Senior Consultant

Posted: 18/09/2025

Closing Date: 20/10/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Adelaide

Job Category: Accounting

Join a growing team where your career matters.
Established over 125 years ago, William Buck is a leading firm of accountants and advisors trusted by businesses across Australia and New Zealand. William Buck is proud to have over 1000 talented professionals across 11 offices. Our Adelaide team comprises of 29 Partners and over 230 staff, making us one of Adelaide's largest locally owned and operated accounting and advisory firms.

We have been part of the South Australian business community for decades and as trusted advisors take great pride in helping clients succeed by giving them confidence to make smart strategic decisions.

Our people are the heart of what we do—they bring expertise, innovation, and passion to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. Whether it's accountants, advisors, or specialists, every team member is valued for their unique contributions and supported to grow their careers in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Together, we thrive by putting people first.

Why Join Us?
Join a team that genuinely cares about your success At William Buck, we provide the tools, support, and environment you need to grow both professionally and personally. Here's how we invest in you:

• Paid parental leave to support working parents.
• Mental health initiatives, including access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Health perks like annual flu vaccinations and other wellness programs.
• Community engagement programs with opportunities to give back through volunteering.
• Flexible work arrangements that support your work-life balance.
• Recognition programs with annual awards that celebrate achievements.
• Discounts and benefits with corporate partners (e.g., financial, retail, or travel).

We're committed to creating a workplace where you feel valued and supported—because when you thrive, we all succeed.

Job Description
About the Role
As a Senior Consultant, you'll work closely with mid-market clients across industries, delivering key compliance services and expanding your skills in tax advisory. While core compliance experience is required, we'll provide you with training and support to grow into more technical tax areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage client relationships while providing high-quality tax compliance and advisory services.
• Prepare tax effect accounting calculations, consolidated tax returns, fringe benefits tax (FBT) returns, and private binding rulings.
• Advise on international tax issues, such as offshore expansions and CFC (Controlled Foreign Company) regimes.
• Support mergers & acquisitions (M&A) transactions and corporate restructures.
• Deliver technical training sessions within our tax division and firm-wide.
• Manage budgets, work-in-progress (WIP), and billing on allocated jobs.
• Supervise and mentor accountants and graduates to support their professional growth.
• Stay connected to the profession through active participation in relevant committees and industry bodies.

Desired Skills And Experience
What We're Looking For

• A bachelor's degree in accounting (or similar) and progression towards/completion of CA, CPA, CTA, or MTax qualifications.
• 2-5 years' experience in tax compliance or business advisory
• Experience preparing income tax returns, financial statements, and FBT returns.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage effectively with clients and team members.
• A detail-oriented mindset with strong time management and the ability to juggle priorities.

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