Senior Accountant 1- Fordham - Melbourne, Australia - Perpetual

Description

• 6 weeks' annual leave
• Hybrid office and Work from home.
• Join a team committed to supporting your development

About Fordham

At Fordham, we specialise in helping Australia's leading business owners and Managers with all facets of their business.

We're one of the country's fast growing Chartered Accounting firms, with a national footprint comprising 20+ Partners and over 150 staff working in top-grade CBD offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth.

Our industry leading Business Advisors enjoy a varied breadth of work, helping clients build both their business value and personal wealth.

We think our unique business model, coupled with our drive for our people's growth and diversity, makes us a great place for ambitious people to realise their potential and thrive.

About the role

As a Senior Accountant you will:

• Supervise and coach, and delegate work to juniors in your team
• Coordinate with your team leader on the various phases of an engagement
• Prepare and review financial statements and tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts, companies, and SMSFs
• Prepare and implement tax planning strategies and initiatives
• Assist Manager & Partner with business performance, structuring, wealth, and asset protection engagements

About you

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Commerce, and either studying or have completed CA or CPA
• Approximately 3-5 years' experience in an Australian Chartered or CPA accounting firm
• Exposure to large business structures, and complex and diverse engagements
• Good understanding of tax issues such as Division 7A, GST, FBT and self-managed superannuation funds
• Experience in supervising and delegating work to junior staff

Staff benefits

• Work from anywhere in Australia for up to one month each year
• An annual allowance to empower you to prioritise your personal wellbeing
• Access to LinkedIn learning, study support and commitment to supporting professional development
• Lend your expertise and support Indigenous leaders to achieve their own development goals with a six weeks' secondment with Jawun

Diversity and inclusion

• WGEA Employer of Choice for gender equality
• A growing number of employee-led networks who work to raise awareness and drive continued change
• Supporting over 50 Indigenous communities through Native Title Trusts, helping to secure the communities future. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. Our goal is to provide a work environment that enables you to thrive, whatever your circumstances.

How to apply

Please submit your application here.

Please note, Fordham is a specialist part of Perpetual. When you hit apply, you will be taken to the Perpetual Group careers portal.

Our opportunity We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit. Here at Fordham, we are committed to supporting a flexible working environment enabling you to work how and where you work best. Our benefits

• Two weeks additional paid leave for Well-being & Community Leave
• Market competitive Parental Leave
• Access to our Well-being Benefits and Perpetual Discounts providing discounts and special offers on entertainment, clothing, homeware, gift cards, technology, travel, dining and more

Why join us? Our focus on the learning and development of our people is driven through our centres of excellence in taxation, business theory, economics, superannuation, and wealth accumulation. Each and every day our people bring to life our enterprise behaviours – Stretch, Own It, and Make an Impact. You'll be joining a growing client-focused and collaborative global team with a values and purpose-driven culture. We value Diversity and Inclusion and know that the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our people contribute immensely to the delivery of our purpose and strategy. We're living this commitment as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and have a growing number of employee-led networks to raise awareness and promote Diversity and Inclusion at Perpetual / Fordham. We are extremely proud to work directly with over 23 Aboriginal language groups in various communities across Australia and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: and to their Elders past and present. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are strongly encouraged to apply. Perpetual / Fordham strongly encourages our employees to be vaccinated for the safety of our team and stakeholders. Some governments require employees to be up to date with their vaccinations against COVID-19 or have a current medical exemption to be able to attend a Perpetual office or attend a face to face meeting. Other roles may also require that full vaccination is maintained for the safety and well-being of our clients. We will ask you to share your status as part of the application process. You will be provided with the relevant information during the recruitment process if you are currently not up to date with your vaccinations or are medically exempt.