Accountant

• Clearly defined career progression strategies to help you reach your professional goals
• Learn industry leading best practices that have helped Kelly+Partners achieve 30% YOY growth
• Annual Rewards and Recogniton for top performers

Our Purpose

Kelly+Partners is a certified B Corp company, Great Place to Work and winner of the Australian Business Awards for Employer of Choice. We operate with one clear mission: "to help our people, private business owners and the communities we work in, be better off.”

The Opportunity

As an Accountant, you will be a key player in enabling Kelly+Partners’ next phase of growth. Your primary focus will be to prepare accurate and timely financial statements for our clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete income tax returns for individuals, company’s, trusts, partnerships and super funds within the assigned deadline and productivity target.
• Identify if the client has complied with the superannuation guarantee.
• Preparation of annual payroll tax reconciliations.
• Preparation of Business Activity Statements (BAS).
• Preparation of Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) returns including the calculation of liability from the information provided by the client.

This position is located in our North Sydney office. Considering relocation or want to work close to home? We’re growing rapidly and have many locations across Australia, including Rozelle, Brookvale, Oran Park, Wollongong, Singleton, Dungog and beyond NSW including the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne and Bendigo. Check out our careers page to find current opportunities in all locations https://www.kellypartners.com.au/about/careers

Selection Criteria

To ensure your success, in addition to sharing our purpose and values, you will be a team player with professional level communication and interpersonal skills and be driven to find win-win solutions for our clients.

Capabilities:

• Identify any inconsistencies in the current year balances through comparative analysis on balance sheet items.
• Prepare financial statements from an adjusted trial balance, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements and statements of retained earnings.
• Access and research information, including the use of electronic sources (Thomson Reuters on-line and the OSR and ATO websites).
• Deliver high quality work with minimal errors.
• MYOB AE, AE Tax and Accounting, Xero and Saasu, Quickbooks, Advanced MS Excel and MS Word software skills.

Knowledge:

• Broad understanding of income tax (and allowable measures to reduce tax), family tax benefit, company tax, fundamentals of trust law and superannuation provisions.
• Superannuation including taxation and regulatory issues.
• Business operations, structures and the dynamics of how they interact.
• Accounting standards and application.
• Cash versus accruals basis of accounting.
• Use tax software efficiently and effectively to complete work within deadlines.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience working in a chartered accounting practice.
• Preparation of accurate financial accounts without direction and with minimal review points.

Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand Certified or currently enrolled.
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or similar.

Employee Value Proposition

We are continually working on evolving our EVP, our focus is on a Shared Purpose, Personal Development and Growth, Deep Connections, Wellbeing and Flexibility.

Benefits:

• Equity ownership in a successful growing business via an Employee Share Scheme
• Work/Life balance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Study assistance
• Real and attainable career progression
• In depth and regular mentoring by your Partner
• Genuine commitment and access to bespoke learning and professional development
• Brand new offices with beautiful views
• Global mobility opportunities
• Working from home flexibility
• Team and social events
• Subsidised charity activities
• Flu vaccinations
• Competitive salary package
• Collaborative, dynamic and engaging culture

Company

Kelly+Partners Group (ASX:KPG) is one of Australia’s most progressive and fast growing financial services groups across accounting, wealth, finance and investing. Founder and CEO Brett Kelly launched Kelly+Partners with a mission to make our clients, our communities and our people “Be Better Off”. With 30+ locations across Australia, Asia, United States and the UK coming soon, we are a team of 450+ strong and growing!

Values

We live by our Values: We want the best for others; One Team, One Way; and We do what we say. Causes supported are the Kelly+Partners Scholars Foundation and Cancer Schmancer Movement. We are the only Top 100 Accounting Firm to be B Corp certified in Australia.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunity employer, awarded number 1 for Female Revenue for firms <$50m, we are proud of our diversity, equity and inclusion here at Kelly+Partners. We have a wonderful representation of people from all communities across our practices at all levels, no matter your, race, gender, class, sexuality, neurodiversity or physical abilities we encourage you to apply.