Becoming a Bookkeeper in Queensland

About this role

Maintain accurate records of financial transactions and produce financial statements.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Bookkeeper include:

• keep financial records; maintain and balance accounts using manual and computerised systems
• monitor cash flow and lines of credit
• prepare and produce financial statements
• create budget and expenditure reports and analyses
• use account books, ledgers and accounting software packages or cloud accounting systems
• prepare invoices, purchase orders and bank deposits
• reconcile accounts against monthly bank statements
• verify recorded transactions and report any irregularities to management
• may be required to prepare forms reporting business tax entitlements and obligations such goods and services taxes (GST) or business activity statement (BAS).