Job Overview:
We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Tax & Financial Reporting – Senior Accountant based in Sydney (or) Melbourne. You will support a small team responsible for the successful delivery of tax, financial statements and other regulatory reporting to our superannuation fund and managed investment trust clients.
You will be responsible for liaising with clients and their service providers and be competent to discuss technical tax and accounting topics relating to the deliverables. You will also be responsible for identifying, analysing, monitoring and communicating risks and controls within the team. Your challenge will be to drive continuous process improvement and collaborate with internal stakeholders on technology developments to meet business and client expectations
What you’ll do:
- Provide oversight and support to our offshore centres
- Participate in quarterly Manager Control Assessments (MCA) reviews
- Provide effective and pro-active communication to all our off shore centres, other stakeholders and clients
- Delivery of financial statements, APRA and ABS regulatory reporting
- Provide back-up coverage for team members and assist team members during high volume periods
- Support Manager in monthly team planning and resourcing
- Respond to queries raised by internal stakeholders as well as clients
- Provide creative solutions to reduce errors and to ensure adherence to audit and control policies
- Delivery of business activity statements, distribution calculations and tax returns
- Provide support for all necessary governance reporting
- Meet reporting deadlines in accordance with the client’s requirements
- Reconciliation of accounting to taxable income
- Drive process improvement
- Review procedures and controls
What you’ll have:
- Strong supervisory skills and the ability to work in a team environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- CA/CPA or other relevant qualification
- 3+ years of tax and regulatory reporting experience for superannuation funds or managed investment trusts
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Exceptional analytical skills to review and challenge results
- High level of continuous process improvement and system development capability
- Ability to work under pressure to meet varying deadlines and work volumes
- Strong accounting and tax knowledge including the ability to respond to clients and their external auditor/advisor queries