About the Role

Sofra Partners is a dynamic and progressive leading accounting and business advisory firm, based in regional Victoria (Shepparton) and Melbourne servicing a variety of clients around Australia. Our mantra is to help make an impact on people's lives for the better good by using our skills and knowledge to assist small business owners thrive in this complex business world. Rather than just being an ordinary compliance firm, we are focused on making an impact for our clients, by getting results and creating value across a number of key areas which has life-changing results.

We're on the lookout for passionate professionals who want to make a real impact in the world of accounting and business advisory services and elevate their careers.

At Sofra Partners, we value diversity, foster innovation, and provide a platform for continuous learning. If you're ready to contribute to client success, embrace growth, and be part of a culture that recognises and values your talents, we would love to hear from you.

What we offer

At Sofra Partner, we prioritise your success and well-being, offering a range of benefits designed to enhance both your professional and personal life. Join us and experience a flexible working environment, ongoing investment in your learning and development, continuous mentorship, internal training programs, competitive salary with regular remuneration reviews and additional perks including access to paid leave and social club involvement.

Be appreciated for your efforts with opportunities for growth and development alongside the continued growth of our practice.

The Role

Due to rapid business growth, the Business Advisory team in our Shepparton office is seeking Senior Accountants to join their growing team. In this client-centric role you will have exposure to a varied client portfolio and will provide a range of accounting, compliance and advisory services. You will be supported by a close-knit, high-performing team, and have opportunities to refine your skills and expertise in this role, creating a positive environment for career growth.

As an Accountant you will be responsible for:

You will play a key role in the delivery of the monthly financial results pack including insightful analysis of the results against the prior month, budget and/or forecast

You will be able to apply your technical accounting knowledge regularly as you will be exposed to some complex but interesting entity structures

You will have the opportunity to drive process improvement initiatives leveraging the data and technology available to provide valuable financial insights to the business

You will be responsible for the financial calculations required to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies like ATO, SRO, WorkCover etc.

Assisting the business in understanding and proactively managing their budget through the preparation of monthly reports

Commentary against budgeting and forecasting

Assisting with managing technical accounting areas, including but not limited to Capital Gain tax, FBT, Payroll tax, Business acquisition and goodwill recognition journals, Loan refinance entries etc

You will be responsible for a number of daily and month-end activities such as posting and reviewing month-end journals, processing payments, preparation of GST/BAS returns and cashflow analysis.

The role will include involvement in the year-end and half-year-end audit process

You will be responsible for maintaining strong internal controls, including the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and raising any identified control weaknesses

Review and Finalise lodgements, Financials and tax returns

Review financial reports and tax schedules prepared by intermediate accountants for finalisation.

Responsible for daily general ledger and prepare for month/year-end closing

Assist in preparing Quarterly management reports

Assist in implementing Finance projects that deliver process efficiency and enhanced control for selective clients.

Assist in new systems implementation, Xero third-party app integration and inter-entity reconciliation

Any other ad hoc requests from Partners

As our ideal new team member, you will have:

Preferably have a Minimum of 5- 8 years of experience in a local public accounting practice as an Accountant or Senior Accountant

CA/CPA qualified (or near completion) & Experienced expert in Accounting Standards & tax law

Outstanding communicator with a passion for driving change in a scaling environment

Big 4 background/business services background (advantageous)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Advanced Excel