Senior Consultant | Assistant Manager

About SW Accountants & Advisors
SW Accountants & Advisors (SW) is Australia’s best kept accounting secret. We are a leading advisory and accounting firm with a 90-year history in Australia. Operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, we have over 41 Partners and 400 staff and nationally. SW provide a full range of audit, business advisory, corporate finance, tax, private clients, and wealth management solutions. We are proud to be ranked as the 22nd largest firm by revenue in the 2022 AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms and the 9th largest national practice in Australia.
Own it, Love your work, Share the load, Embrace the ride, Open doors. Our values are at the very heart of our firm and guide the way we interact within our firm’s teams, with our clients, and the way we interact and engage with you.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager join our Business and Private Client Advisory division, which supports a range of small, medium and large private businesses and family groups, along with some not-for-profit and foreign owned businesses. We offer a wide range of services including accounting and tax compliance, business and tax advisory, structuring, superannuation, wealth management and transactional services.
You will play an integral role in a supportive team providing accounting and tax advice to a diverse range of domestic and multinational private and publicly listed client groups. The portfolio predominantly consists of Chinese clients, including subsidiaries of state-owned and privately owned enterprises, across industries such as financial services, professional services, retail and distribution, property and infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities

Develop, manage and administer a portfolio of SW’s clients, including:

Develop budgets, Manage WIPs and bill clients
Meet deadlines and provide quality and timely service to clients
Maintain a high level of customer service to all clients

Perform all compliance and value add work
Review financial accounts, FBT and income tax returns, business activity statements, instalment activity statements and any other work performed by Intermediates, Graduates, Co-Operative Students and Cadets
Prepare and review complex individual, company, trust, and Partnership tax returns
Prepare and review workpapers, analyse client data and transactions and set up accounts
Provide feedback, coaching and technical support to any BPCA team member working on clients
Provide technical support and guidance to an allocated team of Intermediates and Graduates
Identify and develop existing and potential business opportunities within client base
Report to the Manager on the performance of team members and status of client obligations and issues
Assist with potential and new client opportunities or initiatives such as attending client meetings, preparation of advice and presentations
Administrative Compliance
Other duties as required by the firm such as interviewing clients, attendance at training, marketing, acting as a buddy/mentor to a new member of staff, special projects, etc.

Key Skills and Experience

Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Business Services environment in a Chartered/CPA accounting practice
Degree qualified and nearly/fully qualified as a CA / CPA
Technically proficient and up to date with developments in taxation law and accounting standards, systems and processes
Advanced working knowledge of GST, Business Activity Statements and Instalment Activity Statements
Detailed knowledge of tax office correspondence and procedures
Thorough understanding of company secretarial matters
Advanced understanding of the Corporations Act, accounting standards, tax legislation
Ability to review the work of junior members of staff and identify any issues and opportunities for discussion
Previous experience working with and developing good relationships with clients
Excellent time management skills and meeting deadlines for a large group of clients
Ability to mentor, coach, motivate and manage junior members of staff
Present professionally and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Prior experience working with APS, Business Fitness, Xero, MYOB, and Dext is highly regarded
Ability to speak Mandarin, highly desirable

Best Kept Secrets of SW

Progressive firm, with excellent career opportunities
Flexible working environment
2 additional AL days per year
18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers and 3 weeks for non-primary
Paid volunteer leave
Refer to client and refer a friend bonus scheme
Employee Assistance Program and Wellness perks
Assistance with home office setup
Social Club
Tailored Learning and Development Program
Paid Course/study leave
1 paid professional membership per year
Weekly lunch provided

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