Senior Accountant - Australia (Client Advisory) - Remote

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Hiring Remotely in Philippines
Remote
Mid level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
The Accountant will manage BAS lodgements, maintain financial records, oversee accounts payable/receivable, and provide financial insights to clients, while ensuring compliance with Australian regulations.
Summary Generated by Built In

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.

We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.

We operate 3 business segments:

Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations

Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service

FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 500 staff with an intact startup mindset.

We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia.

Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.


Requirements

If you have solid Australian firm experience and are ready to step beyond pure compliance work, this is your opportunity to become a true trusted advisor to Australian business owners.

We’re looking for high-performing Filipino accountants with proven AU experience who want more ownership, stronger client relationships, and real impact.

Your Role:

  • You will manage a portfolio of Australian SME clients, ensuring:
  • Accurate and compliant BAS & IAS lodgements
  • Clean, reconciled financial records
  • Reliable monthly management reporting
  • Clear financial insights that help clients make decisions
  • More than compliance, you will act as the go-to accounting partner for your clients.

What Sets This Role Apart

  • Direct communication with Australian clients
  • Advisory exposure — not just processing work
  • Ownership of your client portfolio
  • Collaboration with AU tax professionals
  • Long-term, stable Australian portfolio

We’re Looking For

  • Minimum 3+ years in an Australian accounting firm
  • Strong BAS, GST, and AU compliance experience
  • Confident client communicator (verbal & written)
  • Advanced Xero user
  • Experience managing Australian SME clients end-to-end
  • Senior-level applicants should be comfortable reviewing work and providing deeper financial insights.

Ideal for Accountants Who:

  • Want to move beyond back-office production work
  • Thrive in client-facing roles
  • Think commercially, not just technically
  • Are ready for a long-term, growth-focused opportunity
The interview process

The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages. We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks from start to finish.

Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role. 

Career deep dive 

A ~60 minute chat with the Hiring Manager. They’ll discuss your last 1-2 roles to understand your experience in more detail.  

Behavioural fit assessment

A ~60 minute chat with a member of the HR or leadership team, where they will dive into some of your recent work situations to understand how you think and work.

Offer + reference interviews

We’ll make a non-binding offer verbally or over email, followed by a couple of short phone or video calls with references that you provide to us. 

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Requirement for background screening

Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role.

This may include using external vendors to verify the below:

- Your education

- Any criminal history

- Any political exposure

- Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history

We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation.

By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at sleek.com.


Benefits

Some other great things about working at Sleek…

Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment. 

Flexibility: You’ll be able to work from home. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year

Financial benefits: We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.

Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional.

Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp.  Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy.

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The Company
405 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, Sleek’s mission is to make the lives of our fellow entrepreneurs easier. It is the easiest way to get started and manage a business day to day. Just one platform to digitally manage company incorporation, compliance, bookkeeping & accounting, payroll, reporting, taxes and SO much more. Sleek's human-first, tech-enabled approach helps entrepreneurs automate repetitive tasks, while our supportive experts offer the best, personalised advice to our customers. Present across Singapore, UK, Australia and Hong Kong, Sleek has served over 450,000 clients across 110 countries, and processed millions of bookkeeping transactions digitally. Sleek is registered with the company registry and tax authorities of Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We are also regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Payment Services Act, and issued a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence No. PS20200521.

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