Senior Accountant

Apex Search; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Flexible hours

Work from home

Paperless office

AI-enabled review tools

CPA/CA training support

Job summary

Apex Search is helping a Subiaco accounting firm find a Senior Accountant to review offshore tax work and turn compliance into business advice. You will engage with clients, manage workload, and develop client relationships with SMEs and larger entities.

The role offers flexibility on hours, working from home, and a clear path from Senior Accountant to Supervisor to Manager with coaching and CPA/CA support.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in Australian public practice, ready for more client exposure.
• Solid on tax returns, financial statements and structures.
• CPA/CA qualified or in progress.
• Able to explain a tax outcome to a client who doesn’t speak accounting.
• Comfortable managing your own workload and knowing when to ask for help.
• Wants to progress to Manager, not stay a compliance processor.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing complex tax work from the offshore team before it goes to clients, across trusts, companies and partnerships.
• Assisting on quarterly business reviews and taking ownership of smaller clients as you develop.
• Explaining what the numbers mean and turning compliance work into business advice.
• Working with the offshore team to manage workflow and keep deadlines on track.
• Technical work stays onshore: assisting on business restructures, small business CGT concessions and tax planning alongside the Manager.

Skills

Tax returns

Financial statements

Client exposure

Education

CPA/CA qualification in progress

Job description

My client is a Subiaco accounting firm that has built its model so Senior Accountants deliver value-add work and have real client conversations, rather than being buried in compliance. Their offshore team handles data entry, BAS prep and the bulk of compliance processing, so you spend your time on review, client conversations and technical problem solving.

The firm

About 10 staff onshore and 11 offshore

Led by an ex Big 4 Director, with two managers each running their own team

Each team has an onshore senior, an admin and an offshore manager with a small team underneath

• Free parking
• Genuine flexibility on hours
• Working from home
• Paperless, with Xero and Carbon Workflow
• Well ahead of most firms on AI, using third-party tools and building their own in-house for job checklists and review work
• 4 weeks annual leave plus public holidays
• Clear path from Senior Accountant to Supervisor to Manager, with coaching from the Senior Manager
• Regular training and CPA/CA support

The clients

Growing SMEs in the $5m to $15m range that want real advice, not just compliance

A handful of much larger clients, including an ATO top 500 family group

HNW individuals and property groups

Almost all clients are on structured programs, meeting at least quarterly with goals and targets tracked, so the relationship runs all year, not just at tax time

What you’ll be doing

Reviewing complex tax work from the offshore team before it goes to clients, across trusts, companies and partnerships

Assisting on quarterly business reviews and taking ownership of smaller clients as you develop

Explaining what the numbers mean and turning compliance work into business advice

Working with the offshore team to manage workflow and keep deadlines on track

Technical work stays onshore: assisting on business restructures, small business CGT concessions and tax planning alongside the Manager

How a job runs: engage the client, work goes offshore, comes back for review here, then you deliver it and explain the outcome to the client.

Development

Clear path from Senior Accountant to Supervisor to Manager, with coaching from the Senior Manager

Regular training and CPA/CA support

4 weeks annual leave plus public holidays

About you

3-5 years in Australian public practice, ready for more client exposure

Solid on tax returns, financial statements and structures

CPA/CA qualified or in progress

Able to explain a tax outcome to a client who doesn’t speak accounting

Comfortable managing your own workload and knowing when to ask for help

Wants to progress to Manager, not stay a compliance processor

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Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• What's your expected annual base salary?
• How many years' experience do you have as an accountant?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• Have you completed a certified practising accountant (CPA) qualification?
• How many years of accounting experience do you have?
• Have you completed a chartered accountant (CA) qualification?