Senior CPA (AU Client)
Remote Raven
- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Senior
About the role
We are seeking a highly organised, fully qualified Private Client Accountant & Bookkeeper to manage private client accounting, bookkeeping, and personal affairs administration for a high-profile Australian founder. This is a confidential, high-trust engagement reporting directly to the principal, sitting at the intersection of technical accounting and the discretion of a senior personal assistant.
You will be the single point of coordination across personal finances, a small portfolio of product-based businesses, professional advisors, and administrative matters — keeping everything accurate, current, and audit-ready. The role is fully remote and contractor-based, with a preference for offshore candidates and reliable overlap with Australian business hours. Australian tax familiarity (BAS, GST, trust structures) is essential, or a demonstrated willingness to upskill quickly.
Key Responsibilities
Personal Finance & Private Client Accounting
- Maintain personal books, reconciliations, and financial records across multiple accounts, including international holdings
- Track and administer investment holdings, income streams, and personal expenses with accuracy and consistency
- Manage personal tax administration, trust distributions, and entity-level record keeping in line with Australian obligations
- Coordinate with the principal’s Australian accountant, lawyers, and other advisors as the central financial liaison
- Handle confidential correspondence and ensure administrative follow-through on every delegated matter
- Prepare clean, decision-ready financial summaries and briefing materials for the principal on request
- Manage document storage, filing, and compliance-deadline tracking across all personal accounts and entities
Small Business Bookkeeping
- Run end-to-end bookkeeping across a small portfolio of businesses, including a supplement company and a coffee roaster
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date Profit & Loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports for each entity
- Manage accounts payable and receivable across all businesses in the portfolio
- Process payroll or liaise with the payroll provider as required for each entity
- Prepare BAS submissions and GST reconciliations, and coordinate with Australian tax advisors on compliance
- Track inventory, COGS, and margin performance for the product-based businesses and flag anomalies proactively
- Deliver a clean, actionable monthly reporting package for each business, written for a founder-level audience
Coordination & Administrative Oversight
- Serve as the single point of contact across all entities — the principal should never have to chase for an update
- Proactively flag cash flow issues, deadline risks, discrepancies, and anomalies before they become problems
- Keep every entity audit-ready and organised at all times, not just at year-end
- Coordinate between external advisors so all parties have what they need, when they need it
- Take full ownership of delegated administrative tasks and follow through completely without prompting
Requirements
- CPA licensed
- 5 or more years across private client accounting and small business bookkeeping
- Hands-on proficiency in Xero, the primary accounting platform across the portfolio
- Demonstrated product-business experience: inventory management, COGS tracking, and gross-margin analysis
- Comfort managing multiple entities simultaneously with full accountability for accuracy and timeliness
- Strong BAS and GST knowledge — Australian tax experience strongly preferred; candidates without it must show a clear, credible plan to upskill quickly
- Fluent written English, exceptional discretion, and proactive communication
- Self-directed and reliable in a fully remote, contractor environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with trust structures, investment income tracking, and multi-entity financial consolidation
- Private client, family-office, or direct founder-support background
- Comfort across Google Workspace, cloud document management, and digital collaboration tools
Tools & Software
- Xero — primary accounting platform across the portfolio
- Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets — financial reporting and reconciliation support
- Google Workspace or Microsoft Office — communication and documentation
- Additional client-specific platforms as the portfolio requires
What Makes You a Great Fit
- The principal never has to wonder where things stand — your reporting is proactive, clear, and always current
- You treat confidential information with the same care you would want applied to your own
- You are as comfortable managing a trust distribution as you are chasing down a supplier invoice — both get the same attention
- You understand that working for a founder personally is a different kind of trust, and you honour it
- You make complexity feel manageable, not overwhelming
Benefits
What We Offer
- Up to $11/hour
- 100% remote work
- Full-time role
To apply
Ensure your LinkedIn profile and resume are up-to-date and comprehensive (submit a comprehensive resume in English) then complete the assessment found below:
Link:https://assessment.aptiveindex.com/s/vT5dYucgP3QS
By applying, you consent to being contacted via the contact information provided in your application for recruitment purposes only.
Interview scheduling: Initial calls run in US Mountain Standard Time (MST), within a 3:00 AM-1:00 PM MST window. We genuinely appreciate your flexibility around the time difference
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