Senior Accountant

Permanent - Full Time

Brisbane

About us

Vincents, we see the world from every angle.

We are a national professional services firm with deep expertise in Forensic, Tax and Advisory. We have been supporting our clients to explore all aspects of their business and financial affairs for over 35 years.

We bring the best analytical minds to each engagement, leveraging the diversity of our collective experience alongside our subject matter expertise.

Our shared purpose is to provide our clients with a clear direction when they need it most. Our mission and core values provide the guiding principles for our people – extraordinary client service, continuous improvement, celebrate success and one Vincents team.

About the role

Our team offer expert support across a range of legal disputes and financial investigations. They have long been recognised as trusted experts in forensic accounting and litigation support, providing opinion evidence of the highest quality and reliability. We continue to experience growth and are looking for an analytically minded and client focused Senior Accountant seeking exposure to a wide variety of interesting and challenging engagements, working alongside leading forensic accountants who will support you to become an expert in the field.

• Critically analyse financial and non-financial information to understand business and industry drivers
• Following this analysis, undertaking business valuations and assessing economic loss claims
• Conduct additional real-time financial and economic research across a variety of businesses and industries, as required
• Analysis of large data sets and manipulation through the development of financial models
• Preparation of expert reports for use as evidence in Court proceedings and pre-litigation matters
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders, specifically those within the legal industry
• Excellent opportunity to build a career path within the forensic accounting industry.

About you

• CA or CPA accreditation
• Minimum 3 years of proven professional experience in either business and tax advisory, with exposure to business analysis, business valuations, and/or commercial litigation
• Strong business acumen, inquisitive mind and genuine passion for the work you do will see you highly rewarded for your contribution to our team
• An ability to think critically and analytically, with high attention to detail
• Strong research capability
• Well-developed verbal and written communication, conscious that much of our work is used as evidence in Court proceedings
• Exceptional time management skills which will assist you in meeting client deadlines, often dictated by the Court
• A strong willingness to share your knowledge with colleagues and our junior accountants
• Willingness to consider and proactively initiate further study and accreditation opportunities
• A continuous desire to learn and grow
• A self-motivation that sees you balance working autonomously and as part of a team.

About the Vincents experience

Our people are our greatest strength. Some of the ways in which we support you include:

• Flexible and hybrid working options to support you, your team, and your clients in the most meaningful way
• An additional day of leave a year – VinDay – to use however you choose
• A flat leadership structure that has a genuine open-door policy alongside a supportive and friendly work environment
• A Learning framework to support your technical, operational, interpersonal and leadership growth and development on an ongoing basis
• Monthly 1-1s with Directors to help you with personal and professional development
• Support with formal accreditations, relevant courses, or post graduate study
• Regular learning programs around employee wellbeing alongside an Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family
• A nominated People Experience Team who drive our firmwide People Engagement Plan
• An active social calendar of regular formal, informal and I&D events
• Retail and wellbeing benefits through our workplace benefits platform
• A competitive employee referral program to enable you to be rewarded for introducing talent into our business
• A client referral incentive program that rewards you for the growth of our business.

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable community for everyone at Vincents.

Vincents is an equal opportunity employer. If you feel you do not meet some of the expectations listed above, but find the role interesting, we would still like to hear from you.