Office Manager

Most Office Manager ads on Seek are depressing.

They all sound exactly the same. Like nobody has ever thought about how the person reading the ad feels when they read it.

"We are seeking a dynamic Office Manager who is passionate about working in a fast-paced environment and has a proven ability to multi-task."

Nobody really talks like that. Do they?!

Maybe the person who wrote the ad they copy-pasted first wrote it in 1995?

And they never mention who you’ll be working for, the human being you’ll spend more time with each week than your own family, your new boss.

To make it even more soul-sucking, there’s always a giant bullet-point list that asks you to be:

• a bookkeeper,

• HR,

• IT support,

• operations,

• payroll,

• facilities manager,

• executive assistant,

• therapist,

• and a miracle worker…

…for a salary that barely covers the rent.

So we thought we’d be more human and more honest, because we’re looking for a human, honest Office Manager to join our team.

Yes, in this role you will be busy, there’s no getting away from that.

And yes, there are multiple areas of responsibility - but - you won’t need to stay late or come in early to get it all done and you’ll have help from the Bookkeeper and Receptionist.

You’ll also have day-to-day guidance and support from our Managing Director Hank de Jonge (who’s in the video at the bottom of this ad).

Why this role is available

Our amazing Office Manager Adele is moving to New Zealand for personal reasons and this is one of those roles where being in the office is key to success (she has made you a video talking about the role and the business in the Application Pack).

What de Jonge Read actually does

DJRA helps directors and business owners through some of the toughest financial times of their lives. But we don’t just advise, we guide, support, and walk alongside them with empathy and clarity.

Our Founder and Managing Director, Hank de Jonge, is the best person to explain all this, so he’s made you a video at the bottom of this ad 👇

The kind of person we think will thrive in this role

✅ You enjoy variety and you’re comfortable with responsibility.

✅ You like people but you love numbers.

✅ You can see the big picture and understand that if dominoes fall in one place they impact the others somewhere else.

✅ Your career probably started in bookkeeping, accounting or finance … but over time, you’ve become a kind of a Swiss-Army Knife of business administration.

✅ You’re organised without being rigid, warm without being a pushover and capable of juggling multiple priorities without losing sight of the big picture.

✅ You get a real buzz from ticking things off to-do lists and systemising repetitive tasks.

✅ You prefer working in a Founder-led or Family-run business where there’s no red-tape and you can get things done quickly.

✅ You get energy from your work when you’re consistently helping other people and finishing things. In Working Genius terms you’re a 'Loyal Finisher' (we’ve described this type of person in more detail in the Application Pack which you can get below).

❌ You feel drained when you have to spend too much time trying to re-invent the wheel or acting as a cheerleader for people who don’t seem to have any motivation.

✅ And while you’re highly capable, you’re also humble enough to know there’s always something new to learn.

What's in it for you

We’re a small company so you won’t have to worry about corporate clichés, red tape, and office politics. But we do have three offices nationally, so we’re also big enough to keep you challenged and offer opportunities to grow.

You’ll enjoy working for us if you’d describe yourself as having old fashioned values, because we do things in a more traditional way. Sure, we use technology but we’re not obsessed with AI and we put a premium on human relationships.

As a member of the leadership team you’ll get to influence systems and improve processes as well as help create a positive culture for the other members of the wider team across the business.

➡️ A well-established, stable business and a clear PD (not being expected to make 'order out of chaos')

➡️ Onboarding by our current Office Manager (not being thrown in the deep-end)

➡️ $100k salary + super

The chance to do something that makes a real difference in the lives of the business owners and families that our team supports

What you’ll be doing day-to-day

You’ll be based at our Loganholme HQ and working alongside our MD, the Bookkeeper and Receptionist.

The wider head office team includes the Marketing Manager, Operations Manager, Strategists, Business Support Officers and Partnership Managers too.

Some days you’ll be reviewing financial reports and liaising with our external accountants, some days you’ll be coordinating something with our external IT support team, and some days you’ll be in and out of meetings.

This role combines

🎯 Office management

🎯 Financial administration and payroll oversight

🎯 Onboarding administration for new employees

🎯 IT support coordination (through our MSP)

And no, you won’t be expected to do all this alone, you’ll have support from the Receptionist, the Bookkeeper and our external Accountants - but you will be the one overseeing it all.

Our non-negotiables

Here’s what we'll be looking for in your application

👉 commercial acumen

👉 experience managing at least one other person

👉 bookkeeping or finance admin experience

👉 confidence using Xero

👉 professionalism and discretion

👉 the ability to communicate clearly and confidently

HR, office operations, onboarding, payroll, or IT coordination experience would be great, but aren’t essential.

Next steps

We’ve created a digital Application Pack so you can learn more about DJRA, meet Adele (who is our current Office Manager) and learn more about the position to see if it's really for you.

Because if you’re the right person you'll want to know more before you'll consider applying.

Step 1

Click Quick Apply here in Seek.

When you do, you don't have to add a resume yet if you don't want to, just select the option "don't attach resume" if you'd prefer.

👉 Then click submit to complete the process and you'll be sent a copy of the Application Pack by email (please check spam as well).

Step 2

Read the pack, watch the video Adele has made for you and if you like what you read, apply using the link in the pack on the second last page.

Step 3

We’ll be in touch ASAP with an update on your application.

PS - Please do not call our our agency on the phone, we are a very small team and do not take unscheduled calls. If you have questions that the Application Pack does not answer, please send us an email to hello@unforgettable.agency (we usually reply within 12 hours).

PPS - If this role is still listed then we are still taking applications.