Goodstart Early Learning is Australia's largest provider of early learning and care, dedicated to giving every child the best start in life.

Join our Finance Team and play a key role in managing rates and taxes, reconciliations, vendor management, and assistant accounting activities that support our financial sustainability.

Role: Assistant Accountant - Payables

Location: Murarrie, Brisbane (Turrbal and Yuggera Country)

Employment Type: Full-time, 12mth Fixed Term

Join Our Finance Team as an Assistant Accountant - Payables

We're looking for a detail-oriented finance professional to join our team and support a wide range of accounting activities. From rates and taxes to reconciliations, vendor management, and accounts payable, this role offers variety, responsibility, and the opportunity to make a real difference in how we deliver financial services across Goodstart.

Your Impact:

In this role, you will ensure the accuracy and integrity of Goodstart's financial operations by managing rates and taxes processing, accruals, reconciliations, and assistant accounting activities. You'll play a vital part in end-of-month reporting, maintaining vendor relationships, and supporting Accounts Payable to ensure payments are processed on time and in line with policy. Your attention to detail and problem-solving skills will support compliance, improve systems and processes, and contribute to the financial sustainability of the organisation.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs (As approved by manager)
• Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You'll bring to the table:

• A minimum of 5 years related accounting / bookkeeping and Accounts Payable experience
• Previous experience/ knowledge of SAP
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
• A Certificate III/IV in Accounting or Bookkeeping (or equivalent) will be highly regarded
• Current QLD Working with Children Check

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now' and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email [email protected]

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email [email protected]

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.