About the firm

Our people are our greatest asset. We don't just value the skill of our people but also the care and passion they bring to their work and for our clients. Our best days are when we know we have made a real difference.

We have a highly experienced team of 6 Partners who are all experts in their fields and have a passion for leading and inspiring one another to create a high performing team.

Why Join WMS?

- Compressed work weeks

- Hybrid WFH/office

- Supportive approach to managing life & work

Health & Wellbeing

- Active wellness committee

- Regular wellbeing initiatives

- Dress‑for‑your‑day policy

Career Growth & Development

- Paid CA/CPA membership

- Partner‑led technical training

- External personal development workshops

About the role:

You'll work closely with one of our Partners in a tax and business advisory team, supporting a diverse portfolio of clients and overseeing the delivery of high‑quality compliance and advisory work.

Your role will require you to drive team performance so that compliance deadlines are met, and operational targets achieved.

About you:

- You are a degree qualified accountant with a minimum of 4 years' experience managing a tax compliance team in a public practice role.

- You are CA/CPA certified

- Have experience managing a client list and leading a small team

- You must have current Australian work authorisation

You are technically skilled at:

- Tax compliance work for a range of entities;





- Preparing financial statements for a range of complex entities;

- Preparing general and special purpose financial reports;

- Identifying Div 7A, CGT, GST and FBT issues.

- Professional communication skills (written, verbal, non-verbal, listening).

- Professional inter-personal skills and ability to collaborate with a hybrid team, pro-actively identify and address issues within the team, and resolve issues with stakeholders.

- High attention to detail so that the work you review is delivered accurately.

- Advanced time management, forward planning, and delegation skills to ensure client work is called in, processed, and delivered in accordance with client and ATO deadlines.

We offer a market-competitive salary tailored to your experience, plus access to our employee referral and incentive program.

About our recruitment process:

If you like the sound of us, hit APPLY NOW and send us your resume and cover letter.

If you have what we are looking for, we'll contact you to arrange a time to chat by phone. If we sound like we align, we'll invite you in for an interview with the people you'll be working with.

At WMS we value all types of diversity and include everyone as part of our firms "One Team" value. If at any stage of the recruitment process you would like us to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate you, please let us know.

If you would like further insight into our firm, check out our website and Linkedin.

📌 Manager -Accounting Firm Public Practice (Surfers Paradise)
🏢 WMS Tax & Advisory
📍 Surfers Paradise