Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Company: Henry Schein One Location: South Yarra Salary: $$ Work Type: Part-time Onsite/Remote: Onsite

Henry Schein One is a technology company focused on transforming dental care through personalised, AI-driven treatments and intelligent practice management, aiming to enhance patient care and foster thriving dental practices. Our culture is inclusive and forward-thinking, committed to valuing diversity, flexibility, and equal opportunities for all individuals.

Customer success is central to our operations. Every team member, irrespective of department or role, prioritises customer success in all interactions. All areas of the business, from Commercial to Operations, play a crucial role in shaping the user experience. Our customer success programmes maintain dynamic feedback channels with product teams, ensuring continuous software enhancement to meet customer needs. Through premium service delivery, innovative solutions, and proactive support, we build lasting partnerships that drive positive outcomes.

Purpose The Assistant Accountant will support the financial control function by ensuring accurate and timely processing across core finance activities. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role involving assistance with month-end close, reconciliations, and transactional tasks. The role is responsible for maintaining the integrity of financial data through disciplined processing and adherence to procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close, including journals and accruals.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support HFM reporting and validation.
• Process AP/AR and general ledger transactions.
• Assist with payroll processing and reconciliation.
• Support revenue and ledger maintenance.
• Assist with BAS, GST, and compliance tasks.
• Prepare audit documentation.

Process & Controls

• Follow established finance processes and SOX controls.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of work.
• Escalate issues to the Senior Financial Accountant.

This part-time position offers flexibility in working hours. To facilitate collaboration within the Finance team, the successful candidate will be required to work from the office on Thursdays. Outside of this requirement, working days and hours can be arranged flexibly in agreement with the Line Manager, considering business and team needs.

Experience

• 1–3 years of accounting experience.
• Basic accounting knowledge.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Attention to detail and organisation.
• Ability to follow structured processes.

Success Profile

• Consistently accurate and reliable.
• Strong processing capability.
• Meets deadlines.
• Supports effective finance operations.

Personal Attributes

• A proven ability to think and act proactively with strong interpersonal skills is most important.
• Commitment, flexibility, and self-motivation are required.
• The role holder must be keen and ambitious to develop knowledge and skills, and more importantly, share these with the team.

Diversity at Henry Schein One Diversity and inclusion are integral to every aspect of our business. We push boundaries, fuelled by a diverse range of voices and a desire to make a difference. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age. We welcome everyone to our team and foster creativity and ambition throughout our business.

Our Shared Values Everyone at Henry Schein One is encouraged to live and demonstrate our core values:

• Community: Each Person is as Important as the Next, Open Communication, Diversity & Inclusion.
• Caring: Corporate Citizenship, Shared Success.
• Career: Ethics, Recognise Creativity & Encourage it, People are our Greatest Asset.