Senior Accountant: CFO Advisory & Remote Leadership

Candor Recruitment; Sydney; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Senior client-facing role

CFO advisory exposure

Industry variety

Profit share and equity

Job summary

Candor Recruitment is seeking a REMOTE Senior Accountant / AM to join a growing Sydney-based client’s CFO advisory practice. You will lead the offshore accounting team, deliver CFO advisory engagements, manage budgeting, reporting, and tax compliance while maintaining strong client relationships.

The role is fully remote with occasional travel to Sydney and offers genuine ownership, equity potential based on KPIs, and exposure across clubs, hospitality, manufacturing, labour hire, tech and more.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification, or nearing completion.
• 5+ years' experience in public practice or client-facing advisory.
• Experience mentoring or working with offshore teams with strong review skills.
• Able to prepare returns for individuals, companies, trusts and not-for-profits.
• Confident communicator capable of client conversations.

Responsibilities

• Support CFO advisory engagements: management reporting, budgeting, cash flow.
• Prepare board/management packs and join client meetings.
• Mentor offshore accounting team; allocate work and review output.
• Link between offshore team and Australian clients on daily tasks.
• Own delivery for a portfolio including bookkeeping, payroll and compliance.
• Review junior/offshore work before client delivery.
• Prepare/review income tax returns and lodgements for entities.
• Support tax planning and advisory work.

Skills

Client-facing

Management reporting

Team leadership

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MYOB

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Tax returns

Education

CA or CPA qualified (or in final stages)

Tools

Xero

MYOB

Employment Hero

Job description

Candor Recruitment is seeking a REMOTE Senior Accountant / AM to join a growing Sydney-based client’s CFO advisory practice. You will lead the offshore accounting team, deliver CFO advisory engagements, manage budgeting, reporting, and tax compliance while maintaining strong client relationships.

The role is fully remote with occasional travel to Sydney and offers genuine ownership, equity potential based on KPIs, and exposure across clubs, hospitality, manufacturing, labour hire, tech and more.