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About this Senior Accountant, Fordham role at Perpetual

Perpetual · Onsite · Melbourne
  • More time off for the things that matter - up to 6 weeks’ leave annually

  • Work where we work best - hybrid office/work-from-home environment

  • Build your advisory experience across complex and diverse client engagements

About Fordham

At Fordham, we specialise in helping Australia’s leading business owners and Managers with all facets of their business.

Our industry leading Business Advisors enjoy a varied breadth of work, helping clients build both their business value and personal wealth.

We think our unique business model, coupled with our drive for our people’s growth and diversity, makes us a great place for ambitious people to realise their potential and thrive.

Fordham is part of Perpetual Wealth. As part of an exciting new chapter, Perpetual Wealth will soon become a standalone business as part of the recently announced acquisition by Bain Capital. This creates a unique opportunity to join a business focused on growth, innovation, and delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

About the role

As a Senior Accountant, you will support the delivery of complex client engagements spanning accounting, taxation, business performance, structuring, wealth and asset protection. You will also mentor and guide junior team members while coordinating closely with senior team members.

Role responsibilities include:

  • Prepare and review financial statements and tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts, companies and self-managed superannuation funds.

  • Prepare and implement tax-planning strategies and initiatives.

  • Assist Managers and Partners with business performance, structuring, wealth and asset-protection engagements.

  • Coordinate with your team leader throughout the different phases of client engagements.

  • Supervise, coach and delegate work to junior team members.

About you

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Commerce.

  • Currently studying towards, or have completed, a CA or CPA qualification.

  • Approximately three to five years’ experience in Australian public practice.

  • Exposure to large business structures and complex, diverse engagements.

  • Good understanding of taxation matters, including Division 7A, GST, FBT and SMSFs.

  • Experience supervising, coaching and delegating work to junior staff.

How we work

Our unique culture is underpinned by our three organisational behaviours, Stretch, Own it, Make an impact which drive our approach of day-to-day interactions with colleagues and clients, the way we approach decision-making to the questions we ask and the problems we solve.

Employee benefits

  • Work from anywhere in Australia for up to one month each year.

  • An annual allowance to empower you to prioritise your personal wellbeing.

  • Study support and commitment to supporting professional development.

Diversity and inclusion

  • Strong commitment to all aspects of Diversity and Inclusion through a robust 7 pillar strategy.

  • A growing number of employee-led networks who work to raise awareness and drive continued change.

  • We support over 50 First Nations Communities, helping to secure the communities' future. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated. No matter your background or circumstances, we aim to provide an environment where you can thrive.

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About Perpetual

In 1885, a committee of business and professional people, including future Prime Minister, the Honourable Sir Edmund Barton, gathered in Sydney for the purpose of forming a trustee company. Perpetual Trustee Company Limited was formed on 28 September 1886 and since then has been entrusted by generations of Australians to manage, grow and protect their wealth. Through wars, recessions and financial crises, we have continually evolved to meet the challenges of constant social, technological and economic change. Our core values and financial principles have endured through time and will continue to endure.

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