Do you want to provide impactful, high value tax advice to a smaller number of clients? ✅ Work 30 or 40 hours a week to earn great money at $110k to $125k+? ✅ Have the freedom to choose your own hours (incl. start & finish times) with flexible work arrangements? ✅ Work remotely from the comfort of your own home? ✅ And actually enjoy your work, being excited about the contribution you make to your clients? ✅

Then this is your dream role!

Trade Business Accountants work virtually with trade and construction businesses Australia wide to provide tax accounting, bookkeeping, and business coaching all under one roof, helping our clients proactively grow their business and make more profit – and we’re looking for another superstar Tax Accountant to join us on this mission!

Here's what's on offer when you join the TBA team:

• Attractive $110k - $125k+ salary based on your skills and experience
• 30 – 40 hours p/week (we’re happy to accommodate your desired hours)
• Enjoy the comfort and convenience of working from your own home, as we are a 100% remote team.
• Do work around your own personal schedule with our flexible work arrangements (perfect for appointments, family / children commitments etc.)
• Work with a small client base of trade and construction businesses to provide more personalised, high quality, value adding advice and support (not just transactional accounting with 80-100 accounts where you can't make a difference!)
• Work with skilled bookkeepers and business advisors who keep client's accounts up to date so you can focus on delivering outstanding tax advice
• Have complete ownership of your role with end to end client management while having support from the rest of the team wherever necessary
• We'll pay for any tech, training and equipment you need to excel in your role - we're big on development! If there is a course, conference, or certification that can support your continued learning and provide value to the firm, we’re happy to cover it!
• Join an amazing culture of motivated, down to earth, positive individuals (highly skilled bookkeepers, business advisors, and tax specialists who CARE about our clients and levelling up our service)
• Thrive in a flat, collaborative team structure where every voice is valued and heard - you'll never feel like just another cog in a large machine! (we're far from big corporate)
• Absolutely zero micromanagement - we like to hire great people who excel in their role and get out of their way!
• Have more time to help your clients (no more frustrating time restrictions) - we care about achieving great outcomes for our clients
• Grow with the company. TBA has continued to grow year-on-year and the journey so far has been nothing short of exciting
• Minimal weekly meetings (typically 1 standard weekly team meeting - the rest of the week is flexible appointments with clients / team members where necessary)
• We're very accommodating with appointments, family commitments, time off etc. - we LOVE our work but balance is also important. Working with a smaller client base allows us all to do a great job without sacrificing other important parts of life.
• You'll have a supportive management team who will always look after you and have your back!

Here's what you'll be doing:

• Have ownership over end-to-end tax planning + give practical tax advice tailored to each client's business and personal needs
• Producing tax returns and financial statements for companies, trusts, partnerships, and individuals (owners + partners of owners)
• Assisting bookkeepers with BAS and IAS preparation/lodgements
• Tax calculations for Division 7a, CGT and FBT etc
• Oversight and advice of clients SMSF
• Advise on business and investment structuring / asset and wealth protection
• Building strong, long-lasting relationships with clients so they know they can count on you when it's needed (becoming their key point of contact)
• Liaise and negotiate with the ATO on behalf of clients
• Collaborate and work closely with our business advisors and bookkeepers
• Ensure complete tax compliance for each client
• Optimise tax systems and best practice workflows
• Provide proactive advice and value i.e. be helpful and supportive

Our ideal applicant ticks the following boxes:

• Degree qualified (business, commerce, accounting, finance etc)
• CA, CPA, Masters of Tax etc. (registered tax agent highly favourable)
• Minimum 10-15 years’ experience in business tax advisory within a PUBLIC PRACTICE and business services setting (client facing)
• Tech savvy and highly competent in Xero
• Proactive, positive, friendly and helpful personality
• Passionate about speaking with and helping clients achieve great outcomes with their business and tax (this is a must as this role is client facing)
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with high emotional intelligence. Ability to quickly establish connections and build rapport with clients.
• High attention to detail - please reference that you've read this in your cover letter with ‘HATD’ at the bottom*
• Strong and impressive knowledge of ATO legislation
• Ability to use initiative, set priorities and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated and disciplined, with a results-driven mindset and strong sense of task/role ownership.
• Overall winner's attitude. We're a small, tight-knit, positive team that want the best for each other and our clients - there's no room for big egos here!

Important note:

Our approach to management is treating every team member like a volunteer workforce. You're not forced to show up every day and no one is making you work for TBA - so we make damn sure that we show you just how much we appreciate your commitment and dedication to our mission. We have a flat, collaborative team structure where every voice is valued and heard - so you'll never feel like just another cog in a large machine.

If you want to do great work with great people, TBA is the place for you.

If this sounds like the perfect role then please register your interest today and include a cover letter telling us why you're the best person for the job!

You can also learn more about our business and team at www.tradebusinessaccountants.com.au

P.S. Life moves pretty fast. If you're not happy in your current position, now is the time to take the leap and make the change!

Note - If you know the perfect fit, we’ll give you a $2,000 cash referral bonus if they're will us for at least 3 months*