Accounting Manager (028-1177)

• →Own end-to-end production for the offshore delivery team: job scheduling, workflow, capacity allocation, WIP management, quality control and turnaround
• →Act as the technical escalation point across the full Australian compliance suite, business and SMSF, reviewing work prepared by the team to review-ready standard
• →Run the job pipeline against SLAs and hit agreed turnaround targets
• →Review management reports and financial models produced by the team, not just compliance files
• →Use AI to compress preparation and review time, and help build AI-driven workflows across the team, not just within individual jobs
• →Hold the team accountable to quality and turnaround standards, with strong written English as the direct link to the Brisbane principal
• →From time to time, support advisory work: monthly and quarterly management reporting packs and commentary, financial modelling (budgets, cash flow and three-way forecasts, scenario work), and R&D tax incentive workpapers, training provided, not expected on arrival

• 5 years in Australian accounting, including at least 3 years managing a production or delivery team
• CPA, CA or equivalent (Philippine CPA acceptable)
• Australian experience only: hands-on Australian tax and compliance experience from an Australian accounting practice or an Australian-facing offshore team. Not US, UK, or Canadian experience
• Technical depth across company, trust and partnership tax returns; financial statements; individual returns including business and investment schedules; BAS, IAS, GST, PAYG withholding and instalments; Division 7A; trust distributions, losses and family trust elections; CGT including small business concessions; company loss carry-forward and continuity of ownership testing; FBT; STP Phase 2; superannuation guarantee; TPAR; payroll tax and workers compensation; and ASIC annual reviews and company secretarial work
• Hands-on SMSF exposure: fund annual returns and financial statements, member statements and contributions/cap monitoring, pensions and TBAR reporting, and working with an external auditor through to signed audit
• Enough breadth and speed across both business and SMSF work to take on any Australian compliance job and bring it to review-ready without needing to hand it off
• Proven experience running a job pipeline against SLAs and hitting them
• Deep Xero and Xero Practice Manager experience. Familiarity with Ignition, HubSpot, Microsoft 365, Slack, and SMSF platforms such as BGL Simple Fund 360 or Class Super is a plus
• Strong written English and the confidence to hold a team to account
• Based in Metro Manila or willing to relocate, within a realistic commute, and able to commit to 3 in-office days per week

• Has taken ownership of the production pipeline and can speak to WIP, capacity, and job status across the team at any time
• Is actively reviewing team output across both business and SMSF work, acting as the technical escalation point
• Progressing the team toward the target 80 to 85 percent billable rate and 28-day turnaround from job receipt to completion
• No jobs sitting idle past 21 days for reasons within the team's control

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

• Join a rapidly growing AI-first accounting and advisory firm
• Work with modern accounting technology and AI-powered workflows
• Gain exposure to complex cryptocurrency accounting and international clients
• Collaborate with experienced Australian accounting professionals
• Competitive salary with 13th month pay
• Hybrid work arrangement with a collaborative Makati office environment