Accountant

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Wollongong City Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wollongong employer in Wollongong, NSW, Australia seeks an Accountant with around 2 to 3 years of Australian public practice experience. The role requires confident Xero use and a working command of tax and compliance, with work covering SMEs, companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals.

The team offers mentorship, CPA/CA development support and a clear path to Senior Accountant and Client Manager, with potential visa sponsorship considered based on experience and role suitability.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 to 3 years of Australian public practice accounting experience.
• Experience producing financial statements and tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals.
• Good working knowledge of Australian taxation and compliance, with BAS preparation.
• Good written and verbal communication, strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals
• Prepare income tax returns across those entity types, individual returns included
• Complete Business Activity Statements
• Deliver accounting and tax work for SME clients and contribute to year-end tax planning
• Deal with clients directly and with the ATO when required
• Manage a personal workflow against statutory deadlines
• Assist the Senior Accountant with portfolio management in Xero and other cloud platforms

Skills

Public practice accounting

Xero proficiency

Tax/compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Deadline management

Portfolio management (Xero/cloud)

Education

Accounting/Commerce degree

CPA/CA studies or plan to start

Tools

Xero

Cloud accounting platforms

Job description

Wollongong, NSW, Australia Full-time Posted 23 Oct 2026

Discussed at interview Visa sponsorship

About the role

What this Wollongong employer needs is an Accountant who can step into public practice work without a long ramp-up: around 2 to 3 years of Australian experience, confident Xero use and a working command of tax and compliance.

The business is multidisciplinary, with accounting, tax, lending and financial advice under one roof, and the new hire joins its collaborative accounting team. Files cover SME clients, companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals, with an experienced Senior Accountant doing the reviews. Responsibility and direct client work increase over time.

The employer has said employer sponsorship may be considered, subject to experience, role suitability and visa eligibility, and it also points to mentoring, CPA or CA development support and a real path to Senior Accountant and then Client Manager.

• Prepare financial statements for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals
• Prepare income tax returns across those entity types, individual returns included
• Complete Business Activity Statements
• Deliver accounting and tax work for SME clients and contribute to year-end tax planning
• Deal with clients directly and with the ATO when required
• Manage a personal workflow against statutory deadlines
• Assist the Senior Accountant with portfolio management in Xero and other cloud platforms

Requirements & eligibility

• Approximately 2 to 3 years of Australian public practice accounting experience
• Experience producing financial statements and tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals
• Good working knowledge of Australian taxation and compliance, with BAS preparation
• Good written and verbal communication, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines
• Accounting, commerce or equivalent tertiary qualification; CPA or CA studies, or a plan to start them, highly regarded