Senior Accountant

Woods & Co Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic boutique accounting firm in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Accountant passionate about tax and advisory. You will prepare financial statements, manage compliance workflows, and provide expert advice to clients. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree, CA or CPA qualification, and 3–5 years of public practice experience. The position offers competitive salary, bonus opportunities, continuous training and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Bonus scheme

Continuous professional growth

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in public practice accounting.
• Strong autonomy and ability to manage deadlines.
• Experience in team oversight and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements for various entities.
• Manage compliance workflows and client relationships.
• Provide high-quality tax consultancy and business advisory services.

Skills

Public practice accounting

Client relationship management

Time management

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Xero

Education

Bachelor Degree in a relevant field

CA or CPA qualified

Job description

Join a fast-growing, young, and dynamic boutique firm in the Melbourne CBD where you’ll do far more than compliance work. If you’re hungry for personal and professional growth and want real exposure to business, advisory, and tax, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Work closely with the Managing Director and gain all‑round exposure across tax, business advisory, and client strategy.
• Join a high‑energy, supportive team that works hard, learns fast, and actually has fun doing it.
• Grow your career faster than in a large practice—with ongoing training, mentorship, bonuses, and real responsibility.

About The Organisation

Do you want people to think you’re more than “just an accountant at a BBQ”? Come and work with a firm that’s young, fast‑paced, honest, collaborative, and growing quickly. They look after each other, they work hard together, and they have fun doing it.

They’re a boutique accounting practice located in the Melbourne CBD, dedicated to delivering exceptional results to a rapidly expanding client base. The knowledge and hands‑on experience you’ll gain will surpass what most large firms can offer—this is an exciting opportunity to be part of building something great.

The Role

We’re seeking a self‑motivated Senior Accountant who is passionate about accounting and tax, thrives in a collaborative environment, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves. You’ll be fully accountable for delivering expert tax consultancy, accountancy, and business advisory services to individuals and SMEs across Melbourne.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you’ll manage compliance workflows, build client relationships, and provide high‑quality technical advice.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements for Companies, Trusts, Partnerships, and SMSFs.
• Prepare BAS & FBT Returns and ensure all compliance aligns with accounting standards.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining strong and positive relationships.
• Manage WIP and ensure jobs are completed on time and within budget.
• Support and guide junior staff while overseeing workflow.
• Provide Management Accounting reports, analysis, and corporate advisory insights.

What the organisation offers

• Broad exposure across business, tax, and advisory—no compliance‑only work here.
• Competitive salary package with a salary review post‑probation.
• Bonus scheme based on qualifications, efficiency, client management, and KPIs.
• Continuous professional growth with monthly training + personalised development programs.
• A collaborative team environment with a supportive, fun, and inclusive culture.

Experience & Skills

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant field (Australia).
• CA or CPA qualified.
• 3–5 years’ experience in public practice accounting.
• Strong autonomy, time management, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage deadlines and oversee a team.
• Effective communicator with solid client‑relationship skills.
• Xero experience essential.

If you're as passionate about this position as we are then please don't delay and APPLY NOW below! If you have questions about the role, please contact Hugh Johnson on 0440 136 509 . We are interviewing immediately.

Woods & Co Recruitment is committed to creating a positively diverse and inclusive workforce that values all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate and encourage applications (no matter age or status) from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and / or linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members and genders of the LGBTQI community and people with disability

• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted.