Always Know Your Numbers: What an Accounting & Bookkeeping Hire Does for Your Business
What a Accounting & Bookkeeping Hire Can Do For Your Business
Bookkeeper | Accountant | Tax Accountant
A Philippines-based accounting hire through Tarino can take on the tasks below. Use this as a guide when scoping the role before your discovery call.
BOOKKEEPING
Task | What this looks like in practice |
|---|---|
Accounts payable | Processing supplier invoices accurately. Matching to purchase orders. Scheduling payments and maintaining AP records. |
Accounts receivable | Raising client invoices. Following up outstanding balances. Reconciling payments received. |
Bank reconciliation | Reconciling bank statements to accounting records daily or weekly. Investigating and resolving discrepancies. |
Payroll processing | Processing payroll accurately and on time. Reconciling super contributions. Maintaining leave balances. |
GST & BAS preparation | Preparing BAS with accurate GST calculations. Reviewing coding before submission. Meeting ATO lodgement deadlines. |
Month-end close | Processing journal entries, accruals, and prepayments. Reconciling balance sheet accounts. Producing trial balance. |
Expense management | Processing and coding expense claims. Ensuring receipts are attached and compliant with policy. |
Xero / MYOB management | Maintaining chart of accounts, contacts, and templates. Keeping software data clean and accurate. |
REPORTING & COMPLIANCE
Task | What this looks like in practice |
|---|---|
Management reporting | Producing accurate P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reports to an agreed schedule. Highlighting key variances. |
Tax compliance support | Assisting with preparation of income tax returns, FBT returns, and other statutory lodgements. Meeting all deadlines. |
Audit support | Preparing and organising documentation for external audits and compliance reviews. Responding to auditor queries. |
Document management | Organising and archiving financial records per retention policy. Ensuring documents are accessible for review. |
Workpaper preparation | Preparing workpapers and reconciliations to support tax returns and financial statements. |
TAX (SENIOR ROLES)
Task | What this looks like in practice |
|---|---|
Income tax return preparation | Preparing individual, company, trust, and partnership tax returns in compliance with ATO requirements. |
Tax planning & advice support | Assisting with tax planning calculations, strategy modelling, and client-facing summaries. |
FBT return preparation | Gathering data, calculating FBT liability, and preparing the annual FBT return. |
Division 7A management | Identifying and managing Division 7A loans. Preparing complying loan agreements and repayment schedules. |
ATO correspondence | Drafting responses to ATO notices and correspondence for adviser review and lodgement. |
ASIC & company secretarial support | Maintaining ASIC company registers. Preparing annual review documentation and minutes. |
Why accounting and bookkeeping works well offshore
Accounting and bookkeeping is some of the most established offshore work in the professional services sector — and for good reason. The work is structured, software-driven, and highly compatible with remote delivery. Philippines-based accounting professionals are trained in Australian tax law, fluent in Xero and MYOB, and experienced working within Australian accounting firms. For practices carrying the cost of a full-time local bookkeeper or junior accountant, the savings are significant without any compromise on output quality.
How Tarino finds the right person
Numbers roles require more than technical competence — accuracy, deadline discipline, and clear communication with clients and advisers are just as important. Tarino screens accounting candidates for software proficiency, practical task performance, and a track record of working to Australian compliance standards. All candidates are background checked through Veremark, including employment history verification, before their profile is presented to you.
Ready to scope the role?
If your team is stretched at month-end, lodgement deadlines are creating stress, or you're paying too much for routine bookkeeping, it's worth a conversation. Book a discovery call with Tarino and we'll help you scope the role and find the right person — one-time placement fee of $5,000 + GST, no ongoing markups.