Senior Accountant

Covino and Co; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary matched to experience

Study support

Flexible hours and location

Direct access to director and clients

Job summary

Covino and Co in Adelaide is seeking a licensed accountant to own a portfolio of client groups end-to-end, from planning and work preparation to resolving technical issues and client meetings.

The role emphasizes hands-on Australian tax compliance across entities, with a split between compliance and advisory and ongoing study support. Flexible hours and location are available; you will work closely with the director and clients.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA completed or well underway.
• At least five years in accounting, with three+ in Australian public practice.
• Hands‑on Australian tax compliance experience across entity types.
• Comfortable running your own client groups with light review.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage client engagements end-to-end.
• Prepare financial statements and tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, individuals and SMSFs.
• Oversee BAS and IAS compliance work.
• Handle Division 7A, trust distributions and resolutions.
• Contribute to year-end tax planning and estimates.
• Direct contact with clients—queries, meetings and advisory discussions.

Skills

CA or CPA

Public practice experience

Australian tax compliance

Client portfolio management

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

Xero

Xero Practice Manager

Xero Tax

Electronic workpapers

BGL

Simple Fund 360

Job description

Kent Town SA 5067 · Full time · Business Services & Corporate Advisory

We are an established Adelaide public practice acting for privately owned business groups across SA. Family groups, trading companies, trusts, SMSFs, and the people behind them.

We are fifteen years old and most of the way through rebuilding how the practice works: electronic workpapers, documented procedures, upfront pricing, and a serious investment in automation and AI tooling. That is not a line in an ad.

The role

You will own a portfolio of client groups end to end — plan the job, prepare the work, resolve the technical issues, and sit in the meeting where the

That means:

• Financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, individuals and SMSFs
• BAS and IAS
• Division 7A, trust distributions and resolutions,
• CGT matters
• Year-end tax planning and estimates
• Direct client contact — queries, meetings, and the conversations that go beyond compliance

The split between compliance and advisory is roughly 80/20 now and moving.

If you want it to move faster, say so — that is a conversation we want to have.

What we are looking for

• CA or CPA, completed or well underway
• At least five years in accounting, with three or more in Australian public practice
• Hands‑on Australian tax compliance experience across entity types
• Comfortable running your own client groups with light review

Helpful, not essential

• Xero and Xero Practice Manager / Xero Tax — this is our stack
• Electronic workpapers
• BGL or Simple Fund 360
• Experience using AI tools in a professional workflow

What we offer

• A portfolio that is yours, not a queue of jobs handed down
• Direct access to the director, and to clients
• A practice actively removing low-value work rather than complaining about it
• Salary matched to experience — tell us what you are on and what you want
• Study support if you are mid-CA or mid-CPA
• Flexibility on hours and location, discussed honestly rather than advertised

We respond to everyone.