Newcastle NSWMon to Fri, 8.30am to 5pm

Banksia Ledger

Accounts, payroll and office recruitment

Situations vacant Permanent and fixed-term roles across Newcastle and the Hunter, with the pay on every ad.

Price: free to candidates

Kiri Walker, in a navy jacket, laughing with a young man in a blue shirt over two coffees at a cafe window table, printed in black and white like a newspaper photograph.
Pictured Kiri Walker, our director, with a candidate over coffee near the office.

Accounts and payroll

  1. Accounts payable officer

    Charlestown. Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday.

    $68,000 to $74,000 plus super

    A family-owned building supplies business. Supplier invoices, weekly payment runs and statement reconciliations, and being the person suppliers call. Experience in a similar role.

    Ask for Kiri Walker

  2. Assistant accountant

    Newcastle. Permanent, full time, one day a week from home.

    $78,000 to $88,000 plus super

    A small accounting practice in the city. Year-end accounts, BAS and tax returns for small businesses, with every job reviewed by a partner. Suits someone with a year or two in practice.

    Ask for Kiri Walker

  3. Payroll officer

    Maitland. Fixed-term for 12 months, full time, covering parental leave.

    $72,000 to $80,000 a year plus super

    A manufacturer with weekly and fortnightly pays across two sites. The whole pay run, leave and super, and answering staff questions. You’ve worked with an award before.

    Ask for Kiri Walker

Office and administration

  1. Office manager

    Cardiff. Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday.

    $80,000 to $90,000 plus super

    A civil engineering firm. Run the office day to day: suppliers, the building, new starters and the front desk, with one administrator reporting to you.

    Ask for Harriet Fenwick

  2. Receptionist and administrator

    Raymond Terrace. Permanent, part time, three days a week.

    $60,000 to $64,000 a year pro rata, plus super

    A property management office. The front desk, phones and the shared inbox, keys, and booking tradespeople for repairs. Calm with a queue at the counter.

    Ask for Harriet Fenwick

Filled

  1. Accounts receivable officer Closed

    Newcastle West. Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday.

    $66,000 to $72,000 plus super

    This role has been filled and applications are closed. It comes off the list on Friday.

Talent pool

Not a job ad

None of these right for you? Register for accounts, payroll and office roles we haven’t advertised yet. It isn’t an application, and there’s no particular job behind it.

Every ad is a real vacancy. When a role is filled it’s marked, and filled ads come off each Friday. We name the employer once we’ve spoken with you.

You never pay us. Here’s what happens to your CV

Hiring? Here’s our fee, in full.

No retainer and no charge for advertising. You pay only when someone starts.

Our fee

15.4%of the first year’s base salary, including GST

That’s 14% plus GST.

Base salary
The yearly salary before super. Super, bonuses, overtime and allowances aren’t counted.
Fixed-term roles
15.4% of the salary for the term. Six months of a $72,000 role is $36,000 of salary, so the fee is $5,544.
When it’s due
When the person starts. If nobody starts, there’s nothing to pay.
If they leave early
If they leave in their first three months, we search for a replacement at no further fee. It’s a new search, not a refund.

For a $70,000 role: $9,800 plus $980 GST, so $10,780 in all.

It’s all in our terms of business, which you’ll have in writing before we start.

Or call Kiri on (02) 5550 0446
Kiri Walker and an older woman with short grey hair, in a beige jumper, talking across a timber desk covered in notebooks and papers in a bright office.
Kiri taking a brief from the owner of a local accounting practice.

What we recruit for

Accounts and payroll

  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • Payroll officers
  • Assistant accountants
  • Bookkeepers

Office and support

  • Receptionists
  • Administrators
  • Office managers
  • Executive assistants

Permanent and fixed-term only.You employ the person directly from their first day. We don’t supply temps or labour hire.

Looking for work? You never pay us.

Not to register, not to be put forward, not when you start. NSW rules don’t allow an agency to charge you for finding you a job, and the employer pays our fee.

Who can see your CV
Kiri, Harriet and Tuan. It’s kept in our recruitment software, not passed around by email, and we don’t share it with anyone else unless the law requires us to.
When it goes to an employer
Only after we’ve talked to you about that role and you’ve said yes. Every time, for every role.
Your referees and your boss
We call referees only once you’ve said we can, and we never contact your current employer.
Taking it down
Ask any of us and we’ll delete your details.

You’ll see this again as a collection notice, right beside the upload, before you send a CV.

See the roles

How a placement runs

From the employer’s brief to the start date.

  1. 1

    The brief

    The employer tells us about the role, the team, the salary and when they’d like someone to start, and gets our terms in writing before any work begins.

  2. 2

    The ad

    We write the ad with the employer and check the pay against the award. It goes up here and on job boards, and we look through our talent pool.

  3. 3

    Applications

    Every applicant gets an email when their application arrives.

    When candidates hear back: the consultant for the role replies once they’ve read the application, usually within two working days, shortlisted or not.

  4. 4

    Interviews and the shortlist

    We interview the people who fit. With each candidate’s yes, the employer gets a shortlist and we set up their interviews.

  5. 5

    References and the offer

    We check references with the candidate’s permission. The employer makes the offer and employs the person directly.

  6. 6

    The start date

    Our fee is due when the person starts, and we check in with both sides over their first three months.

We can’t promise how long a search will take, or that applying will lead to a job. We’ll tell you how it’s going each week.

Who recruits for what

Kiri Walker, smiling, in a navy jacket and cream blouse, by a bright office window.

Kiri Walker

Director

Accounts and payroll roles: accounts payable and receivable, payroll, assistant accountants and bookkeepers.

Kiri started Banksia Ledger and takes every new employer’s first brief herself.

kiri@banksialedger.example

Questions

Do I pay anything to find a job through you?

No. Not to register, not to be put forward and not when you start. NSW rules don’t allow an agency to charge you for finding you a job. The employer pays our fee.

What roles and areas do you cover?

Accounts, payroll, administration and business support, in permanent and fixed-term roles across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter.

Can I register without applying for a role?

Yes, through the talent pool. It isn’t a job application and there’s no particular role behind it. We keep your details so we can call you when something suits, and we only email you new roles if you tick the box for that. Ask us to take you out of the pool at any time.

Who sees my CV?

Kiri, Harriet and Tuan, in our recruitment software. An employer sees it only after we’ve talked to you about their role and you’ve said yes. We don’t share it with anyone else unless the law requires us to.

What happens after I apply?

You get an email to say it’s arrived. The consultant for the role reads it and gets back to you, usually within two working days, whether or not you’re shortlisted. Applying doesn’t guarantee an interview or a job.

How is the employer’s fee worked out?

It’s 15.4% of the first year’s base salary, including GST (14% plus GST). Base salary is before super, bonuses and allowances. For a fixed-term role it’s 15.4% of the salary for the term, and it’s due when the person starts. See the fee in full

What if the person leaves early?

If they leave in their first three months, we search for a replacement at no further fee. It’s a new search for the same role, not a refund, and the details are in our terms of business.

Who employs me if I get the job?

The employer, directly, from your first day. Your pay, leave and super come from them. We don’t do labour hire or temp work, so you’re never on our payroll.

A two-storey rendered building on Hunter Street with a rusty corrugated iron awning and a timber front door, in late afternoon sun.

Find us

Level 1, 101 Hunter Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
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Monday
8.30am to 5pm
Tuesday
8.30am to 5pm
Wednesday
8.30am to 5pm
Thursday
8.30am to 5pm
Friday
8.30am to 5pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Mon to Fri, 8.30am to 5pm. Interviews before or after hours by arrangement.

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Mon to Fri, 8.30am to 5pm

(02) 5550 0446

Apply

You’re applying forRole

Brief us on a role

This form is for employers. If you’re looking for work, please apply for a role or join the talent pool, and don’t attach anyone’s CV here.

Permanent or fixed-term?

Hours

A range is fine. We’ll check it against the award with you.

Privacy

What we collect

Your contact details, your CV, the kind of work you’re after, our interview notes and, once you’ve agreed, what your referees tell us.

Why

To consider you for roles, and to put you forward for a particular role when you’ve said yes to it.

Who sees it

Our team, in our recruitment software, and the employers you’ve agreed to be put forward to. Nobody else, unless the law requires it.

Emails about new roles

Only if you ticked the box for them, and every one has an unsubscribe link.

Seeing, correcting or deleting it

Call (02) 5550 0446 or email hello@banksialedger.example. If you’re not happy with how we’ve handled your information, tell Kiri first; you can also complain to the OAIC.