Senior Accountant (030-1100)

Looking for Philippines-based candidates

Job Role: Senior Accountant

Work Schedule: AEST business hours: 9 AM–5 PM, Monday to Friday

Who We Are: At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote so you'll be able to work from home.

Who The Client Is: Our client is a well-established boutique accounting firm based in Sydney, Australia, providing specialist taxation, accounting, and advisory services to privately owned businesses, high-net-worth individuals, and family groups. Their work extends well beyond standard compliance, with a strong focus on complex business structures, strategic tax planning, and long-term client relationships. 

The firm operates in a fully cloud-based environment and values initiative, autonomy, and long-term working relationships. Several existing team members are based in the Philippines and have been with the firm for many years.

Role Overview: We're looking for an experienced Senior Accountant with strong Australian public practice experience to join a high-performing accounting team.

This is a senior-level position where you'll manage complex Australian business clients, including structures with 20+ entities. You'll work closely with the Director and broader team across taxation, financial reporting, trust accounting, and advisory engagements while operating with a high degree of independence.

The ideal candidate is technically strong, detail-oriented, and comfortable taking ownership of complex accounting work with minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Prepare and review financial statements and tax returns (companies, trusts, partnerships, and individuals).
• Provide proactive business advisory support, including tax planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Assist clients with structuring, tax strategy, and growth initiatives.
• Support engagements across business valuations, due diligence, financial modelling, three-way forecasting, and management and board reporting.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure efficient service delivery, leveraging cloud-based accounting technologies.
• Ensure compliance with current tax legislation and accounting standards.
• Identify process improvements and work with the team to implement more efficient ways of working.
• Participate in regular team and client meetings, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of client work.
• Liaise with clients to address queries, build strong relationships, and support their business needs.

Requirements

• CA or CPA-qualified (or equivalent)

• 4-6 years of experience in a public practice accounting
• Strong technical knowledge of Australian tax legislation
• Experience working with clients across diverse industries and business sizes
• High proficiency with cloud-based accounting systems (e.g. Xero)
• Exposure to or interest in valuations, financial modelling, forecasting, or
• management reporting (advantageous)
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong attention to detail and analytical capability
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• A collaborative, growth-focused mindset

Work Arrangement & Expectations:

This is a remote role that will be set up via an Employer of Record (EOR) service.

To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile