Senior Accountant: Australian SME Tax & Compliance (Remote)

D 2b; Philippines; Remote; PHP 1,116,000 - 1,674,000; Full time

Job summary

D 2b is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage year-end compliance for Australian SME clients (up to $6M turnover) from a remote setup. You will own the full year-end cycle for companies, trusts, partnerships, and individuals, working directly with the Director and handling ATO lodgements.

Essential experience includes Australian tax knowledge, Xero proficiency, and strong English. This role offers a full-time independent contractor arrangement with a Philippine-based candidate working for a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Accountancy.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian tax: income tax for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals; Division 7A; trust taxation and UPEs (incl. awareness of s100A); FBT; CGT; GST
• Xero hands-on and Excel (intermediate+)
• Excellent written and spoken English - able to draft client-facing emails with minimal editing

Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, sole traders and individuals
• Trusts: prepare trust returns, review distribution resolutions, track unpaid present entitlements (UPEs) and beneficiary entitlements
• Division 7A and FBT as they arise (occasional): Div 7A loan identification, minimum yearly repayments and loan schedules; annual FBT returns and workpapers
• Prepare BAS/IAS, GST reconciliations, PAYG instalment reviews, year-end STP and superannuation reconciliations
• SMSF (BGL Simple Fund 360): annual financial statements, member statements, SMSF annual returns, audit packs and liaison with the independent auditor
• Corporate secretarial (BGL CAS 360): ASIC annual reviews, solvency resolutions, company changes and registers
• ATO online services for agents: pre-lodgement checks ICA/ITA balances, lodgement status, prefill data, outstanding obligations and lodgement program reporting
• Xero ledger review and clean-up: bank reconciliations, journals, accruals, fixed asset registers and depreciation
• Practice management: help set up and run Xero Practice Manager (XPM, being implemented) jobs, statuses, daily timesheets and job budgets; flag overruns early
• Practice Ignition: prepare annual compliance proposals and engagement renewals for Director approval
• Draft information requests and client query emails for Director approval; once established, send routine written follow-ups from the practice email under the firm's name. All calls, meetings, pricing and advice remain with the Director / Practice Manager
• Prepare pre-30 June tax planning estimates and workpapers for Director review
• AI bookkeeping (from month 3, once core work is established): help implement and run AI-assisted bookkeeping/transaction coding - build rules, review exceptions, document the process and measure time saved
• Maintain a standard, documented workpaper file for every job

Skills

Strong English communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Accountancy

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

D 2b is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage year-end compliance for Australian SME clients (up to $6M turnover) from a remote setup. You will own the full year-end cycle for companies, trusts, partnerships, and individuals, working directly with the Director and handling ATO lodgements.

Essential experience includes Australian tax knowledge, Xero proficiency, and strong English. This role offers a full-time independent contractor arrangement with a Philippine-based candidate working for a