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About SW Accountants & Advisors

SW Accountants & Advisors (SW) is Australias best-kept accounting secret. We are a leading advisory and accounting firm celebrating our 90-year anniversary in Australia. Operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, we have over 400 people and 45 Partners nationally. SW provides a full range of audit, business advisory, corporate finance, tax, private client, and wealth management solutions. We are proud to be ranked as the 22nd largest firm by revenue in the 2024 AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms and the 10th largest national practice in Australia.

Own it, Love your work, Share the load, Embrace the ride, Open doors. Our values are at the very heart of our firm and guide the way we interact within our firms teams, with our clients, and the way we interact and engage with you.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly skilled specialist tax division, working with multinational corporations and Australian subsidiaries of overseas companies, as well as Australian and Asia Pacific firms across many diverse sectors. Our team advises public, private and multinational companies to understand tax pressures and how best to deal with them. We help clients identify and manage tax risks, maximise opportunities and minimise tax exposure, take realistic tax positions and ensure compliance with all ATO requirements.

Working closely with the Partners, Associate Directors and Managers within the Tax Division, your primary focus will be within the Employment Tax & Global Mobility Advisory team, delivering a high level of service and tax advice to clients on various employment tax matters, global mobility strategy and compliance, employee share schemes and tax residency cases.

Key responsibilities

• Proactively liaise with clients on a day-to-day basis, providing a quality and timely service
• Work with individuals relocating overseas or moving to Australia to understand their obligations, opportunities and risks
• Research and draft tax advice and ruling requests
• Prepare Tax Alerts when new legislation or Tax Rulings are issued or released
• Help businesses with the requirements of moving people interstate or internationally
• Provide assistance with Fringe Benefits Tax, Payroll Tax and superannuation obligations
• Help clients incentivise and retain key staff by working to design and implement Employee Share Plans
• Become a competent user of tax references such as CCH and Thomson Reuters online Tax Resources
• Research issues and access tax information from the Australian Tax Office, the various State Revenue Offices, Government Bodies and other sites containing tax information
• Other general administrative matters such as maintenance of electronic timesheets and billing, etc.
• Other duties as requested by the Tax Managers, Associate Directors and Partners

Skills and experience

• Minimum 1 year's experience in an Employment Tax and/or Global Mobility advisory environment within an accounting practice
• Degree qualified in Commerce or Law, and working towards a CA/CPA or Masters of Tax qualification
• Technically proficient and demonstrate a keen interest and desire to develop knowledge and keep updated with the latest tax law and accounting developments
• Ability to work with junior members of staff by providing them with support and guidance and in some instances, act as a buddy
• Capability to identify any issues for discussion with the appropriate Manager
• Prior experience developing good working relationships with clients
• Good time management skills and have the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines for a large group of clients
• Present professionally and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Prior experience working with APS, and be competent in Microsoft Excel and Word

Best kept secrets of SW

• Progressive firm, with excellent career opportunities
• Flexible working environment
• 2 additional AL days per year
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers and 3 weeks for non-primary
• Refer to client and refer a friend bonus scheme
• Employee Assistance Program and Wellness perks
• $1000 towards home office setup
• Social Club
• Tailored Learning and Development Program
• Paid Course/study leave
• 1 paid professional membership per year
• Weekly lunch provided

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