Senior Tax Accountant

Camtech Slater Financial Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Camtech Slater Financial Group in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to own a portfolio of business and individual clients, stepping into a leadership role as the CEO shifts from daily client work to advisory and education.

You will lead quality reviews on various tax returns and obligations, while leveraging AI to enhance speed and accuracy. The role includes mentoring Australian and Philippines staff and driving innovative tax solutions.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified with 6+ years in Australian public practice
• Registered tax agent or nearing registration and able to stand by final reviews
• Strong communication and client-facing skills with a proactive attitude toward AI adoption

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of business and individual clients and be the trusted advisor
• Perform quality review on company, trust, partnership and individual returns, BAS, IAS and FBT
• Use AI daily to work faster and smarter and help build tools that give the firm a competitive edge
• Provide strategic advice on structure, cash flow, wealth and automation
• Mentor Australian and Philippines accountants, run tax training and raise the bar

Skills

Client relationship

Team mentoring

AI in tax

Review & assurance

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Registered tax agent

Tools

Xero

XPM

Excel

Job description

Camtech Slater Financial Group – Melbourne VIC

Senior Tax Accountant at Camtech & Slater, over 20 year old CPA firm in Moe with clients across Australia.

You will own a portfolio of business and individual clients and be the person they trust most. This role replaces our CEO who is stepping back from day to day client work to lead advisory and education.

Key responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of business and individual clients, and be the person they trust most
• Do the quality review on company, trust, partnership and individual returns, BAS, IAS and FBT, and own it with confidence
• Use AI every day to work faster and smarter, and help build the tools that put us ahead of every other firm
• Bring the advice clients didn't know they needed: structure, cash flow, wealth and automation
• Mentor Australian and Philippines accountants, run tax training and raise the bar

About you

• CA or CPA qualified, with 6 or more years in Australian public practice
• Back yourself on final review, and you'd rather fix a problem than pass it up the line
• Registered tax agent, or close to it
• Love AI
• Confident, conversational and simple talking with clients, and you pick up the phone
• Own your work. Nobody ever needs to chase you
• Know Xero and XPM, and you're handy in Excel
• Right to work in Australia
• $110,000 to $125,000 plus super, more for a registered tax agent
• A real portfolio, a real voice, and a clear path to senior management as we grow
• A Philippines team doing production work, so your time goes on review, advice and clients
• A front row seat in how AI is changing accounting, with the tools and training to lead it
• A mix of home and office, with the split open to discussion
• A normal working week for most of the year. July to September is busy season
• Good vibes and a team that has your back

About us

Camtech & Slater is a 20 year old CPA firm in Moe with clients right across Australia.

We're on a mission to be the best firm in the country at AI, and to use it to teach thousands of business owners to understand their numbers and build real wealth.

We love our team and our clients and the right attitude matters.

We're no BS. We tell clients the truth, not what they want to hear. We're unstoppable when things get hard. We live above the line: ownership, accountability, responsibility. No blame, no excuses, no denial. And we always bring a solution with a problem.