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What an Accounting & Bookkeeping Hire Can Do For Your Business

A Philippines-based accounting hire found through Tarino can take on the tasks below. Use this as a guide when scoping the role before your call. Our bookkeeper and accountant role pages have more detail, including typical salaries.

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. Keeping you on track for ATO lodgement deadlines.
Month-end close	Processing journal entries, accruals and prepayments. Reconciling balance sheet accounts. Producing the trial balance.
Expense management	Processing and coding expense claims. Making sure receipts are attached and in line with policy.
Xero / MYOB management	Maintaining chart of accounts, contacts and templates. Keeping software data clean and accurate.

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 for agent review. Tracking deadlines.
Audit support	Preparing and organising documentation for external audits and compliance reviews. Responding to auditor queries.
Document management	Organising and archiving financial records under your retention policy. Making sure documents are accessible for review.
Workpaper preparation	Preparing workpapers and reconciliations to support tax returns and financial statements.

Task	What this looks like in practice
Income tax return preparation	Preparing individual, company, trust and partnership tax returns in line with ATO requirements, for review by your registered tax agent.
Tax planning & advice support	Assisting with tax planning calculations, strategy modelling and draft client summaries for your adviser to review.
FBT return preparation	Gathering data, calculating FBT liability and preparing the annual FBT return.
Division 7A management	Identifying and tracking Division 7A loans. Preparing draft loan agreements and repayment schedules for review.
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.

Accounting and bookkeeping is some of the most established offshore work in professional services, and for good reason. The work is structured, software-driven and well suited to remote delivery. Many Philippines-based accounting professionals have experience with Australian tax rules, work confidently in Xero and MYOB and have worked within Australian accounting firms. For practices carrying the cost of a full-time local bookkeeper or junior accountant, the savings are significant, and with the right hire and a clear review process, output quality holds up. The cost calculator shows typical totals for these roles.

Numbers roles need more than technical skill. Accuracy, deadline discipline and clear communication with clients and advisers matter just as much. Tarino screens accounting candidates for software proficiency, practical task performance and a track record of working to Australian compliance standards. We start with 1,000+ candidates per role and narrow them through CV and quality screening (40% remain), video screening (20%), a practical assessment (10%), a structured interview (5%) and finalist review (2%), so you only meet a shortlist of 3–4, typically within about 2 weeks.

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 30-minute call with Tarino and we’ll help you scope the role and find the right person. One fee per hire, $5,000 excl. GST, with no ongoing markups and 6-month replacement cover for the same role under the conditions in your Scope of Work. See our page for accounting firms.