Accountant

We have an exciting dayshift opportunity available for an Accountant. Work from home or the office – you choose!

When you join Yempo, you’ll receive the following fantastic benefits:

• Highly competitive salary – paid weekly!
• HMO enrollment upon commencement
• Additional HMO dependents added each year of service
• 20 vacation days per year; 7 sick days
• Annual performance bonuses and incentives
• Annual salary reviews and increases
• Free cooked rice, snacks and hot drinks
• Company polo shirts provided
• Fantastic, bright and cheerful open-plan work environment
• Prestigious clients and highly professional and friendly co-workers

Our Client

Our client is a growing CFO and accounting services firm supporting values-led organisations.

This Accountant role offers direct mentorship from experienced leaders, progressive client leadership opportunities, and exposure to automation and AI-driven, innovative systems, with a clear pathway to Senior Accountant and Finance Manager-level responsibility. They are seeking a highly accountable, proactive finance professional who takes ownership of outcomes and is motivated to grow into a client-facing leadership role over time. This is not a back-office number-crunching position; it is a delivery-focused role for someone who notices when things don’t look right, communicates early and clearly, enjoys improving systems, and is motivated to grow.

Your Responsibilities

Month-End Accounting & Reporting

• Own month-end close for assigned clients (progressively, depending on experience)
• Prepare financial reports and commentary
• Ensure reconciliations are complete and accurate
• Flag risks or anomalies proactively

Cash Management & Forecasting

• Prepare cash flow forecasts
• Identify variances and underlying causes
• Escalate risks early with proposed solutions

Client Engagement (Progressive)

• Draft and send routine client communications
• Participate in client meetings
• Over time, lead selected client check-ins (based on experience)
• Ensure no client is surprised by delays or issues

Process Improvement

• Identify inefficiencies
• Improve workflows
• Contribute to automation initiatives
• Simplify reporting where possible

Key Success Outcomes (First 90 Days)

• Deliver work on time without reminders
• Proactively communicate if timelines are at risk
• Flag issues before client exposure
• Demonstrate independent problem-solving
• Show willingness to ask questions and learn
• Improve at least one process

Non-negotiables

• Proactive communication
• Accountability
• Ownership of outcomes
• Simplicity and continuous improvement mindset
• Comfortable acknowledging unknowns and investigating solutions

Your Background

• 3-5+ years accounting experience
• Strong Accountant ready to take on more responsibility and grow into a Senior role
• Technically capable but eager for ownership
• Thrives with guidance and feedback
• Calm, thoughtful, steady under pressure
• Motivated to build something, not just execute tasks

Systems Experience

• Xero (essential)
• Fathom (preferred)
• Karbon (preferred)
• Process documentation experience
• Some experience with budgets and forecasts or a willingness to learn
• Superior Excel skills

Disclaimer for salary ranges. Yempo provides an indicative range of salary that we deem relevant for the advertised role. This may be adjusted for the skills and experience of the selected candidate.