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About the Role
Join our Business Services division, supporting a diverse range of private, not-for-profit, and foreign-owned businesses. You will manage client portfolios, deliver high-quality work, and mentor junior team members, contributing to accounting and tax compliance, business advisory, and wealth management services.
Responsibilities
- Develop, manage, and administer a client portfolio.
- Develop budgets, manage WIPs, and bill clients.
- Meet deadlines and provide quality, timely client service.
- Maintain a high level of customer service.
- Perform compliance and value-add work.
- Review financial accounts, FBT, income tax returns, and activity statements.
- Prepare and review complex tax returns for individuals, companies, trusts, and partnerships.
- Prepare and review workpapers, analyze client data, and set up accounts.
- Provide feedback, coaching, and technical support to team members.
- Provide technical support and guidance to a team of Intermediates and Graduates.
- Identify and develop business opportunities within the client base.
- Report on team performance and client issues to the Manager.
- Assist with new client opportunities, including attending meetings and preparing advice.
- Conduct administrative compliance tasks.
- Perform other duties as required, such as interviewing clients, attending training, marketing, mentoring, and special projects.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a Business Services environment within a Chartered/CPA accounting practice.
- Degree qualified and nearly/fully qualified as a CA/CPA.
- Technically proficient with up-to-date knowledge of taxation law, 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, and tax legislation.
- Ability to review junior staff work and identify issues and opportunities.
- Previous experience building good client relationships.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines for a large client group.
- Ability to mentor, coach, motivate, and manage junior staff.
- Professional presentation with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Prior experience with APS, Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Excel.
Skills
- Accounting
- Taxation
- Business Advisory
- Client Relationship Management
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Time Management
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- APS
- Xero
- MYOB
- QuickBooks
- Microsoft Excel
Location
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Brisbane
- Perth
Work Type
- Hybrid working environment
Experience Level
- Minimum 3 years experience
Education Level
- Degree qualified
- CA/CPA qualified
Benefits
- Progressive firm with excellent career opportunities
- Hybrid working environment
- 2 additional annual leave days per year
- 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers
- 3 weeks paid parental leave for non-primary carers
- Paid volunteer leave
- Referral bonus scheme (client and friend)
- Employee Assistance Program
- 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
About the Company
- SW Accountants & Advisors is a leading advisory and accounting firm with a 90-year history in Australia.
- We operate in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, with over 45 Partners and 400 staff nationally.
- SW provides a full range of audit, business advisory, corporate finance, tax, private clients, and wealth management services.
- Ranked as the 22nd largest firm by revenue in the 2025 AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms and the 9th largest national practice in Australia.
- Our values are: Own it, Love your work, Share the load, Embrace the ride, Open doors.