Sheltons Australia – Accountants & Business Advisers to internationally expanding businesses doing business in Australia

Looking for a refreshing change? We at Sheltons are seeking a Senior Manager - Business Services for our office in Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia.

You will be working with a small team in modern offices in Barangaroo, in a very international environment.

We at Sheltons Accountants & Business Advisers (Sheltons Group) work exclusively with internationally operating businesses.

Sheltons Group is a well-established 25-year old firm with offices in Sydney, Copenhagen, Malta, London and Singapore - and soon other countries.

You will be part of a stimulating environment and would work closely with a great team of wonderful colleagues from other Sheltons’ offices.

Position

Senior Manager - Business Services

When and where

Commencement – ASAP

Sydney CBD

Remuneration

Very competitive salary

Performance review with possible salary increases each 6 months

Additional limited profit share available after the first year

Role - initially

Managing the clients of the office.

Managing a small handful of staff.

Handling the more complex or important issues (with senior colleagues) of your clients.

Providing non-tax ad hoc client consultancy and advisory matters (with the support of senior colleagues).

Assisting with various client-related projects.

Using the team at your disposal, ensuring the clients of the office are looked after, covering:

with a tax manager and support staff – managing clients' direct and indirect tax compliance requirements in Australia, including BASs, IASs, FBT returns, payroll tax returns in various states, PAYG withholding (including handling interest and royalty withholding tax),

with a tax manager and Ned Shelton - involvement in tax advice including limited Australian international tax advisory matters,

with the legal team based in London and Ned Shelton, attending to company incorporations, SAP applications, ASIC audit exemption applications, company secretarial matters, ABN applications, bank account opening assistance,

handling common company secretarial matters, including the annual reviews, changes of directors, changes of registered office, etc,

providing general business advice and assistance to clients, including introductions to third party suppliers.

Being a small team, your role will likely include a broader range of tasks than you might experience in a large accounting firm. You would of course have close client contact but you would also support our team of accountants with your general business and non-tax knowledge and contacts; we would expect that after a familiarisation period you could also contribute to the fine-tuning and development of our policies and processes; your input regarding training options and choices for colleagues - and software - would be appreciated.

Professional characteristics

Essential:

Have an Australian CA qualification

Recent experience with an Australian accounting firm (minimum 6 years)

A total of at least 8 years relevant experience in Australia

At least some experience with foreign subsidiaries in Australia

Perfect written and spoken English

Excellent relevant IT skills

Proven skills in client management and staff supervision

Ability to gain the confidence of executives, HR and finance staff based in the target group countries: UK, Western Europe and North America

Comfortable doing webinars and being in a business development setting

Ability to eventually travel overseas (business trips)

An advantage if you:

are familiar with Xero and XPM

are a registered tax agent

have worked with Australian-based clients operating overseas

speak another major European language

Personal characteristics

Self-directed, organised and process driven

Analytical, empathic and enjoy collaborating

Mature interpersonal skills and life-long learner

Reliable

Language

Considering that most of our work is for UK-based clients, with some from the US and Western Europe, your English language skills need to be at the native level - and preferably above the average level of a native English speaker, both spoken and written.

What we offer

An exciting position with an intimate, dynamic, internationally orientated firm

Clear opportunities for diverse experience including taking a strong leadership role

An opportunity to significantly develop your professional skills and network

Close interaction with overseas-based client head offices

Interaction with colleagues in offices abroad, especially London, Singapore and Copenhagen (Denmark)

The possibility of a secondment to our London office

A very comfortable work environment in modern offices in Barangaroo (Level 24, Three International Towers, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney NSW 2000).

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, all from Western countries, but our work with Australian-based businesses investing abroad is increasing.

We cover a wide range of areas for our niche target group.

We also provide tax compliance and some tax advisory services to individuals.

Sheltons Group is an owner-managed accounting firm with offices in Sydney, Copenhagen (since 1995), Singapore, Malta, London and Singapore – and soon other countries.

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.

Our Danish, Maltese and London offices are very strong in the area of international tax consulting. We run courses around the world on international tax for tax advisers and in-house tax staff of MNCs.

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

Applications and contact

Please submit your applications ASAP. Detailed CVs and are very welcome. We also like to hear about your interests and hobbies and your non-work achievements. Please include a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and why you satisfy the essential qualifications.

What we offer the candidates for the positions of Senior Manager – Business Services at Sheltons Accountants (Sydney, Barangaroo)

Close interaction with our clients from many countries

Sheltons Accountants works exclusively with internationally operating businesses

These are SMEs (and sometimes larger) from many countries, in particular from Western Europe (especially the UK), with some from North America

All clients in our Sydney office plan to do or are already doing business in or with Australia, and range from those with substantial operating subsidiaries in Australia to those merely exporting, or with just a single employee in Australia

Our clients operate in a wide range of business sectors

Variety of work

With the wide range of clients and varied tasks, no two days are the same

After a settling in period, you would, with the assistance of internal and external resources, be responsible for looking after a variety of clients

You would build a relationship with the more important clients

You would become the main point of contact on complex issues for some clients

With the team, you would have the main role in generally assisting clients and their staff on matters relating to doing business in Australia

Clear opportunities for rapid advancement

Sheltons is a growing firm, with new clients and enquiries coming in continuously

You would have the opportunity to grow rapidly with the firm, with partnership being a realistic possibility in the next 2-3 years

An opportunity to significantly develop – and to develop many skills

You would not only be able to cultivate your current skills but we would assist you in developing new skills

We would actively assist in your development – not only with your technical skills (law, tax, payroll, etc) but with your managerial skills, IT skills, etc

We are always very keen to assist our colleagues with external training

A very international environment including some international travel

You would work on internationally operating clients, with extensive contact with the client’s head office abroad and with the client’s foreign advisers

You would regularly work with your colleagues in our other offices

Close interaction with colleagues in offices abroad

Sheltons is a small but growing firm with a very professional but friendly working environment

We all work as a team and assist our colleagues when required on a daily basis

Not only does the local office work as a team but the group works as a team and when required people from one office assist other offices in other countries – especially as regards the Sydney, Singapore and London offices.

An influential position in a friendly team

We would encourage you to progress

As you develop, we would expect you to have a growing influence on client-related matters as well as the overall running of the office

You would join a well-functioning and pleasant team of colleagues - and you would be expected to make every effort to maintain that status

A work location in modern offices in a central location

Central. Our Sydney office is located very centrally in the new Barangaroo Precinct - just a few minutes from Circular Quay, Wynyard Station and Martin Place Station: Level 24, Three International Towers, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney NSW 2000.

Comfortable. We offer a very comfortable work environment in modern premises

Lunch. Each Friday Sheltons covers lunch for all employees, the idea being to get out of the office and eat together.