Intermediate or Senior Accountant

Hearken Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Training opportunities

Social events

Regular reviews

Job summary

Hearken Recruitment is seeking an intermediate or senior accounting professional to join a CBD firm in Melbourne. The award-winning practice emphasises a people-first culture, a modern office, and a salary plus regular reviews and career progression.

In this role you will prepare financial statements, manage engagements end-to-end, and act as the primary client contact for accounting and tax services across private family and business clients.

Qualifications

• 2 - 3 years plus recent experience in Australian business services and public practice.
• CPA/CA qualification or close to completion.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements, with a strong understanding of concepts affecting individual, SME business and investment clients.
• Managing assigned engagements from start to finish; ensuring the successful completion of concurrent assignments.
• Being a main point of contact for client engagement including accounting and tax compliance services to a portfolio of the firm's private family and business clients

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Client management

Mentoring juniors

Education

CPA/CA qualification or nearing completion

Tools

Xero

Job description

Opportunity:

Join this impressive, award winning, CBD firm. Due to continued growth the firm has moved into a stunning new office space and have a need for an intermediate or senior to join the team.

The award winning firm boasts an incredible culture, where an attractive salary is only one component. The other components include:

• A people first approach to everything they do, recognising and rewarding the team for the work all year round with regular reviews and opportunity to move up through the firm;
• Regular training, technical (Tax Banter, NTAA, etc) and investment in soft skills, plus more;
• Social activities, regular team catch ups and events;
• Flexible work arrangements, 2 days WFH and more.

If you are ready to take on your own client list or embrace a new client portfolio, client structures, and client relationships then this firm would appear to be the next step you are after.

Responsibilities, include but are not limited to:

• Prepare financial statements, with a strong understanding of concepts affecting individual, SME business and investment clients, including, but not limited to GST, Division 7A, Personal Services Income and Capital Gains Tax.
• Managing assigned engagements from start to finish; ensuring the successful completion of concurrent assignments.
• Being a main point of contact for client engagement including accounting and tax compliance services to a portfolio of the firm's private family and business clients

To be considered:

• 2 - 3 years + recent experience in Australian business services and public practice.
• Permanent Resident or Australian Citizen
• CPA/CA qualification or close to completion.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.
• Experience with a team and portfolio of clients.
• Experience with Xero is desirable but not a necessity.
• Very good interpersonal skills.
• A desire for work-life balance.
• Knowledge/exposure with taxation structures including, Division 7a, CGT, small business concessions and superannuation.