We're looking for a skilled Senior Business Services Accountant to join our friendly and fast-paced team. In this role, you’ll handle a mix of tax compliance, financial reporting, and business advisory work for a wide range of clients. You’ll also support junior staff, manage workflows, and work closely with clients to help them succeed.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of financial statements, income tax returns and other lodgements for companies, partnerships, trusts, and a range of individual businesses
• Preparation of work papers and reconciliation to financial statement stage
• Indepth Tax knowledge including Fringe Benefit tax (FBT), Personal Serice Income(PSI) , Payroll tax, Depreciation and GST on car limit, Capital Gains Tax (CGT), Division 7A, Small Business entities (SBE) QBCC reporting and Debt equity
• Preparation of tax returns using latest Australian tax rules, including Partnership, Discretionary Trust, Unit Trust, Sole Traders, Private Companies and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns
• Tax knowledge including preparation of activity statements, quarterly super reporting, trust minutes, company dividends statements, ASIC annual reporting and TPAR reporting
• Advise clients on Set up and operations of Xero data file, Xero payroll, Auto super and lodgements of BAS's
• Assist with general bookkeeping duties
• Assist clients with tax planning including concessional super, carry forward super and non-concessional super thresholds
• Business advisory projects such as budgets, cashflows, management reporting, business restructuring, business valuations and due diligence work
• Analyse and advise on business operations including revenue and expenditure trends, financial commitments, and future revenues
• Ensure all documentation including work papers and client files are maintained in line with client's compliance requirements
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities on Bank Reconciliation
• Analyse financial information to recommend or develop efficient use of resources and procedures, provide strategic recommendations, and maintain solutions to business and financial problems
• Daily Timesheet preparation in specified application
• Pro-active raising queries
• Pro-actively raise queries and suggestions regarding client’s records to promptly prepare the working papers
• Manage workflow and ensure jobs are completed accordingly before deadline set by the client
• Management of junior staff
• Training of junior staff

Qualification and requirements:

• Accounting degree or a related degree with a major in accounting.
• Completed or working towards completion of CA / CPA.
• At least 6-8 years accounting & taxation experiences within Australia
• With additional 2-3 years SMSF experience (optional)
• Indepth understanding of Australia and/or taxation legislation, including but not limited to GST, FBT, CGT, Division 7A ( see above)
• Ability to be able to identify issues and communicate effectively and efficiently
• Xero certification and Xero Payroll certification
• Experience with MYOB, Xero, Reckon, QuickBooks, Class, FYI docs (optional)
• Proficient English writing and verbal skills
• Excellent communication skills with strong relationship and stakeholder management
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise your workload, excellent time keeping and managing time spent on client's work (WIP)
• Collaborative, team player who understands the importance of building strong internal relationships across the wider client's business.
• Ability to meet productivity and turnaround metrics

Non-negotiable skills & requirements:

• Accounting degree or a related degree with a major in accounting.
• Completed or working towards completion of CA / CPA.
• At least 6-8 years accounting & taxation experiences within Australia
• Indepth understanding of Australia and/or taxation legislation, including but not limited to GST, FBT, CGT, Division 7A ( see above)
• Xero certification and Xero Payroll certification