Senior Consultant | Assistant Manager | Business Services

SW Accountants & Advisors; Brisbane; Vor Ort; AUD 110.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working environment

2 additional AL days per year

18 weeks paid parental leave

Zusammenfassung

SW Accountants & Advisors invites applications for a Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager within its Business and Private Client Advisory division in Brisbane. You will support diverse domestic and multinational private client groups, including not-for-profit and foreign-owned entities, delivering accounting, tax advisory, and structuring services.

You will mentor junior staff, manage client relationships, and identify new business opportunities while collaborating with a dynamic team across

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Business Services environment in a Chartered/CPA accounting practice.
• Degree qualified and nearly/fully qualified as a CA / CPA.
• Technically proficient and up to date with developments in taxation law and accounting standards, systems and processes.

Aufgaben

• Develop, manage and administer a portfolio of SW’s clients, including: Develop budgets, manage WIPs and bill clients; meet deadlines and provide quality and timely service; maintain a high level of customer service to clients.
• Perform all compliance and value add work.
• Review financial accounts, FBT and income tax returns, business activity statements and other work performed by staff; prepare and review tax returns; prepare and review workpapers and client data.

Kenntnisse

Business Services experience

CA/CPA qualification

Client relationship management

Mentoring juniors

Time management

Ausbildung

Degree qualified

CA/CPA in progress or completed

Tools

Xero

MYOB

Dext

Jobbeschreibung

About SW Accountants & Advisors

SW Accountants & Advisors (SW) is Australia’s best kept accounting secret. We are a leading advisory and accounting firm with a 90-year history in Australia. Operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, we have over 41 Partners and 400 staff and nationally. SW provide a full range of audit, business advisory, corporate finance, tax, private clients, and wealth management solutions. We are proud to be ranked as the 22nd largest firm by revenue in the 2022 AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms and the 9th largest national practice in Australia.

About SW Accountants & Advisors

SW Accountants & Advisors (SW) is Australia’s best kept accounting secret. We are a leading advisory and accounting firm with a 90-year history in Australia. Operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, we have over 41 Partners and 400 staff and nationally. SW provide a full range of audit, business advisory, corporate finance, tax, private clients, and wealth management solutions. We are proud to be ranked as the 22nd largest firm by revenue in the 2022 AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms and the 9th largest national practice in Australia. Own it, Love your work, Share the load, Embrace the ride, Open doors. Our values are at the very heart of our firm and guide the way we interact within our firm’s teams, with our clients, and the way we interact and engage with you.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager join our Business and Private Client Advisory division, which supports a range of small, medium and large private businesses and family groups, along with some not-for-profit and foreign owned businesses. We offer a wide range of services including accounting and tax compliance, business and tax advisory, structuring, superannuation, wealth management and transactional services. You will play an integral role in a supportive team providing accounting and tax advice to a diverse range of domestic and multinational private and publicly listed client groups. The portfolio predominantly consists of Chinese clients, including subsidiaries of state-owned and privately owned enterprises, across industries such as financial services, professional services, retail and distribution, property and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and administer a portfolio of SW’s clients, including:
  • Develop budgets, Manage WIPs and bill clients
  • Meet deadlines and provide quality and timely service to clients
  • Maintain a high level of customer service to all clients
• Perform all compliance and value add work
• Review financial accounts, FBT and income tax returns, business activity statements, instalment activity statements and any other work performed by Intermediates, Graduates, Co-Operative Students and Cadets
• Prepare and review complex individual, company, trust, and Partnership tax returns
• Prepare and review workpapers, analyse client data and transactions and set up accounts
• Provide feedback, coaching and technical support to any BPCA team member working on clientsProvide technical support and guidance to an allocated team of Intermediates and Graduates
• Identify and develop existing and potential business opportunities within client base
• Report to the Manager on the performance of team members and status of client obligations and issues
• Assist with potential and new client opportunities or initiatives such as attending client meetings, preparation of advice and presentations
• Administrative Compliance
• Other duties as required by the firm such as interviewing clients, attendance at training, marketing, acting as a buddy/mentor to a new member of staff, special projects, etc.

Key Skills and Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Business Services environment in a Chartered/CPA accounting practice
• Degree qualified and nearly/fully qualified as a CA / CPA
• Technically proficient and up to date with developments in taxation law and accounting standards, systems and processes
• Advanced working knowledge of GST, Business Activity Statements and Instalment Activity Statements
• Detailed knowledge of tax office correspondence and procedures
• Thorough understanding of company secretarial matters
• Advanced understanding of the Corporations Act, accounting standards, tax legislation
• Ability to review the work of junior members of staff and identify any issues and opportunities for discussion
• Previous experience working with and developing good relationships with clients
• Excellent time management skills and meeting deadlines for a large group of clients
• Ability to mentor, coach, motivate and manage junior members of staff
• Present professionally and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Prior experience working with APS, Business Fitness, Xero, MYOB, and Dext is highly regarded
• Ability to speak Mandarin, highly desirable

Best Kept Secrets of SW

• Progressive firm, with excellent career opportunities
• Flexible working environment
• 2 additional AL days per year
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers and 3 weeks for non-primary
• Paid volunteer leave
• Refer to client and refer a friend bonus scheme
• Employee Assistance Program and Wellness perks
• Assistance with home office setup
• Social Club
• Tailored Learning and Development Program
• Paid Course/study leave
• 1 paid professional membership per year
• Weekly lunch provided