Job Description

Career Progression: Build your technical capability and progress your accounting career with structured support, feedback and mentoring from experienced senior accountants.

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Professional Development: Expand your experience across trusts, companies, individuals and complex client group structures.

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Supportive Team: Join a collaborative, office-based team that values accuracy, professionalism, initiative and continuous improvement.

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ABOUT US

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The Coghlan Group delivers a wide range of services to clients across Australia, including tax and accounting, residential and commercial construction, roadworks, real estate, financial planning, wealth management, and mortgage broking.

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Due to ongoing growth, our Tax and Accounting division, Accountancy Plus, is expanding and seeking a capable Tax Accountant to join our team in Helensvale.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

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As a Tax Accountant at Accountancy Plus, you will prepare financial statements, tax returns, compliance workpapers and supporting documentation for a diverse client base.

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You will work across individuals, trusts and companies, including multi-entity client groups involving discretionary and unit trusts, corporate trustees, bucket companies and individual beneficiaries.

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Reporting to a Senior Accountant, you will receive structured workflow guidance, review feedback and ongoing development to strengthen your technical skills and support your career progression.

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This is a full-time, permanent and fully office-based position located in Helensvale.

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RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

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- Preparing year-end financial statements and tax returns for individuals, trusts and companies
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- Preparing comprehensive workpapers and reconciling balance sheet and inter-entity loan accounts
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- Supporting trust distribution calculations and documenting beneficiary entitlements
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- Identifying and escalating potential compliance issues, including Division 7A and unpaid present entitlement risks
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- Preparing and reviewing BAS and IAS workpapers and draft lodgements
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- Reviewing bookkeeping records and correcting coding, GST and reconciliation issues
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- Undertaking occasional bookkeeping work where required
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- Conducting face-to-face client meetings to prepare and finalise individual tax returns
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- Managing assigned work to agreed quality standards, deadlines and productivity expectations
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- Maintaining accurate, organised and confidential client files
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ABOUT YOU

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The ideal candidate will have:

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- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline
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- At least three years of Australian public practice accounting experience
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- Experience preparing financial statements and tax returns for individuals, trusts and companies
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- A sound understanding of Australian income tax fundamentals and small business structures
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- Experience preparing or reviewing BAS and IAS work
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- Strong Xero skills and confidence using accounting and document management systems
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- Solid Excel skills and the ability to prepare clear, well-organised workpapers
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- High attention to detail and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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- The ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines and work independently within a team
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- Clear written and verbal communication skills
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- Unrestricted working rights in Australia
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- Experience with SMSFs, trust distributions, Division 7A and multi-entity group structures will be highly regarded. CA or CPA accreditation, or progress towards a professional qualification, is advantageous.
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📌 Tax Accountant (City of Gold Coast)
🏢 Accountancy Plus
📍 City of Gold Coast