Build confidence through accurate tax compliance. We're looking for a detail-oriented Tax Accountant who can prepare working papers, support client tax compliance, and help the onshore team deliver accurate, timely reports. If you bring strong Australian accounting knowledge, clean documentation habits, and a proactive approach to queries, you'll be a great fit.
Work Setup: Hybrid during probation period; To be revisited after regularisation
Role Overview
The Tax Accountant is responsible for completing working papers, assisting with client tax compliance reports, and handling core tax preparation tasks. This role supports the Accounting Manager or Service Delivery Manager with more advanced work as needed while ensuring accuracy, quality, and deadline compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Statement Preparation Tasks
- 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 a variety of businesses.
- Apply technical proficiency and knowledge acquired through assigned work, self-study, participation in courses, and study of current technical reports and information.
- 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 to 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 the client's records to promptly prepare the working papers
Income Tax Return Preparation Task
- Drafting of Tax Return in client-specified software
- Prepare Tax Reconciliation and Tax Provision
- Ensure all appropriate tax deductions and tax offset are claimed based on regulatory standards
- Ensure all necessary tax return sections are filled out with no validation errors
Process and Work Flow Compliance
- 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 client client-specified application
Pro-active Raising queries
- Pro-actively raise queries and suggestions regarding the client's records to promptly prepare the working papers
ATO Compliance
- Preparation and lodgement of Monthly, quarterly or annual Activity Statement (IAS or BAS) of the client
Skills & Experience
- At least 3-4 years of experience in Australian accounting and taxation.
- Knowledge of Australian Taxation and Compliance is preferred.
- Previous experience working with an Australian accounting firm.
- Graduate of Finance and/or Accounting.
- CPA license is preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Familiar with accounting tools such as Xero, XPM, MYOB and QuickBooks
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Works within allotted budget hours for jobs assigned
- Ensures all deliverables are fulfilled in a timely manner.
What's In It For You
- Flexibility that Fits: Hybrid options across Makati and Pampanga, on day shifts aligned with our Australian clients.
- Workspaces that Work: Modern offices built for focus, collaboration, and real productivity.
- Coffee and Good Company: Barista coffee on demand and a café bar to unwind after work.
- Meals on Us: Complimentary meals once a week on your on-site day.
- Covered from Day One: Health coverage with free dependent coverage, so you're looked after from the start.
- Compensation You Can See: Transparent salary packages with direct client involvement.
- Room to Grow: Ongoing training and real opportunities to step into bigger roles.
- An Award-Winning Home: Join a team ranked 8th Best Workplace in the Philippines and recognised among Fortune Best Workplaces in Southeast Asia.
- People Who Have Your Back: Work alongside reliable, easy-going people who care about doing great work.
- A Global Stage: Work directly with international clients and see how teams scale worldwide.
About Us
At hammerjack, we connect skilled professionals in the Philippines with growing businesses across Australia and beyond—building teams that work as true extensions of our clients. We're proud to be named among the Fortune 100 Best Workplaces in Southeast Asia and ranked the 8th Best Workplace in the Philippines.
Our Impact
Our people aren't outsourced—they're embedded. With aligned tools, shared goals, and real accountability, they deliver at the same standard and pace as onshore teams while building long-term careers they're proud of, across accounting, tech, admin, and marketing.
