Indiana Advisory is a Sydney-based Chartered Accounting and advisory practice specialising in small-to-medium businesses. We deliver high-quality, trusted accounting and advisory services with a robust focus on proactive, year-round tax management - not just end-of-year compliance.
Our clients are kept informed of their tax position throughout the year, not surprised after the fact.
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We're now looking for a Senior Accountant / Manager to take ownership of tax compliance and ongoing tax management for our client base on a permanent, part-time and fully remote basis.
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The role
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This is a senior, outcome-based role with a strong technical focus on tax compliance, accuracy, and proactive, year-round tax management. You'll have clear ownership across our client base, working independently with minimal noise and zero busywork.
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Your core responsibilities will include:
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- Preparing company, trust and individual income tax returns for company directors only (we do not service individuals generally)
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- Managing tax journals in Xero, ensuring tax positions are accurately reflected in client ledgers
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- Preparing and/or reviewing BAS
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- Providing proactive email updates to clients on BAS and superannuation liabilities using our automated workbooks
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- Performing year-round tax planning, including calculating income tax liabilities to date for companies and directors
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- Liaising with the ATO when required
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- Nice to have, not essential: Preparing written pieces of tax advice.
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What this role is not
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- No bookkeeping or "clean-up" work
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- No exporting TBs into external ledger software for manual adjustments
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- No client relationship management
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- No staff management
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- No timesheets, our success as a firm is based out on outcomes not time clocked!
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What we're looking for
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- CA or CPA qualified
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- Strong public practice background with a genuine interest in tax (tax reform is a big plus! )
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- Solid working knowledge of Xero and Xero Tax
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- Comfortable working autonomously, while responding to Teams messages and emails in a timely manner
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- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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- Experience with Google Sheets is helpful but not essential - training provided.
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The details
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- Permanent part-time, up to 15 hours per week
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- Fully remote and asynchronous
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- Laptop and systems provided, ready from day one
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- Communication via Microsoft Teams
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- Files stored in Microsoft Share Point and Google Drive
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- No timesheets. Outcomes over hours.
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- $120,000 FTE equivalent + super (12%), prorated and paid weekly