Accountant

Cutcher & Neale Accounting and Financial Services; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cutcher & Neale Accounting and Financial Services in Newcastle NSW is seeking Accountants to join our Accounting and Taxation teams. You’ll work with a diverse portfolio of clients, supporting high-quality accounting and advisory services while growing into a confident, client-facing professional over time.

You’ll prepare financial statements, tax returns, and compliance work across entities including companies, trusts, partnerships, and unit trusts, collaborating with senior staff to deliver

Qualifications

• Public practice accounting experience is required.
• Experience preparing financial statements and tax returns.
• Experience with entities including companies, trusts, partnerships, and unit trusts.
• CA qualification progress or completion preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements, tax returns, and compliance work for a range of clients.
• Support delivery of advisory services and respond to client queries.
• Work across entities including companies, trusts, partnerships, and unit trusts.
• Collaborate with senior team to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and add value.
• Stay up to date with legislation, systems and best practices.
• Balance competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Client communication

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Accounting degree

CA pathway in progress/completed

Job description

About Cutcher & Neale

At Cutcher & Neale we are True Professionals who believe in being Stronger Together by empowering our people to be their best and do their best work. We do this by providing a supportive team environment, ongoing professional and personal development opportunities, and a genuine balance between work and life commitments. Visit our Careers page to see what our team have to say about working at Cutcher & Neale.

Your new opportunity

We’re looking for Accountants to join our Accounting and Taxation teams. In this role, you’ll work closely with a diverse portfolio of clients, supporting the delivery of high-quality accounting and advisory services. You’ll build your technical capability, gain exposure to a variety of client structures and industries, and be supported to grow into a confident, client-facing professional over time.

What You'll Do

• Prepare financial statements, tax returns, and compliance work for a range of clients
• Support the delivery of advisory services and assist with client queries
• Work across a variety of entities including companies, trusts, partnerships, and unit trusts
• Collaborate with senior team members to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and add value to clients
• Ensure work is completed accurately and within required timeframes
• Stay up to date with relevant legislation, systems, and best practices

What You'll Bring

• Degree qualified in Accounting or similar
• Around 2–3 years’ experience in a public practice accounting firm of a similar size
• Progressing towards or completion of CA qualifications
• Experience preparing work for a range of entities including companies, trusts, partnerships, and unit trusts
• Exposure to a variety of industries and client types
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
• A professional and polished communication style, with a desire to step into client-facing work over time
• A team-first mindset and willingness to learn and grow