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 growing mid-sized accounting firm in Sydney, NSW is hiring a full-time Senior Accountant for its Business Services and Tax team. The firm is well established and wants someone who can manage client assignments independently.
Day to day, you would carry a mixed list of clients and entities and give them practical, usable advice on tax and business. Expect close teamwork with the Principal and colleagues, responsibility for getting client work right and out on time, and time spent guiding junior accountants. Helping the practice keep growing is part of the role.
The firm offers visa sponsorship for this job, open to suitably qualified people on a current subclass 482 visa and to anyone with unrestricted Australian work rights.
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Key Responsibilities
- Handle a portfolio of business services and tax clients and own their relationships, compliance and deadlines
- Prepare and review tax returns for superannuation funds, partnerships, trusts, companies and individuals
- Put together and review financial accounts, for instance profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements
- Check that reports line up with Australian Accounting Standards and reporting requirements
- Advise clients on tax, tax planning, how to structure a business, cash flow and other business services matters
- Be the client's go-to person, make technical issues easy to follow and build relationships that last
- Deal with the ATO, ASIC and other authorities for clients, including registering businesses, ATO portal items and ASIC changes and renewals
- Look over the work of junior and intermediate accountants and help them build technical depth
- Plan client assignments and follow their progress so the team stays on schedule and on quality
Requirements & Eligibility
- At least four years of relevant experience in Australian public practice accounting, focused strongly on business services and tax work
- A Bachelor of Accounting, or a Commerce or equivalent qualification
- Strong experience preparing and reviewing financial statements and Australian income tax returns for entities of different kinds, from individuals and partnerships to companies, trusts and superannuation funds
- A thorough understanding of how Australian taxation, BAS, IAS and the relevant financial reporting requirements work
- The ability to research and resolve complex accounting and tax matters, and to tell when specialist input or escalation is needed
- Experience reviewing junior team members' work and giving practical guidance
- Day-to-day proficiency with MYOB, HandiSoft and Xero
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, together with a commitment to keeping up to date on tax, accounting and regulatory requirements
- A CA or CPA qualification will be highly regarded
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