No. This is a proactive advisory and tax strategy role with a strong client-facing focus. While compliance still matters, the core of the role is helping business owners make better financial and tax decisions.

You’ll be involved in areas like tax planning, business structures, CGT, restructures, asset protection, commercial strategy, family group planning etc.

If you only want to prepare returns and work through compliance lists all day, this isn’t the right fit.

We work exclusively with trade and construction businesses across Australia. Most clients are established business owners operating through multiple entities including companies, trusts, SMSFs, and investment structures. Typical clients range from approximately $1M to $20M+ turnover.

Yes. You will manage your own portfolio end-to-end, including: Client meetings, tax planning, strategy, advice, emails and phone calls, reviewing/preparing compliance work, relationship management. And you will be the primary point of contact for your clients.

You’ll absolutely have support. Senior Tax Accountants work alongside: Intermediate/offsider accountants, bookkeepers, tax managers, and leadership. The goal is to free you up to focus on higher-value advisory, strategy, and client relationships rather than low-level admin.

Yes. The role is 100% remote and can be performed from anywhere in Australia.

No. We are highly collaborative despite being remote. The team is active daily across: Microsoft Teams chats, video calls, phone calls, team meetings, and internal collaboration. You will regularly communicate with teammates and leadership throughout the week.

We do not operate on traditional timesheets and instead use new technology. More importantly, you’ll hours aren’t linked to client billings. We operating on a subscription pricing model which allows us to focus on: Client outcomes, responsiveness, quality advice, relationships, and proactive value. Rather than billable hour pressure and worrying over every 6-minute increment.

Success in this role means: Delivering exceptional client outcomes, building strong client relationships, thinking proactively, solving complex problems, being highly responsive, taking ownership, communicating clearly, helping clients grow and improve financially. Technical ability matters, but ownership and judgement matter just as much.

Highly client-facing. You must be comfortable: Leading virtual meetings, delivering tax planning advice, handling client phone calls, communicating strategy clearly, and building long-term relationships. This is not a “hide behind emails” type of role.

We use an ever growing suite of modern cloud-based systems including: Xero, Dext, Asana, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Xpm, Practice Protect, Tax Sorted, Now Infinity, ATO Mate, Ignition etc. We also actively use AI and technology tools to improve efficiency and reduce low-value admin work such as Savvywise and Brieff.io

Yes. We use tools like Brieff.io and Savvywise to reduce time spent on repetitive admin tasks like meeting notes and tax research. We believe technology should help great accountants operate at a higher level, not replace critical thinking. And this will continue to develop over time as more technology become available.

We are looking for experienced professionals with: Minimum 10 years in Australian public practice, strong tax technical capability, experience with complex structures and tax advisory, strong communication skills, and high confidence working directly with serious business owners. CA, CPA, CTA, Masters of Tax, or Tax Agent qualifications are also highly regarded.

Yes. TBA is growing quickly, and there are genuine opportunities for progression for high performers who demonstrate: Leadership, technical capability, ownership, commercial thinking, and strong client management.

Our culture is collaborative, positive, accountable, and high performing. We value things like: Extreme ownership, proactivity, continuous improvement, teamwork, high standards, clear communication. We do not tolerate: Big egos, silly office politics, micromanagement, blame shifting, negative thinking, and low accountability. We just want to do great work, with great people.

People who thrive here are: Commercially minded, technically strong, highly proactive, client-focused, self-managed, positive, detail-oriented, and comfortable taking ownership. The best fit is someone who genuinely enjoys helping business owners solve problems and improve outcomes.

This role is probably not suited to someone who: Wants low-responsibility compliance work, avoids difficult conversations, dislikes client interaction, needs constant supervision, resists technology, refers bureaucracy over action, waits to be told what to do.

Yes. We provide the equipment needed to help you perform at a high level, including if you do not already have everything in your home office set up. This includes: Laptop, monitors, ergonomic equipment, mouse, webcam etc.

Yes. We understand people have lives outside work and aim to create a sustainable, long-term working environment built around trust, communication, and ownership.

No. One of the biggest problems in traditional firms is that high performers are often punished with larger and larger workloads simply because they are competent. We actively work to avoid that. Our goal is to give talented professionals the capacity, support, systems, and structure needed to actually deliver exceptional work, not burn them out under impossible workloads.

Most accountants know the feeling: Watching the clock, stressing over billables, trying to “look productive”, splitting every day into 6-minute increments. That’s not how we operate. We care about: Client outcomes, responsiveness, quality advice, ownership, and communication. Not how long it took you to send an email.

Yes. We specifically structure the role to free Senior Tax Accountants from unnecessary low-value admin wherever possible. You’ll have support from intermediate accountants, CSO, systems, automation, AI tools, and leadership so you can focus on: Strategy, relationships, tax planning, complex problem solving, and commercial thinking. Not endless administrative bottlenecks.

No. We believe flexibility only works when paired with ownership and communication. We trust great people to manage their responsibilities professionally without unnecessary micromanagement. And more than that, when you’re offline – you’re offline.

Absolutely. We strongly believe great accountants never stop improving. We invest heavily into: Tax training, advisory capability, technology, AI systems, CPD, etc. The profession is changing quickly, and we want our team ahead of the curve.

No. We built TBA specifically to avoid the “big corporate cog” feeling many professionals experience in larger firms. Your contribution, ideas, and effort will genuinely matter here. Your voice will always be valued. And you’ll never feel like just another cog in a large machine.

Yes. We highly value people who: Improve systems, identify opportunities, solve problems proactively, raise issues early, and help teammates. The best opportunities at TBA go to people who take ownership rather than waiting for direct instructions.

For many people, remote work gives them back hours of their life every week. Especially from losing the daily commute to the office. With that new found time, our team can focus more on: Family, health, training, or hobbies. They also find that it is a very streamlined way to work. Every meeting is virtual, which means you have better control over your day and less constant interruptions when you’re trying to focus and work.

While it’s not expected in your role, bringing clients to the firm is highly appreciated (and encouraged). For every referral sign up, you will receive commission equal to 10% of the client’s total first year fee. This commission is paid after the client has completed their first 12 months with TBA and the full annual fee has been collected.

A lot, but autonomy comes with ownership. We hire great people and get out of their way. That means no micromanagement, unnecessary bureaucracy, or someone constantly looking over your shoulder. You’ll be trusted to manage your responsibilities, communicate proactively, prioritise work, and deliver a high standard. At the same time, support is always there when needed. We believe the best environment is one where talented people have both freedom and support, not one or the other.

We care about outcomes, not minutes. Rather than obsessing over billables or six-minute increments, success is measured through things like: Quality of work, responsiveness, ownership, technical capability, communication, client experience, teamwork, reliability, judgement, and contribution to outcomes. In simple terms: Are you producing great work? Helping clients and teammates? Solving problems? Improving? Taking ownership? That matters far more to us than how long something took.

No. Your primary responsibility is delivering exceptional outcomes for clients and being an outstanding advisor. That said, if you naturally build relationships, identify upsell / further value adding opportunities, or refer clients to the firm, it is highly appreciated and financially rewarded through our referral commission program.

Yes. We hire Senior Tax Accountants because we trust their judgement, experience, and capability, not to simply pass messages between clients and partners. You’ll be expected to lead client conversations, provide proactive advice, solve problems, make recommendations, and take ownership of outcomes for your portfolio.

Of course, support is always available for highly complex matters, second opinions, or collaborative problem solving. But this is not a role where every decision needs to be escalated or where you’re constantly waiting for permission to add value. We want highly capable professionals who think commercially, act proactively, and genuinely behave like trusted advisors to their clients.

Quite a lot, actually. Most traditional firms are reactive, compliance-heavy, heavily focused on timesheets, and often bogged down by bureaucracy, office politics, micromanagement, and “that’s how we’ve always done it” thinking.

TBA is different.

We’re fully remote, highly collaborative, technology-driven, and focused on proactive tax strategy and advisory, not just year-end compliance.

We don’t obsess over six-minute increments, we don’t want people glued to billables, and we don’t want talented professionals buried under unnecessary admin. Instead, we focus on: Client outcomes, proactive value, flexibility, commercial thinking, strong relationships, continuous improvement, and creating a genuinely great environment for high-performing professionals to thrive.

A high level. Because we work almost exclusively with established business owners and family groups, you’ll regularly deal with more complex tax and commercial matters than many traditional firms. This includes things like: Family groups, companies, trusts, SMSFs, Div 7A, CGT, restructures, tax planning, asset protection considerations, financing and business growth scenarios, multi-entity groups, succession planning, and broader commercial advisory. This is not a simple “prepare returns and move on” type of environment. You’ll be expected to think commercially, solve problems, and provide genuine strategic value to business owners.

You’ll absolutely be doing meaningful, interesting work. One of the frustrations many senior accountants experience is spending years building technical capability only to eventually become a workflow manager buried in admin, reviews, and internal bottlenecks. That’s not how we see the role. Yes, there is oversight, review work, and responsibility that comes with seniority. But the core of the role remains: Tax strategy, problem solving, client relationships, commercial thinking, advisory conversations, and helping business owners make better decisions. We want our senior accountants spending their time where they add the most value, not becoming glorified administrators.

We like people who challenge inefficiency, improve systems, raise issues early, and contribute ideas if they believe things can be better. One of our core values is ‘Play To Win’ – and we mean it. One of the things we actively reject is the old-school “because that’s how we’ve always done it” mentality. If you see a better way to do something, we want to hear it. Strong opinions are welcomed when paired with professionalism, ownership, and a genuine desire to improve outcomes for clients, teammates, and the business as a whole.

Usually for the same reasons. They’re tired of endless billable hour pressure. Tired of office politics and micromanagement. Tired of being buried in compliance with little real advisory exposure. Tired of inflexible environments, outdated systems, unnecessary bureaucracy, and feeling like just another cog in a large machine.

At TBA, they’re looking for something better: More autonomy. More flexibility. More meaningful client relationships. More strategic work. Better systems. Better culture. Better balance. And ultimately, a place where they can do exceptional work, continue growing, and genuinely enjoy what they do again.