Are you ready to take your accounting career to new heights? We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Intermediate Accountant to join our Sydney team.

This is a genuinely rare opportunity. Lighthouse Accounting has been helping clients build wealth since 2014, growing to more than 4,000 clients across Australia and New Zealand. Our Sydney office opened recently and is growing quickly and you would be joining our Accounting Director as the second person in the Australian team. You get the variety and ownership of a small team, with the systems, training and backing of an established 20-person accounting team across the Tasman.

The role suits someone who takes pride in doing good work, enjoys talking to clients, and would rather get on and own a job than wait to be told what to do next.

Key responsibilities

- Prepare individual, company, trust and partnership tax returns to a high standard
- Prepare financial statements for companies and trusts
- Prepare and lodge BAS and IAS for a range of clients
- Set up new companies and trusts, including the associated registrations
- Liaise directly with clients to understand their requirements and deliver tailored support
- Take ownership of your jobs end to end, including proactive client communication
- Help build out our processes and templates as the Australian team grows
- Keep current with Australian tax legislation and accounting standards
- Work closely with the Accounting Director on planning and structuring work
- Assist with other accounting and administrative tasks as needed

What we are looking for

- A completed accounting degree




- One to two years of experience in an Australian public practice environment
- Solid working knowledge of Australian tax, BAS and financial statement preparation
- Confident working independently once a job is in front of you, with guidance available
- Robust attention to detail, communication and time management
- The initiative to check a job is ready before starting it, and to chase what is missing
- Experience with Xero is an advantage
- CA or CPA qualification is not required. If you are partway through, or want to start, we will support you.

Why join us

- Get in at the ground floor of a Sydney team that is growing fast, with the career path that comes with that
- Broad work across tax, BAS, trusts, company structures and property, rather than one narrow compliance lane
- Direct access to the Accounting Director for mentoring, technical sign-off and career development, not three layers of hierarchy
- A distinctive client base of Australian and trans-Tasman property investors and business owners
- Paid study and ongoing professional development
- Sydney CBD office, a short walk from Wynyard and Circular Quay
- $80,000 to $100,000 including superannuation, depending on experience

How to apply

Apply through this listing with your CV and a short cover letter telling us why this role interests you.

- We will be interviewing before Christmas, with a start date of late January or early February 2027. We can be flexible on the start date for the right person.

Pay: $80,000.00 – $110,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Professional development assistance

Education:
- Bachelor Degree (Preferred)

Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Intermediate Accountant (Sydney)
🏢 Lighthouse Accounting
📍 Sydney