Senior Tax Accountant, CA/CPA

• Reconcile and prepare financial statements and tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts and companies
• Oversee and review junior and intermediate accountants’ work, providing guidance and support
• Review delegated tax jobs, including individual tax returns, partnerships, trusts and companies
• Review and finalise Business Activity Statements
• Train and mentor junior and intermediate accountants
• Prepare client emails and professional correspondence
• Prepare and review complex tax jobs, including large and integrated client groups
• Ensure tax work is accurate, complete and compliant with Australian tax requirements
• Apply knowledge of Division 7A, FBT, CGT, superannuation, payroll tax and other Australian tax matters
• Work with accounting and practice-management systems including Xero, Xero Practice Manager, MS365, Xero Tax, Xero Workpapers, CAS360, AccountKit, MYOB, QuickBooks, Agrimaster and Phoenix

• 5+ years of professional accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance or equivalent experience
• Enrolled in, or looking to enrol in, CA or CPA
• Experience working with an Australian tax firm
• Previous experience working on businesses with turnover of AU$1–50m
• Experience or understanding of Xero, Xero Practice Manager, MS365, Xero Tax, Xero Workpapers, CAS360, AccountKit, MYOB, QuickBooks, Agrimaster and Phoenix
• Experience preparing Business Activity Statements and understanding GST-free transactions
• Experience completing Australian tax returns for individuals, trusts, companies and partnerships
• Experience completing tax reconciliation workpapers and asset depreciation schedules
• Experience reconciling GST in financial statements and completing franking account calculations
• Understanding of Division 7A loan reconciliation workpapers
• Experience reconciling employee leave, company income tax and employee superannuation provisions
• Experience calculating FBT reimbursements for motor vehicles
• Experience completing hire purchase loan schedules
• Strong understanding of deductible superannuation contribution eligibility, concessional and non-concessional caps, and prior unused superannuation caps
• Experience calculating capital gains on property sales and listed shares for individuals
• Experience leading, mentoring and training junior staff
• Experience with primary producers and agricultural businesses preferred but not required

• Fully remote work arrangement