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Careful work, steady growth. Join a small team building back offices for Australian and US businesses.

Yak Advisory runs bookkeeping, payroll and finance operations for businesses and accounting firms in Australia and the US. We're a young team, built around people who care about doing the work well and keep learning.

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The principles we hire for and work by

  • Curiosity

    Ask why. Learn the client's business, not only their ledger.

  • Integrity

    Do what we say. Raise problems early, including our own mistakes.

  • Humility

    Everyone's work gets reviewed, the founders' included.

  • Respect for all

    Clients, colleagues and candidates get the same courtesy.

  • Quality of work

    Reconciled, checked and documented before it leaves us.

  • Personal growth

    A little better every month, at work and outside it.

We grow when our people grow, so we invest in them every month

  • Regular upskilling sessions on AI tools and new technology
  • Better ways of working: clear processes, automation and good documentation
  • Life lessons and mentoring from the co-founders
  • Review notes on your work, so you improve every week

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Bookkeeper

Client accounting

Full-timeOn-siteAustralian and US clients

Keep the books for Australian and US small businesses, NDIS providers and accounting-firm clients, inside their Xero and QuickBooks files. Every month-end you close is checked by a second person before it reaches the client.

What you'll do

  • Code and reconcile bank and card transactions in Xero and QuickBooks Online
  • Enter supplier bills and customer invoices, and prepare payment batches for client approval
  • Run month-end to each client's documented checklist
  • Help prepare award-interpreted pay runs and super calculations, checked by a second person
  • Prepare the monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statement
  • Keep each client's process notes and SOPs current

What we look for

  • A degree in accounting, finance or business, or progress towards CA, ACCA or CPA
  • At least one year of bookkeeping or accounts work
  • Working knowledge of Xero or QuickBooks Online
  • Confident Excel: lookups, pivot tables and tidy workpapers
  • Clear written English for client emails and notes

Good to have

  • Xero or QuickBooks certification
  • Australian payroll (STP, super) or US payroll platforms such as Gusto
  • Exposure to NDIS claiming

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Accountant

Client accounting

Full-timeOn-siteAustralian and US clients

Own month-end and reporting for a set of clients, prepare tax workpapers and returns for Australian accounting firms to review and lodge, and act as the second check on our bookkeepers' work.

What you'll do

  • Close the month for a portfolio of clients and write the management report and deck
  • Prepare year-end workpapers and financial statements
  • Prepare individual, sole trader, partnership, trust and company returns for accounting firms to review and lodge
  • Review reconciliations and pay runs as the second person
  • Build forecasts, 13-week cash flows and budget vs actual reports
  • Improve SOPs and flag work worth automating

What we look for

  • CA, ACCA or CPA qualified or part-qualified, or a relevant degree and three years of accounting work
  • Strong Xero or QuickBooks Online and advanced Excel
  • Experience preparing financial statements
  • Clear written English and the confidence to explain numbers to clients

Good to have

  • Australian tax return preparation for individuals, trusts or companies
  • US bookkeeping or payroll experience
  • Power BI or other reporting tools

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Accounting intern

Early careers

InternshipOn-siteMentored

Learn bookkeeping, payroll and month-end on real client work, next to our bookkeepers and accountants. Everything you do is reviewed, so you get feedback on all of it.

What you'll do

  • Code and reconcile transactions in Xero and QuickBooks Online, under supervision
  • Prepare supporting schedules and workpapers in Excel
  • Help turn client processes into SOPs and flowcharts
  • Organise source documents and keep trackers up to date

What we look for

  • Studying or recently finished a degree in accounting, finance or business, or studying CA, ACCA or CPA
  • Good Excel and a willingness to learn new tools
  • Clear written English
  • Reliable and careful with detail

Good to have

  • Any Xero or QuickBooks training
  • Interest in process improvement or automation

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General application

Any team

No role that fits yet? Tell us what you do well. We keep applications on file and contact you when a matching role opens.

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Real books and real deadlines, reviewed every time

Australian and US clients

NDIS providers, small businesses and accounting firms. You'll work inside their systems, on their actual month-end.

A second pair of eyes

Every pay run and month-end is checked by a second person, and senior accountants review the month-end. You learn from the review notes.

Written processes

Each client has a documented routine. You follow it, then help us improve it.

Tools you'll use

How hiring works, with no trick questions

  1. Apply

    Send the form with a link to your CV. We read every application.

  2. Practical task

    If you're shortlisted, a short exercise in Excel and Xero or QuickBooks, based on the work you'd do.

  3. Interview

    A conversation with both co-founders about the task and the role.

Questions about a role? Email [email protected].