Intermediate Accountant - St Leonards

Catalyst Financial Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CA/CPA study support

Paid study leave

Mentoring and support

Ongoing training

Career development path

Hybrid work (2 days WFH)

Cloud-based systems

Work-life balance

Job summary

Catalyst Financial Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced accountant to deliver the full range of compliance accounting and tax services to a diverse client base in NSW. You will interact with clients directly, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with directors and managers on value-add work.

The role supports CA/CPA study and ongoing professional development within a modern, friendly, cloud-enabled practice with flexible work arrangements and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Completed a relevant tertiary qualification in accounting and/or tax in Australia.
• Currently undertaking or planning to undertake the CA or CPA program.
• Experience working in a business services division of a professional accounting practice.
• Strong technical skills with a desire to learn and develop; ability to build client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide the full range of compliance accounting and tax services to our clients.
• Direct contact with clients, supporting and guiding junior team members.
• Work closely with the director and managers; participate in advisory work.
• Contribute to career progression through mentoring and training of staff.

Skills

Tax compliance

Client relations

Accounting software

Professional communication

Education

Accounting/tax degree

CA/CPA underway

Job description

Catalyst Financial Pty Ltd – St Leonards Park NSW

Catalyst Financial (www.catalystfinancial.com.au) is a boutique practice of Chartered Accountants providing compliance, tax advisory and strategic business advisory services to SME businesses, high net worth individuals, and their family groups.

Our goal: Making exceptional business and tax advice accessible to SME businesses and high net worth clients to make a real difference in their lives.

Our passion: Leveraging our knowledge, experience and personal strengths to put our goal into action.

Our commitment: Improving ourselves and our firm, and enabling others who want to do the same. Nurturing strong relationships all around us (within our team, our clients, our network and our community).

Our difference: Delicately combining large-firm-quality processes and systems with a positive, supportive, tight-knit culture that only a small firm can give.

Our culture: We are a supportive and friendly place for every one of our team members to thrive and pursue their own individual career development goals.

About the Position

In your role, you will provide the full range of compliance accounting and tax services to our clients as well as adding significant value to our clients with our range of tax and business advisory work. You will have direct contact with clients, support and guide our more junior team members, and work closely with our director and managers. We will support you in developing your career with our structured career progression plan, which involves a clear path from your level up to the director role and structured formal and informal training along the way to support you in achieving your career goal.

Background and experience

Completed a relevant tertiary qualification in accounting and/or tax in Australia;

Currently undertaking or planning to undertake the CA or CPA program;

Experience working in a business services division of a professional accounting practice;

Strong technical skills with a desire to learn and develop;

An ability to develop and maintain client relationships.

What we offer

An attractive competitive salary with benefits in addition to the salary;

CA / CPA study support including reimbursement of tuition fees, access to formal learning support for the CA / CPA Program, paid study leave, and ongoing mentoring and support;

Access to ongoing training and systems to support you in improving your knowledge;

Ongoing career development with a clear path beyond your level;

A strong team with a positive outlook and a drive to constantly improve and grow our firm;

A fun and social working environment;

A modern and flexible leadership team who take a genuine interest in growing and developing the firm, and finding new and improved ways to work together as a team and with our clients;

A firm that operates paperless using modern cloud based systems;

Genuine work-life balance;

2 days work from home flexibility;

A modern and professional office with lots of natural light and city views;

Convenient location 250m from St Leonards train station / 600m from Crows Nest metro station.