Tax Accountant

BENEFITS

• Career Progression: Build your technical capability and progress your accounting career with structured support, feedback and mentoring from experienced senior accountants.

• Professional Development: Expand your experience across trusts, companies, individuals and complex client group structures.

• Supportive Team: Join a collaborative, office-based team that values accuracy, professionalism, initiative and continuous improvement.

ABOUT US

The Coghlan Group delivers a wide range of services to clients across Australia, including tax and accounting, residential and commercial construction, roadworks, real estate, financial planning, wealth management, and mortgage broking.

Due to ongoing growth, our Tax and Accounting division, Accountancy Plus, is expanding and seeking a capable Tax Accountant to join our team in Helensvale.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Tax Accountant at Accountancy Plus, you will prepare financial statements, tax returns, compliance workpapers and supporting documentation for a diverse client base.

You will work across individuals, trusts and companies, including multi-entity client groups involving discretionary and unit trusts, corporate trustees, bucket companies and individual beneficiaries.

Reporting to a Senior Accountant, you will receive structured workflow guidance, review feedback and ongoing development to strengthen your technical skills and support your career progression.

This is a full-time, permanent and fully office-based position located in Helensvale.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Preparing year-end financial statements and tax returns for individuals, trusts and companies

• Preparing comprehensive workpapers and reconciling balance sheet and inter-entity loan accounts

• Supporting trust distribution calculations and documenting beneficiary entitlements

• Identifying and escalating potential compliance issues, including Division 7A and unpaid present entitlement risks

• Preparing and reviewing BAS and IAS workpapers and draft lodgements

• Reviewing bookkeeping records and correcting coding, GST and reconciliation issues

• Undertaking occasional bookkeeping work where required

• Conducting face-to-face client meetings to prepare and finalise individual tax returns

• Managing assigned work to agreed quality standards, deadlines and productivity expectations

• Maintaining accurate, organised and confidential client files

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate will have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline

• At least three years of Australian public practice accounting experience

• Experience preparing financial statements and tax returns for individuals, trusts and companies

• A sound understanding of Australian income tax fundamentals and small business structures

• Experience preparing or reviewing BAS and IAS work

• Strong Xero skills and confidence using accounting and document management systems

• Strong Excel skills and the ability to prepare clear, well-organised workpapers

• High attention to detail and strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• The ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines and work independently within a team

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Unrestricted working rights in Australia

Experience with SMSFs, trust distributions, Division 7A and multi-entity group structures will be highly regarded. CA or CPA accreditation, or progress towards a professional qualification, is advantageous.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability