Senior Accountant – Tax and Advisory

Job Description

About the firm

Join one of Gold Coast’s largest and most respected accounting firms, working in a versatile and skilled team lead by Tax Partner Stephen Holmes.

Our people are our greatest asset. We don’t just value the skill of our people, but also the care and passion they bring to their work and for our clients. Our best days are when we know we have made a real difference.

We have a highly experienced team of 6 Partners, who are all experts in their fields, and have a passion for leading and inspiring one another to create a high performing team.

Flexible work – We empower our employees to choose how their work week is arranged with compressed weeks and hybrid remote/office working arrangements.

Health and Wellbeing – Regular wellbeing and social activities with an active wellness committee. Dress for your day approach to work attire.

Career Development – Paid CA/CPA courses and memberships, paid study/exam leave. Regular Partner and Team led technical training, as well as consultant led personal development sessions, which facilitates satisfaction of  CPD requirements.

About the role:

As a Senior Accountant at WMS, you will provide key support to the team, manage clients and ensure client work is delivered accurately, effectively and in a professional manor. The role is in our P2 Team, which is led by leading tax expert Mr Stephen Holmes and his Senior Managers Caely Ray and Vanessa Hildebrandt, who have worked with Steve for 13 and 21 years, respectively.

Key responsibilities:

·         Prepare, review and analyse financial statements for companies, trusts and partnerships.

·         Review and finalise tax compliance work prepared by other accountants

·         Manage workflow and build relationships with a client base

·         Prepare complex tax work, including Div7A, CGT and FBT

·         Manage BAS preparations and lodgements

·         Participate in the knowledge sharing and development of undergraduates, graduates and accountants.

About you:

·         You are a degree qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years’ experience, ideally in a public practice tax and advisory role.

·         Ability to manage your time and work independently

·         You have superior attention to detail

·         Ability to communicate professionally

·         Strong Australian technical tax knowledge

We will benchmark your salary competitively, based on knowledge, experience and you will be included in our employee referral and incentive program.

 About our recruitment process:

If you like the sound of us, hit APPLY NOW and send us your resume and cover letter.

If you have what we are looking for, we’ll contact you to arrange a time to chat by phone. If we sound like we align, we’ll invite you in for an interview with the people you’ll be working with.

At WMS we value all types of diversity and include everyone as part of our firms “One Team” value. If at any stage of the recruitment process you would like us to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate you, please let us know.

If you would like further insight into our firm, check out our website and Linkedin.