Senior Tax Accountant, CA/CPA

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Reconcile and prepare financial statements and tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts, and corporations.

• Supervise and review the work of junior and intermediate accountants, offering guidance and support.

• Evaluate assigned tax projects, including individual tax returns, partnerships, trusts, and corporations.

• Review and finalize Business Activity Statements.

• Train and mentor junior and intermediate accountants.

• Draft client emails and professional correspondence.

• Prepare and review complex tax assignments, including large and integrated client groups.

• Ensure tax work is accurate, thorough, and adheres to Australian tax regulations.

• Utilize knowledge of Division 7A, FBT, CGT, superannuation, payroll tax, and other Australian tax matters.

• Work with various accounting and practice-management systems such as Xero, Xero Practice Manager, MS365, Xero Tax, Xero Workpapers, CAS360, AccountKit, MYOB, QuickBooks, Agrimaster, and Phoenix.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of professional accounting experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or equivalent experience.

• Currently enrolled in or planning to enroll in CA or CPA.

• Experience working with an Australian tax firm.

• Prior experience with businesses having a turnover of AU$1–50m.

• Familiarity or experience with Xero, Xero Practice Manager, MS365, Xero Tax, Xero Workpapers, CAS360, AccountKit, MYOB, QuickBooks, Agrimaster, and Phoenix.

• Experience preparing Business Activity Statements and understanding GST-free transactions.

• Proficient in completing Australian tax returns for individuals, trusts, companies, and partnerships.

• Skilled in preparing tax reconciliation workpapers and asset depreciation schedules.

• Experience reconciling GST in financial statements and performing franking account calculations.

• Familiarity with Division 7A loan reconciliation workpapers.

• Experience reconciling employee leave, company income tax, and employee superannuation provisions.

• Knowledge of calculating FBT reimbursements for motor vehicles.

• Experience completing hire purchase loan schedules.

• Strong understanding of deductible superannuation contribution eligibility, including concessional and non-concessional caps, and prior unused superannuation caps.

• Experience calculating capital gains on property sales and listed shares for individuals.

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and train junior staff.

• Experience with primary producers and agricultural businesses is preferred but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.