Role: Senior Accountant
Location: Hybrid - Once a Month Onsite
About Us:
At hammerjack, we're not just another outsourcing company - we bring together skilled professionals from the Philippines with businesses worldwide, leveraging expert operations and the latest technology to create connections that empower our community. Our mission To improve lives by fostering meaningful professional relationships and driving success on a global scale.
Our Impact
Over the years, we've built workplaces that empower employees to thrive, contributing in meaningful ways to the success and culture of companies around the globe. With our focus on professional services and our people-first culture, hammerjack has become a trusted partner for businesses and professionals alike, humanizing the outsourcing industry one connection at a time.
JOB OVERVIEW
Responsible primarily for completing the working papers and assisting the onshore team with clients tax compliance reports. The Senior Accountant is also responsible for handling fundamental and core aspects of clients tax compliance and may assist with advanced tasks provided by the Accounting Manager or Service Delivery Manager.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review general ledger balances, reports, and transactions to verify their accuracy for the correct tax application
- Prepare and complete working papers according to client and regulatory standards for clients in various businesses.
- Apply technical proficiency and knowledge acquired through assigned work, self-study, course participation, and current technical reports and information study.
- Prepare adjustments, if applicable, to correct the client's tax allocation
- Perform year-end accruals review
- Gathering all pertinent information and confirmation received to prepare job notes for the financial statements
- Ensure all working papers are updated to reflect the final version of the financial statements
- Remain knowledgeable with updates in the accounting software
- Generating a complete set of Financial Statements to be sent to clients.
- Preparation of Trust Distribution and Dividend Statement, if applicable.
- Proactively raise queries and suggestions regarding cthe lient's records to prepare the working papers promptly
- Drafting of Tax Return in client-specified software
- Prepare Tax Reconciliation and Tax Provision
- Ensure all appropriate tax deductions and tax offsets are claimed based on regulatory standards
- Ensure all necessary tax return sections are filled out, and with no validation errors
- Ensure the proper completion of the tax compliance checklist provided by the onshore team
- Manage workflow and ensure jobs are completed accordingly before the deadline set by the client.
- Daily Timesheet preparation in the client-specified application
- Proactively raise queries and suggestions regardingthe client's records to prepare the working papers promptly
- Preparation and lodgement of the Monthly, quarterly, or annual Activity Statement (IAS or BAS) of the client
- Any task deemed necessary by the Team Manager or Service Delivery Manager involving client Management
QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- CPA is preferred but not required
- Complete knowledge of client accounts and businesses
- At least 4-5 years of experience in accounting or taxation
- Knowledge of Australian Taxation and Compliance is preferred
- Previous experience working with an Australian accounting firm
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Familiar with accounting tools such as Xero, MYOB, and Quickbooks
