Senior Accountant

Carbon Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Learning and development opportunities

Social activities

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Carbon is seeking a Senior Accountant with broad public practice experience in Australia to join our team in Melbourne. You'll manage client liaison, prepare financial statements, tax returns, and BAS, and contribute to advisory work with a high-performing team.

You'll need a tertiary accounting qualification, CA/CPA in progress or completed, and strong knowledge of Australian tax legislation, Xero/MYOB, and MS Office. The role offers flexible hours and a supportive development culture.

Qualifications

• Public practice experience in Australia is essential.
• Experience in preparing financial statements and tax returns.
• Knowledge of Australian taxation legislation.

Responsibilities

• Client management and liaison.
• Prepare financial statements and tax returns for individuals and SMEs.
• Create and advise on trading structures.
• Prepare BAS and liaise with the ATO.
• Assist with budgeting, cash flow, and business benchmarking.

Skills

Client liaison

Financial statements

Tax returns

BAS preparation

Australian taxation

Attention to detail

Team player

Excellent communication

Autonomous work

Energetic and enthusiastic

Education

Tertiary accounting qualification

CA/CPA in progress or completed

Tools

Xero

MYOB

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job description Hi there, thanks for stopping by. We're glad to have gotten your attention, but we'll be thrilled when you apply. We're on the hunt for a new member of our team. We're eager to find someone who is passionate about what they do, and is excited for a new journey with our fantastic firm.

About Carbon.

We’re not your average professional services firm. Carbon launched in 2014 with the goal to shake up the industry and change the level of service that small and medium business owners received. We combine all the core business services in the one place (from accounting to bookkeeping to finance to insurance and everything in between), bringing together some of the best experts in the industry so our clients can focus on doing more of what they love.

What it means to be a Carbonite.

Our Carbonites are our best asset, and we’ve grown from a small team of 13 people in a single office in Perth to over 300 Carbonites nationwide, with offices in multiple states. A key element in our plan of world domination is having the best people possible to help us along the way. This is where you come in.

As our next Carbonite, you’ll be joining a team at multiple levels. You’ll be part of a team in your office, working with other talented people such as yourself. You’ll also be joining our national ranks, meaning you can easily tap into a knowledge base for a tricky question or to bounce ideas off of for the next team activity.

Empowering our Carbonites is a big part of our mission and vision, so we focus on helping our Carbonites learn and grow, developing their careers in the direction that they want to go in.

About the role.

Carbon provides exceptional service to our clients, and our Senior Accountants are at the forefront of this. You’ll be communicating with clients daily, as well as applying your skills and experience to solve their problems and elevate their business.

Varied accounting experience is vital (particularly experience in public practice in Australia), as are strong communication and time management skills. In a single day you’ll be juggling multiple balls, but you will always have the support of our high performing team behind you.

We're looking for someone with:

• Tertiary accounting qualification.
• Completed or completing CA/CPA.
• Experience working within a public practice in Australia.
• Experience in the preparation of Financial Statements and tax returns.
• Experience working directly with clientshighly desirable.
• Excellent knowledge of Australian taxation legislation.
• Experience with Xero/MYOB and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work in a team and autonomously.
• Energetic and enthusiastic with a positive outlook.

You’ll be perfect for the role if:

• You love a bit of team banter and activities
• You want to be part of the coolest firm in Australia
• You’re keen to join a company that encourage you to define your own career path

Your responsibilities:

• Client management and liaison.
• Preparing financial statements and tax returns for individuals, and small to medium businesses.
• Creating and advising on various trading structures.
• Preparing Business Activity Statements (BAS).
• Liaising with the ATO.
• Business budgeting and cash flow management.
• Business benchmarking.
• Additional ad hoc tasks.

Job benefits:

We aspire to create a culture in every office where our people are motivated and supported to achieve their goals. With that in mind, we know what is important to each person will vary, so here are a few things we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements - We are flexible on start/stop times, with possibility to WFH once settled into the role.
• Learning and development opportunities driven by you: Want to focus your skills in a certain area, or explore something new with training? Great, let’s do it. We have internal and external training options.
• Social activities to suit different people: we have x3 out of office activities + EOFY, Xmas & celebrate all birthdays
• And, of course, we also offer some great benefits like discounts, cashbacks, rewards, and initiatives to support wellness.

At Carbon, we know we’re at our best when we look out for one another; prioritise respect, fairness, development and wellbeing; foster an inclusive culture and embrace diversity in all forms. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their background, experience, identity, ability or thinking style, and if you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process for accessibility reasons this is available upon request.