Senior Accountant

About the role

Talyn has partnered with an accounting & bookkeeping practices business in Oakleigh to find their next Senior Accountant.

You'll own a portfolio of business-services clients end-to-end — preparing financial statements, tax returns, and complex compliance work across companies, trusts, partnerships, and SMSFs — while mentoring the junior and intermediate accountants around you. This is a boutique, ~8-person practice with three directors, no manager layer, and low staff turnover: the kind of place where your technical depth gets noticed and your advice actually shapes client outcomes. Oakleigh location means easy parking and no CBD commute.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of business-services clients end-to-end
• Prepare financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, individuals, and SMSFs
• Prepare and review BAS and IAS, and manage client GST obligations
• Advise on Division 7A, FBT, CGT (including small business concessions), and year-end tax planning
• Prepare trust distribution minutes and manage ATO lodgments and correspondence
• Review work and mentor intermediate and junior accountants
• Travel to client sites as required

What you'll bring

• Experience in business services and tax within Australian public practice
• CA or CPA qualified, working towards qualification, or equivalent experience
• Strong working knowledge of Australian tax and compliance across companies, trusts, partnerships, individuals, and SMSFs
• Proficiency in practice software such as Xero, Xero Practice Manager (XPM), MYOB (AE/AO), HandiSoft/HandiTax, or APS
• Solid Excel skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with limited review and self-motivation
• SMSF experience with BGL Simple Fund 360 or Class (desirable)
• Boutique or small-firm background (desirable)
• Direct client-advisory experience (desirable)