Senior Tax Accountant

We're Growth Team — a modern accounting and advisory firm that helps ambitious Australian businesses grow smarter, stronger, and more valuable. We're driven by clarity, control, and confidence — and we're looking for a Senior Tax & Compliance Accountant who can lead from the front.

If you have deep Australian tax experience, thrive in a detail-driven and client-focused environment, and are excited to work in a firm that prioritises leadership, tech, and team development — we'd love to meet you.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Permanent full-time WFH (equipment provided)
• 20 days paid leave per year (with 5 days convertible to cash)
• Paid parental leave benefits
• HMO on Day One (with dependent cover)
• Paid Australian public holidays (and premium pay/leave credits for unmatched PH holidays)
• Birthday leave, tenure perks, and team recognition
• Quarterly in-person and virtual team catch-ups
• Annual company team trip
• Annual salary reviews
• Structured mentoring and leadership development
• Professional and Personal Development Initiatives
• Work with a stable, growing, and values-driven team

The Role

We're hiring a Senior Tax & Compliance Accountant based in the Philippines to join our Melbourne-led team. This is a key leadership role overseeing Australian compliance work — including tax returns, BAS/IAS, reconciliations, statutory lodgements, FBT, tax planning and team supervision.

You'll work with Xero-powered clients across eCommerce, hospitality, professional services, and digital & creative industries. You'll also guide junior accountants, improve processes, and play an integral part in delivering confident results to our Australian clients.

What You'll Do Day-to-Day

• Preparing financial statements for companies, trusts, partnerships and sole traders
• Preparing income tax returns for companies, trusts, and partnerships
• Preparing complex individual tax returns (managed funds, ESS, capital gains tax, rental properties, cryptocurrency)
• Reconciling balance sheet and profit and loss accounts, making corrections where necessary
• Reconciling ATO balance sheet items (i.e., GST, PAYGW, income tax)
• Maintaining fixed asset register, including acquisition and disposal of fixed assets
• Identifying taxation issues such as Division 7A and FBT
• Preparing monthly/quarterly business and instalment activity statements (BAS/IAS), identifying and correcting GST and payroll discrepancies
• Preparing fuel tax credits calculations to be included as part of the business activity statement
• Preparing and lodging basic monthly state payroll tax for various jurisdictions
• Preparing and lodging basic annual state payroll tax reconciliations for various jurisdictions
• Preparing year-end tax planning files for companies, trusts, and partnerships
• Preparing FBT calculations and FBT Returns
• Provide mentoring and training to Accountants, with assistance from the Compliance Team Manager and Client Managers
• Reviewing and overseeing work prepared by Accountants to detect discrepancies and ensure deadlines are met
• Working alongside the client services team and client managers to support clients with queries
• Collaborating with our bookkeeping team to ensure the files provided to the compliance team enhances and streamlines our processes.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Australian tax and compliance (in an accounting firm setting)
• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Commerce, or Business (Accounting major)
• Strong understanding of Australian tax law and compliance frameworks, FBT, Div7A, Trust rules
• Xero Certified and confident using Xero Tax and XPM
• Strong attention to detail and ability to detect discrepancies across accounts
• Analytical thinker with advanced reconciliation and problem-solving skills
• High level of written and spoken English
• Highly organised with the ability to manage priorities and deadlines across multiple clients
• Confident reviewing and supervising junior team workflows
• Strong business acumen and the ability to liaise effectively with Australian client managers
• Bonus: experience in BPO, outsourcing, or serving Australian clients remotely. Experience and confidence with SMSFs also highly valuable. Software experience with Karbon, Koinly

Who We Are

Growth Team is an Australian accounting and advisory firm with offices in Melbourne and Manila. We work with ambitious, forward-thinking SME clients — helping them grow profitably through better systems, strategy, and financial clarity.

• We're powered by Xero and proud to be Xero Champions
• We partner with bold, creative, and growing businesses across Australia
• We're building the future of accounting: smarter, sharper, more human
• We invest deeply in our people, culture, and leadership at every level

Next Steps

If this sounds like your kind of role, and you're ready to grow with us, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply, please send the following:

1. Your CV/resume

2. A short written intro (max 150 words).
   
   For bonus consideration, a 2-minute Loom video introducing yourself. In the video, please tell us:

3. Why this role excites you

4. Your experience with eCommerce, hospitality or Digital/Creative clients
5. Why you'd thrive at Growth Team.

If you require special assistance with the application process, email us at:

Our Recruitment Process

1. Submit your application (CV + intro + Loom video)
2. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a Zoom interview
3. Finalists will complete reference checks and short technical assessments
4. Offers will be made to successful applicants following a second/final interview

Due to high volume, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.