Senior Consultant | External Audit

SW Accountants & Advisors; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 additional AL days per year

18 weeks paid parental leave

Volunteer leave

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Flexible working environment

Job summary

SW Accountants & Advisors seeks a Senior Consultant to lead external audit engagements, from planning through finalisation, and to mentor junior staff. You will review work, maintain client relationships, and support training and presentations for clients and internal teams.

You will contribute to delivering high-quality financial statements and management letters while meeting deadlines across a diverse client base in Australia.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree and be near to qualifying or fully qualified as CA/CPA.
• Minimum 3 years’ audit experience in a Chartered/CPA practice.
• Proven ability to mentor and review junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Complete audit files from planning to finalisation for diverse clients.
• Manage audits within budget and deadlines.
• Explain data flows and controls to staff; document weaknesses.
• Review junior staff work and sign off manager/partner points.
• Prepare management letters, correspondence and client reports.
• Lead and mentor the audit team; support internal/external training.

Skills

Audit experience

Mentoring juniors

Client relationship skills

Time management

Communication skills

Inflo experience

MS Office

Mandarin language

Education

Degree qualified

CA/CPA near/fully qualified

Tools

Inflo

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 45 Partners and 400 staff 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 2025 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

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join our fast growing and supportive external audit team, that offers a diverse client base, and incredible opportunities for growth and promotion. You will take ownership of the entire audit process from planning, testing, preparing financial statements to preparing the management letter at the completion of the audit. You will also be responsible for delegating work to junior staff members, ensuring you review all work and mentor them though the process. Presenting internal and external training and conducting internal and external presentations are other key components of this position.

Key responsibilities

• Complete the audit file for the full range of the firm’s clients; from planning to finalisation of the audit file
• Complete an audit assignment within budget and in accordance with any relevant deadlines
• Explain the data flows through an accounting system and the related internal controls, enabling junior staff members to document and test those systems and controls
• Review the work of junior staff, and recognise internal control weaknesses and document them in a suitable management letter
• Clear all Manager and Partner review points in relation to each audit assignment taken
• Review a financial report from the client’s trial balance and complete the disclosure checklist
• Prepare non-standard management letters, correspondences and reports to client
• Complete special assignments under the direction of the Audit Manager
• Work co-operatively with other team members, mentor junior team members
• Understand the nature of a client’s business operations, needs and expectations, and identify any audit related issues
• Provide constructive advice to clients, and promptly and accurately follow up any queries

Key skills and experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in an Audit environment in a Chartered / CPA accounting practice
• Degree qualified and be near to qualifying or fully qualified as a CA/CPA
• Technically proficient and keen to develop knowledge with the latest accounting and auditing developments
• Previous experience mentoring and coaching junior staff members, and review their work
• Prior experience working with and developing good relationships with clients
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines for multiple clients
• Present professionally and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with an Audit package such as Inflo, and Microsoft Office applications
• Proficiency in Mandarin is highly regarded

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