URGENT: AU Tax Accountant

ROLE SUMMARY

Senior-level Australian public-practice role responsible for tax compliance, tax planning, financial analysis, and business advisory for SMEs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and review financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, sole traders, and individuals.
• Prepare and review BAS and IAS, including GST and PAYG reconciliations.
• Review shareholder and related-party loan accounts and assess Division 7A, including complying loan arrangements, benchmark interest, minimum yearly repayments, distributable surplus, and deemed-dividend exposure.
• Prepare and review CGT calculations, including CGT events, capital proceeds, cost base, capital losses, discounts, concessions, and rollovers.
• Prepare and review FBT calculations and returns, including motor vehicles, entertainment, employee contributions, exemptions, reductions, and taxable values.
• Review trust taxable income, beneficiary entitlements, distribution resolutions, franking implications, and Division 7A considerations involving corporate beneficiaries.
• Prepare book-to-tax adjustments, tax reconciliations, franking-account reconciliations, and supporting tax workpapers.
• Perform quarterly tax planning using year-to-date results and projected full-year profitability.
• Calculate projected income-tax liabilities and assess PAYG instalments and upcoming tax cash requirements.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and cash-flow analysis for business advisory engagements.
• Analyse profitability, working capital, cash-flow constraints, financial trends, and business performance.
• Assist with business structuring, tax planning, technical taxation research, and written client advice.
• Handle technical client queries and ATO correspondence within delegated authority.
• Review accounting and taxation work prepared by other team members.
• Communicate directly with clients to request information, explain tax positions, discuss financial results, and provide practical commercial advice.
• Maintain high-quality workpapers, supporting documentation, client files, and compliance workflows.

REQUIREMENTS

• CPA qualification is a BIG PLUS.
• Minimum 5 years of Australian public-practice accounting and taxation experience.
• Strong Australian taxation knowledge across companies, trusts, partnerships, sole traders, and individuals.
• Strong technical knowledge of Division 7A, CGT, FBT, GST, BAS, IAS, PAYG, trust distributions, and tax planning.
• Strong financial-statement preparation and tax-return preparation/review experience.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to connect tax outcomes with the client’s cash flow, profitability, strategy, and business objectives.
• Strong written and spoken English with confidence communicating directly with Australian clients.

TOOLS

Xero | Xero Tax | Xero Practice Manager (XPM)

HOW TO APPLY

Send a short cover letter highlighting your relevant experience.
IMPORTANT: Include a Google Drive link to your resume and ensure the file is set to “Anyone with the link can view.”