Onboarding Bookkeeper

Looking for Philippines-based candidates

Job Role: Onboarding Bookkeeper (AU)

Work Schedule: This role is expected to align with the AU business hours (approx. 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday to Friday) for collaboration

Compensation range: 3,200 to 3,800 AUD / Month

Engagement type: Employer of Record (EOR); Remote; Full-Time

Who We Are:

At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote so you'll be able to work from home.

Who The Client Is:

This company is a trusted business solutions provider that supports organizations in managing their financial operations with precision and efficiency. They combine innovative technology with professional expertise to help businesses streamline bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, and advisory functions. Their mission is to empower clients to make informed financial decisions by providing clear insights and reliable support from a team of experts.

With a strong presence across Australia and New Zealand, they serve a wide range of industries, from startups to established enterprises, ensuring that every client receives tailored solutions that fit their growth stage. Their collaborative culture, commitment to excellence, and modern approach to finance make them a leading partner for businesses seeking long-term stability and scalability.

Role Overview: 

As a Senior Bookkeeper in the Onboarding team, you will be responsible for managing the finance and bookkeeping work required to onboard new customers with accuracy and confidence. Your role ensures that each customer starts with clean, complete, and well-structured financial data to support reliable reporting and insights from day one.

You will deliver a high-quality onboarding experience by reviewing and correcting historical data, optimizing chart of accounts, and ensuring each file accurately reflects the business's true financial position. You will also help build scalable onboarding processes, ensuring efficiency while maintaining strong technical standards.

Success in this role means timely onboarding, high-quality and compliant financial files, and smooth, well-documented handovers to downstream teams.

Key Responsibilities: 

Customer Onboarding & Management

• Manage the full finance-related onboarding process for new customers, including file reviews, issue identification, remediation, and customer communication.
• Work closely with the Onboarding Project Manager and participate in onboarding meetings to ensure alignment and progress.
• Maintain proactive communication with customers to track deliverables and manage expectations.
• Escalate risks, blockers, or delays early for timely resolution.
• Ensure the internal platform is kept up to date and accurately reflects onboarding progress and status.

Software Setup & Configuration

• Create and configure Xero files, including building and optimizing the chart of accounts.
• Set up Dext for new customers and provide clear instructions to support smooth adoption.

Technical Review & File Accuracy

• Review and correct existing accounting files to ensure they reflect the true financial position of the business.
• Perform balance sheet rectifications, resolving issues such as unclaimed deposits, misallocated accruals, and incorrectly coded prepayments.
• Optimize chart of accounts and restructure profit and loss reporting to ensure accurate monthly cut-offs and proper income and expense alignment.
• Review work completed by others when required, ensuring all key reconciliations are complete and properly documented.

Process Documentation & Handover

• Document onboarding configurations, decisions, and workflows to required standards and ensure accurate mapping within internal systems.
• Contribute to the creation of onboarding handover packs to support a smooth transition to ongoing operations teams.
• Support continuous improvement of onboarding processes through knowledge sharing and process documentation initiatives.

• 5+ years' experience in bookkeeping, with advanced knowledge of Xero (MYOB experience also highly regarded).
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting, including accrued income and expenses, prepayments, and customer deposits.
• Proven experience reviewing historical accounting data and performing technical corrections.
• Confidence working independently on complex files while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with professional services, multi-entity, or more complex client structures is advantageous.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical accounting matters clearly to customers.

Work Arrangement & Expectations:

This is a remote role that will be set up via an Employer of Record (EOR) service.

To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as "Independent Contractor")