Senior Tax Accountant

DPM Financial Services; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexibility

5 additional paid leave days

Mentoring from Managers/Partners

Career development

Job summary

DPM Financial Services in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Accountant to handle complex financial accounting, tax returns, and BAS across multiple structures. You will build direct client relationships and provide tax and software advice, with a clear path to partnership for the right individual.

You’ll collaborate with Partners and Managers, mentor junior staff, and contribute to strategic planning discussions while enjoying hybrid work flexibility and a modern office near Anzac Station.

Qualifications

• Technically strong, organised and confident working with clients
• Degree qualified with CA or CPA qualification
• Experience preparing financial statements, tax returns and BAS across entity structures
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships
• Know Xero and XPM, and you're handy in Excel
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical information
• Excellent planning, organisation and workload management skills

Responsibilities

• Prepare complex financial accounts, income tax returns, BAS and IAS across a range of entity structures
• Review ATO correspondence, investigate variances and resolve compliance issues
• Act as a technical resource for Partners and Accountants on client, tax and compliance matters
• Build direct client relationships, providing tax and software advice
• Attend client meetings and contribute to tax compliance and planning discussions
• Mentor and support junior Accountants, sharing technical knowledge across the team

Skills

Accounting experience

CA/CPA qualified

Financial statements

Client relationships

Xero

XPM

Excel

Communication skills

Planning & organisation

Education

Accounting degree

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

Xero

XPM

Excel

Job description

You’ve built the foundation. Now build the career.

You’ve developed solid technical accounting experience, and now you’re ready for the next stage - more complex work, greater ownership, stronger client exposure and a clearer path forward.

This role is for someone who wants to grow beyond the numbers – build confidence with clients and contribute at a higher level. Ambitious about partnership? So are we. This role has a clear path to partnership for the right individual.

Your role, your impact

• Prepare complex financial accounts, income tax returns, BAS and IAS across a range of entity structures
• Review ATO correspondence, investigate variances and resolve compliance issues
• Act as a technical resource for Partners and Accountants on client, tax and compliance matters
• Build direct client relationships, providing tax and software advice
• Attend client meetings and contribute to tax compliance and planning discussions
• Mentor and support junior Accountants, sharing technical knowledge across the team

The full position description is available at www.dpm.com.au/careers

What you'll bring

We’re looking for someone who is technically strong, organised and confident working with clients.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience in a similar accounting role
• Degree qualified with CA or CPA qualification
• Experience preparing financials, tax returns and activity statements across a range of entity structures
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships
• Know Xero and XPM, and you're handy in Excel
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to communicate technical information
• Excellent planning, organisation and workload management skills

What's in it for you

• A clear path to management / partnership
• Mentoring from experienced Managers and Partners
• Ongoing career and technical development
• Hybrid flexibility, blending office collaboration with work from home
• 5 additional paid leave days each year
• A connected, social culture, with regular team events
• A convenient, modern office location, with Anzac Station right outside our door

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Accountant looking for a role where you can continue to build your technical expertise, work with complex clients and have an impact beyond your own portfolio, we’d love to hear from you.

To be eligible, you must be an Australian Citizen/ Permanent Resident or have full working rights.