Senior Accountant
Covino and Co
Job Description
Kent Town SA 5067 · Full time · Business Services & Corporate Advisory
We are an established Adelaide public practice acting for privately owned business groups across SA. Family groups, trading companies, trusts, SMSFs, and the people behind them.
We are fifteen years old and most of the way through rebuilding how the practice works: electronic workpapers, documented procedures, upfront pricing, and a serious investment in automation and AI tooling. That is not a line in an ad.
The role
You will own a portfolio of client groups end to end — plan the job, prepare the work, resolve the technical issues, and sit in the meeting where the
That means:
- Financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships, individuals and SMSFs
- BAS and IAS
- Division 7A, trust distributions and resolutions,
- CGT matters
- Year-end tax planning and estimates
- Direct client contact — queries, meetings, and the conversations that go beyond compliance
The split between compliance and advisory is roughly 80/20 now and moving.
If you want it to move faster, say so — that is a conversation we want to have.
What we are looking for
- CA or CPA, completed or well underway
- At least five years in accounting, with three or more in Australian public practice
- Hands‑on Australian tax compliance experience across entity types
- Comfortable running your own client groups with light review
Helpful, not essential
- Xero and Xero Practice Manager / Xero Tax — this is our stack
- Electronic workpapers
- BGL or Simple Fund 360
- Experience using AI tools in a professional workflow
What we offer
- A portfolio that is yours, not a queue of jobs handed down
- Direct access to the director, and to clients
- A practice actively removing low-value work rather than complaining about it
- Salary matched to experience — tell us what you are on and what you want
- Study support if you are mid-CA or mid-CPA
- Flexibility on hours and location, discussed honestly rather than advertised
We respond to everyone.
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