Senior Accountant or Assistant Manager

Hearken Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hearken Recruitment is seeking an experienced accountant in Melbourne to join a forward-thinking practice. The role emphasizes advisory work beyond compliance, with time spent reviewing client financials, offering strategic guidance, and engaging with clients directly.

Applicants should have CA/CPA qualification (or near completion) and at least 5+ years in Australian public practice, with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Residency/citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience preparing and reviewing tax returns, financial statements, BAS, etc for companies, trusts, partnerships and groups of entities.
• Experience with Div7a, CGT, FBT, and other technical issues you would expect to find in public practice.
• Permanent Residency or Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory services beyond compliance, helping clients understand financials and strategic implications.
• Review and discuss client financials, prepare recommendations and present them clearly to clients.
• Collaborate with offshore providers for repetitive preparation and focus time on advisory work.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

CA/CPA qualification or near completion

Job description

Opportunity : Our client has been around for over 25 years and is one of the most forward thinking firms we partner with.

This impressive firm, which has been growing significantly over the past 6 years, has combined growth with quality. The business model is built on retained clients who pay an amount every month, which means the steady cash flow and work flow ensures no need for timesheets.

You will be doing advisory, not just compliance. Accountants are expected to look past the return and into the lives of the clients to see how they can help. The firm has ensured repetitive preparation and bookkeeping go to trusted offshore providers, so the accountants spend their time reviewing, advising and talking to clients.

Plus, as mentioned, the firm is a registered Xero developer and builds its own integration; every team member has access to both Claude and ChatGPT team products, and more, they have even built their own AI tools in-house for the accounting workflow and automation of work. It's a tech haven for accounting.
To be considered you will have most of the following:

• CA/CPA qualification or near completion
• At least 5+ years of experience in an Australian public practice accounting firm
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience preparing and reviewing tax returns, financial statements, BAS, etc for companies, trusts, partnerships and groups of entities.
• Experience with Div7a, CGT, FBT, and other technical issues you would expect to find in public practice.
• Permanent Residency or Citizenship.