AU Tax Team Lead - Manila Accounting & Automation

Offshore Talent; Philippines; Remote; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Offshore Talent is seeking an experienced AU Tax Accountant Team Lead to direct Manila-based accounting operations and serve as the operational bridge to Australian practice leaders. The role requires deep Australian accounting/tax expertise and a track record of managing offshore teams, automation projects, and QA.

The successful candidate will design SOPs, drive system migrations, and oversee QA to ensure compliance before files reach Australian partners, reporting on team performance and

Qualifications

• 6–8 years in accounting with Australian practice exposure
• 3+ years in supervisory/offshore team leadership
• Experience architecting accounting workflows and SOPs
• Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets for financial modeling
• Strong familiarity with Xero and Xero Practice Manager/Workpapers
• Experience with practice management tools (Karbon, Asana, Monday.com, ClickUp, HubSpot)
• Familiar with Dext, Hubdoc, SuiteFiles, Google Workspace/Microsoft 365
• Ability to supervise offshore teams and meet SLAs

Responsibilities

• Lead offshore accounting team including accountants, bookkeepers, and workflow admins
• Perform senior technical reviews of Australian financial statements and tax returns
• Design and roll out SOPs, automated workflows, and software integrations
• Manage capacity, track progress, and enforce SLAs
• Ensure QA compliance with Australian accounting standards and ATO regulations
• Act as bridge to Australian practice leadership with transparent reporting

Skills

Australian accounting

Leadership

Workflow engineering

Spreadsheets

System migrations

Tools

Xero

MYOB

QuickBooks Online

Karbon

Asana

Monday.com

ClickUp

HubSpot

Dext

Hubdoc

SuiteFiles

Google Workspace

Microsoft 365

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Offshore Talent is seeking an experienced AU Tax Accountant Team Lead to direct Manila-based accounting operations and serve as the operational bridge to Australian practice leaders. The role requires deep Australian accounting/tax expertise and a track record of managing offshore teams, automation projects, and QA.

The successful candidate will design SOPs, drive system migrations, and oversee QA to ensure compliance before files reach Australian partners, reporting on team performance and