About Us
Nextgen Accountants is a boutique accounting and business advisory firm located in the picturesque Tea Tree Gully area in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs. We work with a diverse client base across Australia, delivering tailored accounting, taxation, SMSF, and business advisory solutions. Our approach is proactive, relationship driven, and practical, with advice that genuinely improves our clients' businesses, retirement outcomes, and lives.
What's on Offer
* Excellent salary package commensurate with experience
* Flexible working hours (in-house role)
* Friendly and collaborative team environment
* Ongoing training and professional development
* Exposure to a wide variety of clients and industries
* Direct client contact and close collaboration with Partners
* Significant exposure to SMSF compliance and advisory work
* Opportunity for future partner buy in
* A workplace that values initiative, leadership, and contribution
About the role
This is a newly created senior position within our growing firm. It is a critical role intended to strengthen the core of our practice and provide immediate value to both clients and the wider team. We are seeking a genuine senior operator who can produce results from day one. Someone who understands public practice inside out, thrives on accountability, and is confident making judgment calls without escalation.
You will be expected to independently manage a portfolio of SME clients, run client meetings end to end, resolve technical matters autonomously, and support senior accountants and Partners by removing workload rather than adding to it.
This role requires commercial awareness, strong technical judgment, and the confidence to lead conversations with business owners, not just prepare compliance work.
Key Responsibilities
* Preparation and review of Financial Statements and Income Tax Returns for individuals, companies, trusts, and SMSFs
* Full responsibility for SME tax compliance and advisory engagements
* Preparation and review of Business Activity Statements
* Advanced tax planning, projections, and scenario based advisory services
* Capital gains tax calculations and advisory support
* SME structuring, restructuring, and business improvement advisory
* Assessment of how much income can be earned while receiving a pension, including consideration of other Centrelink entitlements
* Conducting face to face client meetings independently without Partner attendance
* Acting as a technical and practical resource to junior and senior accountants
* Reviewing work, providing clear direction, and lifting overall team standards
* Assisting Partners with complex matters, file reviews, and advisory delivery
* Proactively identifying tax, planning, and business improvement opportunities
* Assisting with SMSF and superannuation related work as this service continues to develop
What you will bring
* A minimum of ten years experience in public practice accounting
* Proven experience managing SME clients autonomously
* Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality outcomes with minimal supervision
* Strong grounding in tax compliance, advisory, and practical planning
* Confidence leading client meetings and advisory discussions independently
* Commercial mindset with a focus on real world solutions rather than theory
* Sound understanding of professional practice operations, workflows, and deadlines
* Experience supporting senior accountants and alleviating Partner workload
* High level proficiency in Xero Tax and Xero Practice Manager
* Experience with Xero Financial Statements
* Strong BAS and compliance expertise
* Advanced Excel capability
* Experience in financial planning related areas including superannuation contributions, pensions, estate planning, and retirement structuring is highly desirable
* SMSF experience is advantageous
* Knowledge of Syft Analytics is advantageous but not essential
Formal CA or CPA qualifications are not essential. This is an IPA practice and we place greater value on capability, experience, judgement, and results.
Personal Attributes and Expectations
You will be corporately groomed, articulate, confident, friendly, and warm in your dealings with clients and colleagues.
You will demonstrate high attention to detail, the ability to follow instructions, and the confidence to question assumptions when appropriate. You are a self-starter, a problem solver, and someone who leads by example within a team environment.
This role will suit someone who takes pride in ownership, accountability, and being relied upon.
We are not seeking candidates who just want employment; we are seeking someone who is genuinely invested in the success of the business to make a difference to the livelihoods of our clients and achieve greatness by contributing to something special.
This role is strictly in‐house due to operational requirements. Remote candidates need not apply.
Immediate start available. Remuneration will be based on experience and capability.
Ready to Apply?
Perfect, we'd love to hear from you.
Please submit your updated resume and a cover letter detailing your suitability for our firm's values through the application button on SEEK.
While the experience requirements above are intentional, if you believe you operate at this level and can demonstrate true independence, accountability, and consistent performance, we encourage you to apply.
Application Questions
* Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
* How many years' experience do you have as a taxation accountant?
* How many years of public practice accounting experience do you have?
* Do you have professional experience preparing income tax returns?
* How many years of taxation experience do you have?
* Do you have experience using Xero?
* Which of the following Microsoft Office products are you experienced with?
* Have you completed a chartered accountant (CA) qualification?
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