Senior Accountant - Business Services

Charterhouse; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Study support

Career progression

Job summary

Charterhouse is partnering with a well-established public practice accounting firm in Melbourne’s Inner Suburbs seeking a high-performing Senior Accountant to own complex client work, mentor juniors, and collaborate with Partners on more challenging matters.

You’ll manage end-to-end client engagements, deliver compliant financial statements and tax returns, and drive advisory outcomes while aiming for a Supervisor or Manager role in a supportive, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified with membership.
• Minimum 3 years’ Australian public practice experience.
• Strong technical expertise across multiple entity types and industries.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.
• Ambition to progress into leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, and HNW individuals.
• Manage client assignments from planning through to completion.
• Advise on advanced tax matters including Div 7A, CGT (with small business concessions), trust streaming, and loss utilisation.
• Provide tailored tax planning strategies for SMEs and investment groups.
• Liaise directly with clients, ATO, and regulators.
• Review work of junior/intermediate staff and provide feedback.
• Maintain up-to-date tax knowledge while meeting productivity and billing KPIs.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Excellent communication

Leadership potential

Australian public practice experience

Education

CA/CPA qualified

Job description

We’re working with a well-established public practice accounting firm in Melbourne’s Inner Suburbs that’s looking for a high-performing Senior Accountant. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of complex client work, mentor juniors, and step into a clear pathway toward Supervisor or Manager level.

About the Role

As a Senior Accountant, you’ll be responsible for managing end-to-end client engagements across a diverse portfolio. You’ll deliver high-quality compliance and advisory outcomes, support and review junior staff, and work closely with Partners on more complex matters. This role suits someone ambitious, technically strong, and ready to take on more responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, and HNW individuals.
• Manage client assignments from planning through to completion.
• Advise on advanced tax matters including Div 7A, CGT (with small business concessions), trust streaming, and loss utilisation.
• Provide tailored tax planning strategies for SMEs and investment groups.
• Liaise directly with clients, ATO, and regulators.
• Review work of junior/intermediate staff and provide feedback.
• Maintain up-to-date tax knowledge while meeting productivity and billing KPIs.

About the Role

As a Senior Accountant, you’ll be responsible for managing end-to-end client engagements across a diverse portfolio. You’ll deliver high-quality compliance and advisory outcomes, support and review junior staff, and work closely with Partners on more complex matters. This role suits someone ambitious, technically strong, and ready to take on more responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, and HNW individuals.
• Manage client assignments from planning through to completion.
• Advise on advanced tax matters including Div 7A, CGT (with small business concessions), trust streaming, and loss utilisation.
• Provide tailored tax planning strategies for SMEs and investment groups.
• Liaise directly with clients, ATO, and regulators.
• Review work of junior/intermediate staff and provide feedback.
• Maintain up-to-date tax knowledge while meeting productivity and billing KPIs.

About You

• CA/CPA qualified.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Australian public practice.
• Strong technical expertise across multiple entity types and industries.
• Ability to deliver accurate, client-ready work with minimal revisions.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.
• Ambition to progress into leadership.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Ongoing professional development and study support.
• Clear career pathway to Supervisor/Manager.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Hybrid working

At Charterhouse, we embrace, and value, diversity of culture, working arrangements, sexual orientation, and gender identity. On behalf of our client, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include and welcome unique contributions of all people; to embrace and celebrate the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, their skills, and contributions to the workplace