Senior Accountant

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The role

• Top ranked Accounting Firm
• Flexible working options, great salary and bonus leave schemes
• Social Culture with a focus on wellness (discounted gym, fruit, confidential health checks)

As a Senior Accountant in Business Services, you’ll provide exceptional service to our clients and meaningful guidance to the more junior members of our team. You’ll feel empowered by a high level of autonomy while you oversee a wide portfolio of clients that will come to value you as a trusted advisor to their business. 

• Manage a portfolio of clients and provide value added services
• Assist with management of workflow for the team including supervising, developing and supporting junior team members
• Prepare income tax returns and financial statements for individuals, private companies, trusts and superannuation funds
• Undertake business advisory work, financial modelling, complex tax matters, succession planning,  asset sales and acquisitions
• Liaise with clients, managers and partners regarding queries
• Attend to other business-related matters for clients within your portfolio e.g. fringe benefits tax, tax planning, payroll assistance and any other tax or business services related matters
• Advise clients on business operations, regulatory matters, restructures, accounting system implementation, estate planning, succession planning

About you

You'll be a self-starter proactively managing all aspects of the client’s annual compliance obligations. You're a problem solver who enjoys a challenge and can comfortably communicate at all levels. You'll build authentic connections with clients, Managers and Partners to manage workflow and team performance. 

• CA/CPA with a degree in Accounting, Business or Commerce (majoring in Accounting)
• 3-5+ years' experience in Business Services with experience in a leadership or mentoring role
• Ability to project manage with a goal orientated approach
• You will be comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• You will be a driven and hardworking professional looking to develop both your technical and soft skills

The Perks

We'll look after you at Bentleys, these (and more) are some of the benefits we offer:

• Learning opportunities via our Career Builder Program and our LMS which has thousands of modules for self-paced learning
• Genuine potential for growth, development and mentoring within the team
• Professional memberships and subscriptions
• Flexible working arrangements
• Bonus 3 days annual leave each year
• Additional purchased leave scheme
• Paid Parental Leave
• Direct access to senior staff and Partners
• Assistance for Accountants with CA/CPA study including financial support and time off work to study
• Regular opportunities to participate in social activities, corporate volunteering and sporting events
• Monthly Mingle Social Event held each month
• Social Club
• Health and Wellness activities and education which has included:
  • 50% off memberships at Goodlife Gyms
  • Annual On-Site Health Screenings
  • Nutrition Workshops
  • Fully funded sporting events such as Corporate Games, Bridge to Brisbane, Corp Tri, Boot Camps and Yoga
  • Free fruit
  • On-site flu vaccinations
• Mental health support via our Employee Assistance Program
• Casual Friday every Friday
• 6 star ecofriendly office with luxury end of trip facilities

About us

Bentleys Queensland is a full-service advisory and accounting firm with 25 Partners/Directors and almost 200 staff operating across 3 offices. We have a history of over 75 years in providing professional and dependable support across business & strategic advisory, accounting, taxation, audit, international & investment advisory, risk & assurance, corporate recovery & insolvency, technology & innovation, self-managed superannuation, HR, finance & lending and wealth management.

How to Apply

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