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Senior Accountant

Onshore applicants only

JobFinder · Sydney, NSW · Full-time

  • Salary: $100,000 - $110,000 per year
  • Location: Sydney, NSW
  • Type: Full-time
  • Visa: Employer sponsored
  • Applicants: Onshore applicants only
  • Category: Accounting & Finance

Job description

This is a full-time Senior Accountant role in Sydney, NSW, paying $100,000 - $110,000 per year in a public practice Business Services and Tax team.

The firm is mid-sized, well established and growing. You run client jobs on your own. You give practical tax and business advice. You work with the Principal and help junior staff develop. You own a mixed portfolio of clients and entities and make sure work goes out on time and to standard.

Visa sponsorship is on offer, and the firm takes applications from suitably qualified current subclass 482 visa holders as well as from people with unrestricted Australian work rights.

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Key responsibilities

  • Run a portfolio of business services and tax clients
  • Own client relationships, compliance and deadlines
  • Prepare and review tax returns for individuals, trusts, companies, partnerships and super funds
  • Prepare and review P&L statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements
  • Keep reports in line with Australian Accounting Standards and reporting rules
  • Advise on tax, tax planning, structures, cash flow and business services
  • Be a key client contact and explain technical points clearly
  • Work with the ATO, ASIC and other agencies on client matters
  • Manage business registrations, ATO portal items and ASIC updates and renewals
  • Review junior and intermediate accountants' work and coach them
  • Coordinate jobs, track progress and keep the team on time and on quality

Requirements

  • At least four years in Australian public practice accounting
  • Business services and taxation as the strong focus of that time
  • Bachelor of Accounting, Commerce or equivalent
  • Strong record of preparing and reviewing financial statements and Australian tax returns across entity types
  • Experience with companies, individuals, partnerships, trusts and superannuation funds
  • Thorough grasp of Australian taxation, BAS, IAS and financial reporting requirements
  • Can research and solve complex accounting and tax matters, and knows when to escalate or bring in a specialist
  • Experience reviewing junior staff work and giving hands-on guidance
  • Proficient in Xero, MYOB and HandiSoft
  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
  • Committed to keeping up with tax, accounting and regulatory changes
  • CA or CPA designation highly regarded

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