Xero Bookkeeper - Australian GST/BAS Experience (Part-Time)

About the role
We run two Australian businesses - a digital agency and a property services business and we need a reliable part-time bookkeeper to keep the books clean across both in Xero. You'll own the day-to-day and the monthly close so the numbers are always accurate and the quarterly BAS/tax work is easy for our accountant. This is steady, ongoing work) for someone who takes pride in tidy, reconciled books.

What you'll do
- Keep two separate Xero files (one per business) reconciled and up to date - bank feeds, coding, and clearing the unreconciled queue.
- Code every transaction with the correct Australian GST treatment (GST, GST-free, BAS-excluded) so the books are always BAS-ready.
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable - enter bills, match payments, flag anything overdue.
- Run a clean month-end close for both entities: reconcile balance sheet accounts, tidy the P&L, and send a short summary of anything that needs attention.
- Keep payroll and superannuation records straight in Xero (we don't expect you to lodge anything - just keep it clean and accurate).
- Flag anything unusual instead of guessing - a quick question beats a wrong entry.

> Note: BAS and tax lodgement stay with our registered accountant. You don't need to be a BAS agent. Your job is to hand them a clean, reconciled, BAS-ready set of books each quarter.

You're a great fit if you
- Have real, hands-on Xeroexperience and have done the books for Australian businesses before.
- Understand Australian GST/BAS coding cold you know what's GST-free vs taxable and you code for it without being told.
- Are accurate and self-checking - you reconcile to the cent and don't leave a mess for next month.
- Keep two sets of books cleanly separate and never mix entities.
- Communicate clearly in writing and raise questions early.
- Bonus: awareness of NSW payroll tax / workers-comp obligations, and you use AI tools to work faster (we're an AI-forward team).

Logistics
- Part-time, fully remote, ongoing.
- Some overlap with Australian business hours (AEST) around month-end is helpful.
- Tools: Xero (core, two files), Microsoft 365, a shared document/receipt folder, and a task manager. Dext experience is a plus.

How to apply (read carefully)
To show us you read this far, start your application with the word "RECONCILED" in the first line. Applications that don't will be skipped.
Then answer these three questions:
1. Which Australian businesses have you kept the books for in Xero, and for how long?
2. Walk us through your process for making sure every transaction is coded BAS-ready (GST vs GST-free vs excluded).
3. How do you run a monthly close so the balance sheet actually reconciles - what's your checklist?