Hatch Hiring for Assistant Accountant (Australia’s best venture capital firm) Job at Sydney Full Time

*** This role is at Blackbird VC (not at Hatch)

Hatch is supporting Blackbird to find a great Assistant Accountant to join their team. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like Blackbird.

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At Blackbird, our mission is to be a generational owner of the most ambitious tech companies founded by Aussies and Kiwis.

• Finance and Accounting
• Full-time
• Surry Hills, AU · This role is full-time, based in our Sydney or Melbourne office with the flexibility to work from home or remotely.
• Visa sponsorship · No
• Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically less than 2 years of experience is required.

Why Blackbird

Blackbird is Australia’s biggest venture capital fund whose mission is to supercharge Australia and New Zealand’s most ambitious founders. We do this by raising venture capital funds, investing into the best startup companies and helping them succeed. We have a portfolio valued at over $7B, including some of the most successful Australian and Kiwi startups such as Canva, Safety Culture and Culture Amp. We believe that building a diverse and inclusive team is critical to Blackbird’s success. We are building a team that is as ambitious as the companies we invest in. To support our Blackbirds we offer:

• Flexible working
• Generous parental leave
• L&D budget
• Wellbeing initiatives, unplugged weekends & kit-kat days
• Connection and social events
• A share in our success

About the role

At Blackbird, our mission is to be a generational owner of the most ambitious tech companies founded by Aussies and Kiwis. To match this ambition as we grow, we are constantly striving to build a world-class Finance function to empower the wider Blackbird team to deliver on key initiatives and to ensure that we are a transparent and fully-compliant financial services organisation.

We are looking for a high-performing, detail-oriented Assistant Accountant who will assist with the Accounts Payable & Receivable, Payroll and day-to-day cash management functions of Blackbird’s entities. You will work closely with our Financial Accountant, Josh Golde and CFO, John Moorhead, and report to our Financial Accountant, Lucia Salim.

Ideally, you will have proven hands on experience in an accounts payable or public accounting/bookkeeping role, with a demonstrable ability to manage a high volume of transactions with great attention to detail. If you are resourceful and enjoy operating in a fast pace, high energy environment – this role is for you!

This role is full-time, based in our Sydney or Melbourne office with the flexibility to work from home or remotely.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Accounts Payable and Receivable Management: Maintain and update accounts payable and receivable, issue invoices and undertake reconciliations
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with stakeholders to understand specifications, business requirements, and communicate insights.

Skills you’ll need

• Numerical problem solving: Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
• Critical thinking: Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
• Attention to detail: Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables

Meet the team

At Blackbird, our mission is to be a generational owner of the most ambitious tech companies founded by Aussies and Kiwis. To match this ambition as we grow, we are constantly striving to build a world-class Finance function to empower the wider Blackbird team to deliver on key initiatives and to ensure that we are a transparent and fully-compliant financial services organisation.

If this isn’t you, but you know someone who would be amazing in an Accountant Assistant role – be sure to share!

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $55,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift