Responsible for completing working papers and supporting the onshore team with clients' tax compliance. The Senior Accountant also handles core tasks and may assist with advanced duties from the Accounting or Service Delivery Manager.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 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 various businesses.
- Apply technical proficiency and knowledge acquired through assigned work, self-study, course participation, and current technical reports and information study.
- 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 for 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.
- Pro-actively raise queries and suggestions regarding client’s records to prepare the working papers promptly
- Drafting of Tax Return in client-specified software
- Prepare Tax Reconciliation and Tax Provision
- Ensure all appropriate tax deductions and tax off-set are claimed based on regulatory standards
- Ensure all necessary tax return sections are filled out and with no validation errors
- 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 the client-specified application
- Pro-actively raise queries and suggestions regarding client’s records to prepare the working papers promptly
- Preparation and lodgement of Monthly, quarterly, or annual Activity Statement (IAS or BAS) of the client
- Any task deemed necessary by the Team Manager or Service Delivery Manager involving client Management
