Financial Accountant

Our client is a tax accounting firm with more than 20 years of experience and expertise in attending to various accounting, taxation and financial-related needs for your personal wealth and your businesses. They are now hiring a Financial Accountant.

MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible for the production of financial reports for all types of structures and compliance with tax and statutory reporting.

Your job duties are broad and varied and responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

Broadly:

• Gathering and summarising financial data for the preparation of GST, FBT, Payroll, Contractor reporting obligations
• Preparation of Income Tax Returns for Corporate, Trust, Self-Managed Superannuation Fund and comply with any reporting requirements
• Preparation and compilation of financial reports covering profit and loss, balance sheet, capital accounts and internal management reports
• Preparation of budget and forecasting reports

In detail:

• Collecting and examining account information necessary to reconcile financial discrepancies
• Examining financial records to check for accuracy
• Analysing and investigating variances of financial data,
• Prepare worksheets and account notes to substantiate and explain accounting records
• Ensuring Accounting standards and policies are adhered to
• Responding to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data
• Liaison with clients in all aspects in order for us to produce a financial report, including any response to accounting and tax questions as required, as well as prompt and timely follow ups of tax matters
• Provide clients with efficient accounting and tax services in a friendly and helpful manner, and an overall positive experience with the company
• Liaison with Banks, Australian Taxation Office, and any other organisations as required
• Research and interpreting accounting regulations, policies, and taxation law
• Update job knowledge including the studying of current and new taxation legislation to ensure compliance in tax and financial reports, participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations.
• Ensures client confidentiality by keeping financial information secure
• Organised, good time management and prioritisation of your jobs including prompt follow ups with clients, colleagues and any other relevant organisations
• Follows internal controls to ensure financial security
• Assistance in process improvement and system enhancement initiatives
• Proactively identify new initiatives that could benefit the organisation
• Support to the Financial Accounting team and the overall organisation
• Achieves individual and team goals by contributing to effort as needed
• Assistance to the management and training staff when necessary
• Loyalty to the company, protection of company’s interests,  and positive promotion of the company in business and social environments

Secretarial duties:

• Registration of Companies,  Trusts, SMSF’s; Registration of Business Names; Applications of ATO registrations, and any other applications required for  business, personal and investment matters
• Updating and maintaining client details in our client database as well as with ASIC and ATO and any other relevant departments
• Manage correspondence with ASIC and ATO and any other departments on client’s behalf
• Liaison with Departments on behalf of clients

Other duties:

• Travelling between office branches where required
• Travelling to meet with clients where required
• Other tasks as directed

You must be：

• CPA or CA qualified
• Bachelors Degree with major in Accounting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Mandarin
• Minimum 3 years full time experience of a similar role in a CPA or CA accounting practice in Australia
• Strong accounting skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent follow up skills and reporting to management
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and juggle priorities
• High organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Have a can-do attitude