Spark Accountants is a boutique Chartered Accounting firm supporting small and medium businesses with tax, accounting, bookkeeping and business advisory. We value practical advice, sound commercial judgement and strong client relationships.
About the role
You will manage compliance and advisory work for a portfolio of business clients, supported by the offshore accounting team and working closely with the Director. This is a hands-on role combining preparation, review, client communication and team development. You will be expected to identify issues early, keep jobs moving and apply professional judgement to the work required.
Key responsibilities
- Preparing and reviewing financial statements, tax returns and BAS for companies, trusts, partnerships and sole traders.
- Managing jobs from initial information requests through to completion, keeping clients and colleagues informed.
- Reviewing offshore team members' work and providing explicit, timely feedback.
- Assisting with tax planning, structuring and business advisory engagements.
- Preparing management reports, budgets and cashflow forecasts as required.
- Managing deadlines, job budgets and work in progress.
- Identifying opportunities to improve clients' accounting processes and support their businesses.
- Resolving technical queries and escalating significant issues to the Director early.
About you
- CA or CPA qualifications.
- Substantial Australian public practice experience.
- Strong knowledge of Australian tax and business accounting.
- Experience preparing financial statements and tax returns for companies and trusts.
- Strong Xero skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
- A practical approach to risk, materiality and problem-solving.
Why Spark Accountants?
- Work directly with the Director. Gain exposure to client decisions, technical discussions and the commercial side of running a practice.
- Make a visible contribution. Join a small team where your judgement, ideas and work have a direct impact.
- Build meaningful client relationships. Understand the businesses behind the numbers and help owners make informed decisions.
- Work with offshore support. Delegate preparation work while retaining responsibility for review, quality and delivery.
- Develop towards client management. Progression will reflect your ability to manage clients, lead people and deliver results.
- Grow with the firm. Contribute to improving our systems, service delivery and team capability as we expand.