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Pear Tree.

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1 - 10 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

Pear Tree is a Melbourne‑born offshore recruitment and hiring services company that connects Australian, US, and UK businesses directly with skilled offshore professionals (primarily from the Philippines) without agency markups. They provide end-to-end hiring support — sourcing, screening, skills assessments, video interviews, reference checks — and offer payroll, Employer‑of‑Record, and compliance assistance plus a six‑month replacement guarantee. Pear Tree recruits across IT, sales & marketing, finance, creative, admin and operations roles, emphasizing cost savings, direct pay to talent, and secure onboarding workflows.

📋 Description

• Liaise internally with the Director and Operations Manager; and externally with external accountants, financial advisers, lenders, and aggregators across Australia and the Philippines. • Manage day-to-day bookkeeping across multiple Australian business entities, including general ledger maintenance and chart of accounts management. • Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations, manage accounts payable and receivable, and process payroll and superannuation. • Assist with BAS preparation, GST compliance, and cash flow monitoring. • Prepare monthly management reports, financial statements, and budgeting and forecasting support. • Liaise with external accountants and financial advisers to ensure records are accurate, compliant, and up to date. • Reconcile lender commission payments, trail commissions, and aggregator commission statements. • Assist with settlement financial reporting and business performance reporting. • Prepare financial information and KPI reports for management and external accountants. • Record and reconcile SMSF-related transactions and investment accounts. • Assist with SMSF property purchase accounting and prepare documentation for accountants. • Maintain accurate SMSF records to meet compliance requirements. • Manage bookkeeping across multiple investment properties and property entities, including loan account reconciliations and rental income and expense tracking. • Track equity and loan balances and prepare financial reports across multiple property entities. • Assist accountants during end-of-financial-year (EOFY) processes. • Manage bookkeeping records for the Philippine entity, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank reconciliations. • Support local payroll administration and work alongside Philippine accountants on financial reporting and compliance. • Assist with BIR-related documentation and statutory requirements as required. • Prepare monthly financial reports for management and ensure accurate financial reporting across both the Australian and Philippine entities.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of bookkeeping experience, with at least 2 years supporting Australian businesses • Previous experience working within an Australian mortgage brokerage — including commission reconciliation, trail commissions, and settlement processes • Proven experience working with Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) • Experience managing property investment portfolios and bookkeeping across multiple property entities • Demonstrated experience bookkeeping for a Philippine entity, including Philippine accounting practices, payroll, and statutory reporting (BIR) • Strong understanding of Australian accounting standards, GST, BAS, payroll, and superannuation • Experience managing multiple entities across different jurisdictions • Excellent reconciliation, financial reporting, and attention to detail • Strong written and verbal English communication skills • Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with stakeholders across Australia and the Philippines