xero AccountantRemote Staff

Work Schedule: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM MNL Time
About the Client:
They are Australia's leading and Accounting and Consulting Firm. They have been providing financial services to a variety of industries for over sixty years.
To be successful in this role, you need to be a Xero-certified Accountant and have experience working with Australian clients. You are also proficient in Australian taxation and payroll accounting.
Responsibilities:
Preparation of Business Activity Statements for all types of businesses and entities
Preparation of tax returns and financial statements for all types of entities, including individuals, partnerships, companies, trusts and self-managed superannuation funds.
Completion of work papers for review to a high level of accuracy
Management of bookkeeping jobs including the following tasks in line with client engagement:
Processing Payroll
Prepare monthly accounts
Respond to client queries
Prepare monthly journals
Reconcile bank account
Ensure bookkeeping email is checked regularly
Prepare payments and enter purchase invoices
Prepare invoices and enter into accounting software
Advice to clients on key profitability measures (margins, labour costs)
Able to reconcile GST accounts
Simple tax reconciliations, including depreciation and superannuation adjustments
Able to prepare tax planning for individuals through to family group
Calculations of state taxes, specifically payroll tax and land tax. Identifies when they are applied
Identification of FBT issues and calculations on complicated return
Training and teaching of graduate staff in our systems and in preparation of financial statements and tax returns for sole traders, partnerships and trusts
Can provide basic advice
Attend and participate in client meetings with manager
Communication and liaison directly with clients in a professional manner to obtain information and/or assisting them with simply queries.
Controlling relationships with nominated retainer clients, including email chains and returning calls.
Able to use systems confidently
Requirements:
Able to complete Graduate tasks without assistance or guidance
Workpapers that are easy to understand and follow without the reviewer having to be shown or directed
Should be practically zero errors on individuals and BAS' - shouldn't shy away from single entity jobs
Finishes entities with relatively little help - 1-2 questions. Leaves jobs done 100%, not 90%
Able to read a trust deed, and identify key clauses
Be able to identify issues in jobs and also suggest solutions
Management of individual workflow and deadlines as agreed with Manager
Ability to adapt to different situations and be a "chameleon" as require
There is an expectation that you are committed to developing your own knowledge
Identifies and documents processes
Understands and reviews Financial Statements for meaningfulness/usefulness and Presentation