Assistant Manager

**About SW Accountants & Advisors**

SW Accountants & Advisors is a progressive advisory and accounting firm with an 85-year history in Australia. For our people, SW represents a chance to take the lead and create opportunities for our clients and our people.

In Australia, we operate in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, with over 300 people and 39 Partners nationally. We provide a full range of audit, business advisory, corporate finance, tax, private clients and wealth management solutions. Taking the lead, SW joined the rapidly growing SW International Network, one of the world’s leading organisations of independently owned and managed advisory and accounting firms. With access to a global network and a team of over 10,000 professionals, 450+ Partners, in 57+ offices, across 14 countries and regions, we work together to open doors to opportunity in Australia, Asia and across the world.

Our vision and values are clear - we provide excellent client service and encourage a culture of staff learning and development. These values are visible in the conduct of all our staff who demonstrate professionalism and integrity every day.

**Position Summary**:
The Assistant Manager is responsible for the management, development and administration of a portfolio of SW clients under the direction of the Partner. This involves maintaining an appropriate level of service to clients and producing a high standard of work. The Assistant Manager must be technically proficient and up to date with the latest developments in taxation law and accounting standards. The Assistant Manager will be responsible overseeing the preparation of financial reports, income tax returns, BAS, Fringe Benefits Tax returns and management reports by junior staff and the offshore outsourced team. The Assistant Manager may at times report directly to a Partner on special assignments and will assist the Partner in leading a team of staff.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- The development, management and administration of a portfolio of SW clients. This will involve:

- All administrative functions such as developing budgets, managing WIPs, billing clients.
- Meeting deadlines and providing a quality and timely service to all clients.
- Liaising with the client directly to obtain information required to complete work in progress.
- Reviewing financial accounts, tax returns, business activity statements, instalment activity statements and other work performed by junior staff members.
- Reviewing, providing feedback and offering technical support to junior staff members.
- Undertaking complex and/or specialised assignments, which require the ability to research and investigate issues and prepare detailed reports highlighting implications, options, and recommendations.
- Identifying and developing existing and potential business opportunities for discussion with their Manager, Associate Director and Partner as appropriate.

**Required skill set and attributes**:
The Assistant Manager will be able to demonstrate the following qualities:

- A minimum of five years’ experience in a Business Services environment in a Chartered/CPA accounting practice
- Be degree qualified and fully qualified as a CA / CPA.
- Technically proficient and demonstrate a keen interest and desire to keep updated with the latest taxation law and accounting standards developments.
- Exposure to the fundamentals of accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll processing.
- Exposure to working with an outsourced team.
- Strong networking skills and prior experience developing good working relationships with clients.
- Excellent time management skills and meet deadlines for a large group of clients.
- Demonstrate the ability to mentor, coach, motivate and manage junior members of staff.
- Diplomacy skills when dealing with clients and sensitive matters.
- Present professionally and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills which will be consistently used in dealings with clients, partners and staff members.
- Have prior experience working with Xero, MYOB or Reckon and be competent in Microsoft Excel.

**Why join our team?**
- We believe in building meaningful relationships with our new team members from the moment we first connect
- Upon commencing, you will have a buddy to show you the ropes
- Join a firm that is growing and open to change and disruption in today’s economy
- Our clients operate across the globe and our people reflect this diversity
- Gain experience working with some of the most exciting high growth businesses which have operations locally and overseas across a number of sectors including financial services, hotels and hospitality, Fintech, Proptech and property construction and development and family offices.
- This is real life, so there will be times when you need to work extra hours to deliver for our clients. But we give you those hours back in quieter periods through a benefit we call ‘matched time’
- Maintain a balanced lifestyle,