AU Tax Accountant

Remote People

18h

About The Position

As a Tax Accountant, you will work as part of a high-performing team to reconcile and prepare financial statements and tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts, and companies. The role involves working with Australian tax matters, including Business Activity Statements (BAS), reconciliations, tax working papers, and client communications. The position requires at least three years of professional accounting experience, including experience with an Australian tax firm and businesses with turnover between AU$3 million and AU$50 million.

Requirements

At least three years of professional accounting experience.
At least three years of experience working with an Australian tax firm.
Experience working on businesses with turnover between AU$3 million and AU$50 million.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or equivalent experience.
Enrolled in, or looking to enrol in, CA or CPA.
Technical ability and experience using Xero, Xero Practice Manager, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, NowInfinity, and Ignition.
Experience preparing Business Activity Statements, including understanding GST-free transactions.
Experience completing Australian tax returns for individuals, trusts, companies, and partnerships.
Ability to complete tax reconciliation workpapers explaining the difference between accounting profit or loss and taxable profit or loss.
Experience completing asset depreciation schedules and reconciling GST in financial statements.
Experience completing a franking account in a company tax return and a Division 7A loan reconciliation workpaper.
Experience reconciling and processing employee leave provisions, company income tax provisions, and employee superannuation liabilities in financial statements.
Experience calculating FBT reimbursements for motor vehicles and 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 the sale of property and listed shares for individuals.

Responsibilities

Communicate proactively with managers about the priority and progress of allocated jobs.
Take ownership of delegated tasks and jobs, following relevant checklists and procedures to meet established quality standards.
Prepare Business Activity Statements.
Reconcile and complete tax returns for individuals, trusts, companies, and partnerships.
Communicate with clients to request information or clarification.
Respond promptly to client requests and proactively manage expectations when fulfillment may take longer than expected.
Extract data, adjust ledger files, and prepare tax working papers.
Use systems including Xero, Xero Practice Manager, Microsoft Suite, NowInfinity, and Ignition competently.
Complete transactions and tasks daily or by allocated deadlines.
Prepare allocated tax returns and BAS to a high standard and by prescribed deadlines, with close attention to detail and minimal errors.