AU Tax Accountant

• Review individual, sole trader, company, trust, and property-investment tax returns
• Review workpapers, financial statements, BAS, IAS, PAYG, and supporting documents prepared by junior accountants
• Identify errors, missing information, technical risks, and inconsistencies
• Prepare or finalise work where required
• Escalate complex or high-risk matters before advice is issued or work is lodged
• Provide clear review feedback to junior accountants
• Track outstanding items and deadlines
• Liaise with the founder, clients, and offshore team members
• Maintain checklists and workpapers
• Identify recurring issues and improve preparation and review procedures
• Contribute to improving processes, checklists, workflows, and quality standards
• Provide practical feedback and guidance to junior accountants so work quality improves consistently over time

• Approximately 2–3 years of relevant Australian tax-accounting experience
• Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing tax returns and compliance work for individuals, sole traders, companies, trusts, and property investors
• Strong working knowledge of Australian tax and compliance processes
• Hands-on Xero experience
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to accurately review numbers and documentation
• Ability to take ownership and meet deadlines
• Professional written and verbal English
• Clear communication with remote teams and clients
• Sound organisation
• Discretion with confidential information
• Experience with Xero Tax, Xero Practice Manager, FYI, BGL, HandiSoft, MYOB, or comparable systems is desired
• Experience with BAS, IAS, payroll, bookkeeping, capital gains tax, rental properties, negative gearing, depreciation, ASIC agent services, SMSF compliance, or tax-planning work is desired
• Experience creating SOPs, checklists, or training materials is desired
• Final approval, regulated tax advice, signing, and lodgement authority remain subject to the candidate’s qualifications and authority and applicable Australian requirements

• Remote position
• Onboarding to Australian Client’s systems, client profiles, review standards, approval workflows, templates, and reporting formats
• Practical feedback and guidance to junior accountants to improve work quality