This well-established and growing professional services firm has built a strong reputation across the Illawarra region for delivering high-quality accounting, taxation and advisory services to SME and family-owned businesses. With a collaborative culture and a genuine focus on staff development, they offer a supportive environment where employees are encouraged to build long-term careers and develop their professional expertise.
Your new role
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Manager or Senior Accountant to join a high-performing team. Working with a diverse client portfolio, you will be responsible for delivering taxation, compliance and advisory services while building strong relationships with business owners and stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparation of financial statements and income tax returns
- Managing taxation and compliance obligations across various entity structures
- Preparation and review of BAS and related reporting requirements
- Providing taxation advice and assisting with tax planning strategies
- Working closely with SME and family-owned business clients
- Assisting with business structuring, CGT and Division 7A matters
- Liaising with clients, professional advisers and regulatory bodies
- Reviewing and mentoring junior team members where appropriate
- Managing client relationships and identifying opportunities to add value
- Utilising cloud-based accounting platforms including Xero
- Minimum 5 years' Australian public practice accounting experience
- Strong technical taxation and compliance knowledge
- Demonstrated experience preparing financial statements and tax returns
- Experience working with companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals
- Strong stakeholder engagement and client relationship management skills
- Experience using Xero and associated practice management software
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- The ability to work autonomously and take ownership of your portfolio
- CA or CPA qualification (completed or in progress) will be highly regarded
- Genuine career progression opportunities
- Exposure to advisory and business improvement projects
- Diverse and interesting client portfolio
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Ongoing professional development and mentoring
- Opportunity to manage and grow your own client relationships
- Competitive salary package based on experience
- Flexible and professional working environment
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to kelly.axon@hays.com.au, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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About us
At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. You are at the heart of everything we do. With over 50 years’ experience and a workforce of more than 10,000 people across 32 countries, we collectively put our customers, at the heart of everything we do.
Drawing on knowledge that’s unique to our scale, our commitment to understanding your needs and our ability to meaningfully innovate we are more than just a specialist recruitment business. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face in today’s fast paced world of work, we’ll help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.
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