LONDON BASED

Profile for the position of an Australian Business Services Manager at Sheltons Accountants Australia – in London (SW1)

Sheltons Accountants - Accountants & Business Advisers to internationally expanding businesses

Opportunity to continue your career with us in our Sydney office

We offer a rare opportunity to grow and develop, with rapid advancement, working within a small team looking after internationally operating clients, based in modern offices.

This role really suits individuals who yearn to be regularly challenged and work in an internationally centric environment.

See also ‘Appendix – what we offer’

Position

• Business Services Manager – Australian qualified CA
• Competitive salary

When and where

• Commencement – ASAP
• London SW1 (near London Victoria)

Role

• Providing Australian-related Business Services from our London office
• Managing a specific portfolio of UK-owned subsidiaries (clients of our Sydney office)
• Developing and nurturing client relationships in the UK (and Western Europe and North America)
• Significant client responsibility and interaction
• Providing, and assisting in providing, ad hoc client consultancy and advisory matters
• Some preparation but mainly review of company tax returns, BAS/IAS, GST and FBT returns
• With colleagues, management of clients’ direct and indirect tax compliance requirements in Australia, including FBT, GST, company tax returns, etc
• With Ned Shelton and others, involvement in tax advice including international tax and matters involving double tax treaties, especially the Australia-UK tax treaty
• Assisting with various other client-related tasks and projects

Professional characteristics

Essential:

• Have an Australian Chartered Accounting qualification
• Recent experience with an Australian accounting firm (minimum 7 years)
• Excellent (native/near native) written and spoken English
• Excellent relevant IT skills
• Familiarity with Xero and other accounting systems
• Proven skills in client management and staff supervision
• Ability to gain the confidence of executives and finance staff based in the UK, Western Europe and North America

An advantage if you:

• have worked with overseas-based clients setting up in Australia
• have worked with Australian-based clients operating overseas
• speak another major language
• have a good knowledge of Australian direct and indirect tax including GST
• have a good knowledge of cross border tax issues

Personal characteristics

• Ambitious
• Self-directed, organised and process driven
• Analytical, empathic and enjoys collaborating
• Mature interpersonal skills and life-long learner
• A popular team member

What we offer

• Some limited financial assistance with your move to the UK
• Some travel within the UK visiting the head office of Sydney office clients
• An exciting position with an intimate, dynamic, internationally orientated firm
• Clear opportunities for diverse experiences including taking a strong leadership role
• An opportunity to significantly develop your professional skills and network
• Close interaction overseas-based head offices and with colleagues in offices abroad
• An exciting position with an intimate, dynamic, internationally orientated firm
• Interaction with overseas-based clients and with colleagues in offices abroad, especially Sydney, Singapore and Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Opportunity to continue your career with us in our Sydney office
• A very comfortable work environment; modern offices in a central location

About Sheltons Accountants (Australia) and Sheltons Group

Sheltons Accountants (Australia) is part of Sheltons Group. We currently specialise in working with foreign businesses coming into Australia, mostly from Western European countries and North America, but with a growing number of Australian-based businesses investing abroad. We cover a wide range of areas for our niche target group.

Sheltons Group is a well established accounting and business advisory firm. We are very strong in the area of international tax consulting; we also run courses around the world on international tax for tax advisers and in-house tax staff of MNCs.

Included in Sheltons Group is Sheltons Group Legal, a fully regulated Australian law firm. Our Australian solicitors are based on our London office for the benefit of clients based in the UK and similar time zones.

Sheltons Group is an independent firm but is part of the ETL Global network (https://www.etl-global.com/). We have offices in Sydney, Copenhagen (since 1995), Malta, London and Singapore, and soon New York and in other countries.

Contact and applications

If this role sounds like you, please submit your cover letter and CV.

Detailed CVs and are very welcome; we also like to hear about your interests and hobbies and your non-work achievements.