Project-Based AU Intermediate/Senior Tax Accountant

Deliver accurate Australian tax compliance with confidence. We're looking for an experienced AU Senior Tax Accountant to complete working papers, manage core tax compliance tasks, and support an Australian onshore team. If you're detail-driven, confident across Australian tax requirements, and comfortable working independently, this role is built for you.

Work Setup: Remote

Role Overview

As a Project-Based AU Intermediate/Senior Tax Accountant, you'll complete working papers, prepare tax compliance reports, and assist with more complex accounting and tax tasks as directed by the Accounting Manager or Service Delivery Manager. You'll work across individual, business, company, trust, and compliance requirements while supporting quality outcomes for Australian clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare Tax Compliance Work: Prepare and lodge individual income tax returns, BAS, IAS, FBT returns, and business financial statements.
• Support Client Accounting: Complete bookkeeping, payroll processing, invoice payments, and quarterly superannuation payments using Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks when required.
• Prepare Management Reports: Produce monthly management reports including profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
• Manage Complex Compliance: Support company, trust, partnership, and individual compliance, including Division 7A loans, tax planning, trust distribution minutes, and inter-entity transactions.
• Review and Guide Others: Review work prepared by junior accountants across tax returns, BAS, IAS, payroll, and related deliverables as needed.
• Support Client Delivery: Complete ad hoc client management tasks and use downtime to strengthen skills and share knowledge with the team.
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Graduate of Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification is preferred.
• 3+ years experience in Australian accounting or taxation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian taxation, compliance, and general accounting.
• Experience with individual, partnership, trust, and company compliance.
• SMSF compliance knowledge is preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiar with accounting tools such as Xero and MYOB.
• Able to learn new systems and tools as needed.
  
  

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.