of the Xero suite - it holds no secrets for you anymore.
• Effective client servicing & communication skills
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and the intention to launch your accounting practice at some point. We can help you with that!
• High degree of professionalism & interpersonal skills, you love interacting with clients and supporting them with their accounting

Our office is based in Sydney near Hyde Park.

You must be allowed to work and live in Australia, we do not offer sponsorship for this role. Any candidate not fitting this requirement will not be considered.

Benefits

• An environment that encourages innovation and the autonomy and freedom to apply your expertise.
• You will join a company with an inclusive culture within a global team that believes in the SLEEK values of being Simple, Loyal, Entrepreneurial, Excellent and Kind.
• You will have loads of opportunities to learn from experienced market leaders and be mentored and coached by them to grow your career in a fast-moving, always-evolving industry.
• You will have flexible work arrangements (Hybrid Model) with the ability to work remotely or from our Sydney CBD office
• Benefit from over $1k of Health & Benefits to spend annually on your healthy self
• Join a fast-paced, exciting and supportive team of fellow hustlers building an amazing company.

More about Sleek!

At Sleek, we work in a fast-paced start-up environment. We have a strong culture built around our five core values: Simplicity, Loyalty, Excellence, Entrepreneurship, and Kindness. As a deliberately multicultural team, our team comprises more than 18 nationalities and spoken languages.

We consider the company’s success to be a result of committed individual and team efforts, and are looking to onboard talented and creative people who want to make a difference. We celebrate you: Sleek is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age or identity.