Senior Accountant
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Accounting & Finance · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $100,000 - $110,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
A well-established and growing mid-sized public practice in Sydney, NSW is appointing a Senior Accountant to its Business Services and Tax team. The full-time position suits an accountant who manages client assignments with confidence and independence, and who sees mentoring as part of the job.
Expect a varied client and entity portfolio, day-to-day collaboration with the Principal and colleagues, and accountability for how well and how promptly each engagement is delivered. Usable advice on tax and business questions, and a hand in the firm's further expansion, complete the picture.
The firm provides visa sponsorship and will consider suitably qualified holders of a current subclass 482 visa, as well as applicants who have unrestricted Australian work rights.
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Key Responsibilities
- Steward a dedicated book of business services and tax clients, with full accountability for each relationship, its compliance obligations and its due dates
- Prepare tax returns for companies, individuals, superannuation funds, trusts and partnerships, and review them before lodgement
- Produce and review accounts and financial statements, profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow included, so that each report is consistent with Australian Accounting Standards and the relevant reporting rules
- Offer considered counsel on tax planning, taxation, structuring a business, cash flow and wider business services questions
- Represent the firm as a principal contact for clients, making technical subjects easy to follow and cultivating long relationships
- Work with the ATO, ASIC and other government bodies to bring client matters to a close
- Take charge of registering businesses, ATO portal work and ASIC changes and renewals
- Review output from junior and intermediate colleagues and nurture their technical development
- Coordinate engagements and track progress, supporting the team to deliver on time and to the expected quality
Requirements & Eligibility
- A minimum of four years in relevant Australian public practice roles
- Business services and taxation as the strong focus throughout that time
- A Bachelor of Accounting, a Commerce degree or an equivalent qualification
- Strong experience producing and reviewing financial statements and Australian income tax returns across varied entity types
- Exposure to superannuation funds, trusts, partnerships, companies and individuals
- A thorough command of Australian taxation, BAS, IAS and associated financial reporting obligations
- The judgement to investigate and resolve complex accounting and tax questions, and to sense when escalation or a specialist's input is warranted
- Experience overseeing the work of junior team members and offering practical guidance
- Proficiency across MYOB, Xero and HandiSoft
- Polished written, verbal and interpersonal communication
- A commitment to staying abreast of tax, accounting and regulatory change
- CA or CPA qualification, highly regarded
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