Senior Accountant

W3Global; Greater Shepparton; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

W3Global is seeking an experienced Accountant/Senior Accountant in Australia to join a dynamic public practice. The role focuses on delivering monthly financial results with insightful variance analysis, ensuring regulatory compliance and strong internal controls.

The candidate will handle month-end close, GST/BAS, cashflow analysis, and support audits while assisting with budgeting and technical accounting areas such as CGT, FBT, and payroll tax.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in a local public accounting practice as an Accountant or Senior Accountant.
• CA/CPA qualified (or near completion); strong knowledge of Accounting Standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly financial results pack with insightful analysis vs prior month, budget and forecast.
• Perform financial calculations to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies (ATO, SRO, WorkCover, etc).
• Assist budgeting process with monthly reports and commentary on budgeting/forecasting.
• Manage technical accounting areas including CGT, FBT, payroll tax, goodwill journals, loan refinance entries.
• Post and review month-end journals, process payments, prepare GST/BAS returns and cashflow analysis.
• Contribute to year-end and half-year audits; maintain internal controls and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review and finalise lodgements, financials and tax returns; review reports prepared by intermediate accountants.

Skills

Communication skills

Change management

Big 4 background

Education

CA/CPA qualified (or near completion)

Tools

Xero

Job description

• You will play a key role in the delivery of the monthly financial results pack, including insightful analysis of the results against the prior month, budget and/or forecast
• You will be responsible for the financial calculations required to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies like ATO, SRO, WorkCover, etc.
• Assisting the business in understanding and proactively managing their budget through the preparation of monthly reports
• Commentary against budgeting and forecasting
• Assisting with managing technical accounting areas, including but not limited to Capital Gain tax, FBT, Payroll tax, Business acquisition and goodwill recognition journals, Loan refinance entries etc
• You will be responsible for a number of daily and month-end activities such as posting and reviewing month-end journals, processing payments, preparation of GST/BAS returns and cashflow analysis.
• The role will include involvement in the year-end and half-year-end audit process
• You will be responsible for maintaining strong internal controls, including the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and raising any identified control weaknesses
• Review and Finalise lodgements, Financials and tax returns
• Review financial reports and tax schedules prepared by intermediate accountants for finalisation.
• Responsible for daily general ledger and prepare for month/year-end closing
• Assist in preparing Quarterly management reports
• Assist in implementing Finance projects that deliver process efficiency and enhanced control for selective clients.
• Assist in new systems implementation, Xero third-party app integration and inter-entity reconciliation

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE :

• Preferably have a Minimum of 5- 8 years of experience in a local public accounting practice as an Accountant or Senior Accountant
• CA/CPA qualified (or near completion) & Experienced expert in Accounting Standards

Tax law Skills:

• Outstanding communicator with a passion for driving change in a scaling environment
• Big 4 background/business services background (advantageous)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills