Job Brief:
Position: Accountant (General)
Location: Queensland
Job type: Full Time, 38 hours/week
Salary range: AUD 80,000

In 1971, H&R Block opened its first four offices in Australia, in Sydney and Melbourne. The next year, it opened offices in all capital cities and has been growing strongly ever since.

Today, H&R Block Australia prepares around seven hundred thousand returns annually, making it Australia's leading tax preparation firm.

Headquartered in Thornleigh, Sydney, the company serves clients in more than 400 offices across the country. Our 2500+ Tax Consultants use the latest tools and technologies to prepare all types of tax returns, including individual, sole trader, partnership, trust, SMSF, and company returns. We also provide a broad range of small business accounting services, including bookkeeping, BAS preparation, entity setup (company, trust, SMSF), financial statement preparation, tax planning, and advice.

H&R Block trains its Tax Consultants through its own highly regarded Income Tax Course. In Australia, more than 3,500 students enrol in the course annually. The Level One course provides training not only to potential H&R Block employees but to employees of some of the top financial and accounting institutions in the country.

At H&R Block, our mission is simple: to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. We do this by helping individuals and companies get the most out of their tax returns with ease and convenience.

As an Accountant you will plan and provide accounting systems and services relating to taxation and the financial dealings of organisations and individuals, and advise on associated record-keeping and compliance requirements.

Key Requirements

As an Accountant you will:

• Be available based on the plan agreed with your District Manager for the fiscal year
• Be articulate, customer focused & professionally presented
• Have an elevated level of computer literacy and interpersonal skills
• Have demonstrated an elevated level of communication in previous roles
• Be able to demonstrate strong tax knowledge▪Be able to adapt to Access Tax, Access Tax Practice Manager, Handitax software and processes with the Field Support Centre
• Be confident
• Have strong time management skills
• Must understand and adhere to the H&R Block ‘Behaviours’ - COPSCuRB

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to create and execute an operational plan for the district in coordination with the District Manager (DM)
• Being able to complete tax returns in offices as per the targets set by the DM during tax season
• TimeTrade support – be able to identify key opportunities to increase client capacity based on demand & staff availability
• Tax Training School (ITC/PD/LLL) support as directed by the National Training Manager& District Manager including marketing, office set up, facilitation of classes,instructor/student enquiries
• Recruitment and onboarding - supporting the DM with recruitment administration, reviewing applications and following up employee documents to ensure a smooth process
• Supporting the field with client escalations including monitoring InMoment
• Supporting the field with Field Support Centre processes and understanding
• Other support as directed by your DM

Relationships and reporting structure:
The District Operations Coordinator reports directly to the District Manager(s) in the district(s) they operate within.

Role requirements:

• Must have a current Driver’s license, access to a car and be able to visit offices in their District(s)
• Mobile Phone
• Must be flexible with regards work times to support offices as required
• May be required to provide TTS (TAX TRAINING SCHOOL) training as an instructor as agreed upon with the DM