• To manage the Tax function at Dexterous
• To provide on-going support for both client and staff on tax issues
• To ensure work completed of a high quality and within required timeframes
• To communicate with and manage client expectations and escalate issues that arise to superiors

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apply Tax legislation
• Will oversee the whole tax team
• Determine the external reporting policies and expectations of an
  entity
• Prepare reports in accordance with requirements and policies
• Participate in managing the external reporting function
• Ensure work completed on behalf clients is free of errors or inaccuracies.
• For instances when you do not feel you have the knowledge or expertise to complete a task, escalate the task to management accompanied by your recommended course of action.
• Provide ongoing guidance of junior staff to ensure quality is maintained.
• Review of junior staff work to ensure quality is maintained.
• Management timeframe expectations of stakeholders.
• Communicate expected timeframes to clients and management.
• Ensure that management and clients are informed of expected changes in timeframes ahead of time.
• Train junior staff.
• Review the work and provide feedback to junior staff.
• Contribute to the formal review process of junior staff.
• Manage the expectations of your managers.
• Ability to work through client issues and provide appropriate
  recommendations to resolve.
• Ability to analyse income tax and highlight any anomalies for either client or management’s advice / query.
• Suggest and implement process improvements.
• Actively contribute to team discussions relating to continuous
  improvements in business processes and procedures.
• Actively encourage junior staff to contribute to discussions relating to business processes and procedures.
• Continually follow the standard processes and procedures of the
  organisation.
• Take actions to ensure junior staff follow standard processes and
  procedures.
• Report breakdowns or weaknesses in processes and procedures to
  management for review.
• Contribute to the preparation of standard processes and procedures.
• Contribute to the improvement of processes and procedures.
  Ensure that work is prioritised in accordance with business priorities.
• Ensure daily timesheets are accurately maintained and presented on a timely basis.
• Ensure on-time attendance to work in accordance with internal policies and procedures.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS:

• Strong ability to management prioritise time.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Australian Tax Knowledge required
• Experience in preparation of Australian income tax returns
• Strong written English language skills.
• Intermediate verbal English language skills.
• Intermediate interpersonal communication.
• Intermediate initiative and problem-solving skill ability.
• Intermediate interpersonal and analytical communication.
• Willingness to develop knowledge about the relevant
  subject matter of the role.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite products
  including the intermediate skill level of MS Word, MS Excel.
• Competent in use of XERO.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years work experience.
• CPA
• Experience in working with XERO or MYOB.
• BAS, IAS, ITR, FBT preparation and review required
• Strong Australian Tax and accounting knowledge
• Experience in development processes and procedures and implementation of same.
• Experience in assignments in managing client assignments and projects.
• Experience using MS Office applications.
• Demonstrated organisational planning and coordination skills.
• Experience working independently and as a member of a team.
• Experience using CRM software (Preferred).