Position
: Senior Accountant – SME Business Services & Tax
Salary
: PHP 100,*********,000 (Depending on experience)
Working Hours & Conditions
: Monday–Friday, 7:00 am–4:00 pm Philippine time.
Full time Independent Contractor.
Holidays
: TBC
ABOUT THE COMPANY
The Client is a Brisbane-based, cloud-first accounting and tax practice operating since ****.
Registered Tax Agent and Xero partner.
We deliver year-end accounts, company/trust/individual tax returns, BAS, SMSF compliance, bookkeeping, and overdue-lodgement catch-up work for SME clients, alongside Virtual CFO and cash flow advisory through our sister brand, Peer Group Advisory.
Client acquisition runs through a proven digital marketing engine, and all work is delivered remotely.
ROLE OVERVIEW
A founding role in a growing Australian practice.
You will own year-end compliance for your own portfolio of Australian SME clients (turnover up to $6M) – companies, trusts, partnerships, individuals and SMSFs – working directly with the Director, not through layers of managers.
Real technical work across companies, trusts and SMSFs, not data entry.
All ATO lodgements are reviewed and lodged by the Director as a registered tax agent.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepare year-end financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, sole traders and individuals
Trusts: prepare trust returns, review distribution resolutions, track unpaid present entitlements (UPEs) and beneficiary entitlements
Division 7A and FBT as they arise (occasional): Div 7A loan identification, minimum yearly repayments and loan schedules; annual FBT returns and workpapers
Prepare BAS/IAS, GST reconciliations, PAYG instalment reviews, year-end STP and superannuation reconciliations
SMSF (BGL Simple Fund 360): annual financial statements, member statements, SMSF annual returns, audit packs and liaison with the independent auditor
Corporate secretarial (BGL CAS 360): ASIC annual reviews, solvency resolutions, company changes and registers
ATO online services for agents: pre-lodgement checks – ICA/ITA balances, lodgement status, prefill data, outstanding obligations and lodgement program reporting
Xero ledger review and clean-up: bank reconciliations, journals,



accruals, fixed asset registers and depreciation
Practice management: help set up and run Xero Practice Manager (XPM, being implemented) – jobs, statuses, daily timesheets and job budgets; flag overruns early
Practice Ignition: prepare annual compliance proposals and engagement renewals for Director approval
Draft information requests and client query emails for Director approval; once established, send routine written follow-ups from the practice email under the firm's name.
All calls, meetings, pricing and advice remain with the Director / Practice Manager
Prepare pre‐30 June tax planning estimates and workpapers for Director review
AI bookkeeping (from month 3, once core work is established): help implement and run AI‐assisted bookkeeping/transaction coding – build rules, review exceptions, document the process and measure time saved
Maintain a standard, documented workpaper file for every job
Essential
Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Accountancy
Strong working knowledge of Australian tax: income tax for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals; Division 7A; trust taxation and UPEs (incl. awareness of s100A); FBT; CGT; GST
Xero – hands‐on
Excel (intermediate+)
Excellent written and spoken English – able to draft client‐facing emails with minimal editing Desirable
Xero Practice Manager (XPM) – experience highly regarded; we are implementing it BGL Simple Fund 360 – SMSF compliance
BGL CAS 360 – ASIC corporate secretarial
CPA (Philippines), or CA/CPA ANZ – completed or in progress
Practice Ignition Exposure to AI or automation tools in bookkeeping
Experience (Essential)
5–7 years' accounting experience, with a minimum 5 years in Australian public practice (onshore, or offshore for an Australian firm)
SME business services – clients with turnover up to approx.
$6M




Independently completed full year‐end compliance for companies, trusts and individuals
Working knowledge of Division 7A and FBT – occasional in this role, but must be able to handle them competently when they arise
Managed own job list and timesheets in XPM or a similar practice management system Advantage
SMSF compliance in BGL Simple Fund 360 – annual financials, member statements, SMSF returns and audit packs
ASIC corporate secretarial in BGL CAS 360
Supervising, reviewing or training junior staff
Real estate agency or other service‐business clients
Competencies
Autonomous – takes a job from source records to review‐ready without hand‐holding
High attention to detail; self‐reviews before submitting
Raises issues early and asks precise questions rather than guessing
Deadline discipline through peak lodgement periods
Process‐minded – documents steps and suggests efficiency improvements
Curious about technology and willing to adopt AI tools
Integrity and strict confidentiality with client data
Coachable – acts on review feedback and does not repeat review points
What's in it for you?
Founding team member: the first hire in an offshore team planned to grow to approx.
5 – you help build it, not just join it
Clear pathway to Tax Manager: formal promotion review at 12 months against defined criteria
Work directly with the Director – rapid feedback, real mentoring and visibility of your work
Remote role – work from home anywhere in the Philippines
Varied, technical work: companies, trusts, SMSF and corporate secretarial, with Div 7A and FBT as they arise – build a well‐rounded Australian tax skill set
Modern cloud stack (Xero, Xero Practice Manager (being implemented), BGL Simple Fund 360, BGL CAS 360, Practice Ignition) and hands‐on involvement in rolling out AI bookkeeping – skills that put you ahead of the market
A growing practice: new clients every week from a proven marketing engine, so your role and responsibilities grow with it
Stable, established firm – operating since ****
Competitive, above‐market package for the right candidate
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