Careers

Accountant / Business Services Manager (with clear opportunities for promotion to partner in charge of the office)

Initially, primarily to manage our clients – with assistance from existing staff as well as the Director/Partner-in-charge, Ned Shelton and outside firms
After a short period, be in charge of the daily operations of the office
The role involves the provision to clients of advice and assistance in the accounting, general business, company secretarial and tax areas, as well as internal managerial and office functions
You would supervise staff and be involved in recruiting
You would gradually become more involved in businesses development

Essential:

Australian qualified accountant
Experience with an Australian accounting firm in the past 4-5 years
Native or near English speaker
Excellent IT skills
Proven skills in staff and client management
Be able to command the respect of clients (especially Western European) with your knowledge of Australia generally, including business knowledge

Valuable experience:

Probably currently or have recently been at Manager level in an accounting firm
An advantage if: you have lived and worked in the UK; have used Sage; speak another major language; are an Australian tax agent; have company secretarial experience; have some knowledge of Australian visas

SIA works exclusively with foreign investors coming into Australia
We are similar to an accounting or law firm but cover a wide range of areas for our niche target group
All clients are thus internationally operating and based outside Australia
SIA is part of Sheltons Group, with offices in Denmark, Malta and soon London
See also www.StartingInAustralia.com.au and www.SheltonsGroup.com
Sheltons is an accounting and business advisory firm but is very strong in the area of international tax consulting; we also run courses around the world on international tax for tax advisers and in-house tax staff
Sheltons Group is completely independent – with no formal links to any network of accounting, legal or other firms
SIA is located in modern offices in the Sydney CBD