Tax agent / Accountant
Accountant and tax agent jobs in Kingscliff do not often come with this much scope. Move beyond compliance and become the advisor our clients ring first. The character, craft and mindset we are hiring for, in full.
- Part time, 3 days a week in Kingscliff
- Advisory work, not compliance only
- Direct mentoring from a CPA partner
- Accounting and lending exposure as you grow
Takes about two minutes. Name, contact details and your CV is enough to start.
- Role
- Tax agent / Accountant
- Reports to
- Partners
- Type
- Part time, 3 days a week, option to increase hours over time
- Based
- Kingscliff, team of 5 on the Tweed Coast
The opportunity
STE Financial was born in 2020 from a simple observation: most business owners spend too much time bogged down in bookkeeping and not enough time planning for the future. Founders Mark Moore, a licensed mortgage broker, and Craig Hughes, a CPA, cover both sides of the picture, so advice on the books and advice on the finance come from the same two heads.
This isn't your average accounting firm. We are a small, tight-knit team based on the beautiful Tweed Coast, and our values (being approachable, thorough and genuinely invested) are at the heart of everything we do. We bring personality and fun to the numbers, using proven systems to deliver accurate, insightful advice.
You will join a team that treats each client's business as its own and offers a rare blend of accounting and lending expertise. This is a chance to move beyond compliance and become a trusted advisor, with direct mentorship from the partners and a real say in how we grow.
We simplify the day to day, transform the systems behind it, and empower our clients to make confident calls about their business.
Like the sound of this so far? You can apply now and read the rest after.
Prefer a quiet chat first? Call Mark on 02 6672 1501 or email markm@stefinancial.com.au. Completely confidential.
Core values & traits
The character we hire for.
Work-life balance, for real
We want someone who values balance as much as the partners do, which is exactly why we care about being efficient: we work smart so we can get home to our families at a reasonable hour and properly switch off. Coffee in the morning, a beer in the afternoon. Some days, both.
Commercial curiosity
A desire to look beyond spreadsheets to understand the why behind the numbers, helping clients translate data into actionable business strategies.
Approachable professionalism
A warm, personable manner that breaks the stuffy accountant stereotype, so clients feel comfortable and empowered rather than overwhelmed.
Proactive ownership
A self-starter mindset suited to a tight-knit team, treating every client's business with the same care and attention to detail as if it were your own.
Adaptable growth mindset
Enthusiasm for evolving systems and a fast-moving environment, with genuine interest in your own development and in how the firm improves.
High-integrity collaboration
A thorough, reliable team player who values transparency, adds to a positive culture, and protects a healthy work-life balance.
Technical skills
What you can do on day one.
- Advanced proficiency in Xero and its integrated app ecosystem, to drive process efficiency and cloud-based collaboration.
- Strong competency preparing complex financial statements, BAS and income tax returns across diverse entity structures.
- Demonstrated ability in management accounting, including three-way cash flow forecasts and bespoke KPI reporting suites.
- Solid understanding of Australian taxation legislation, including FBT, CGT concessions and Division 7A, to support proactive advisory.
- Experience with workflow management software to maintain rigorous quality control and thorough documentation standards.
- Comfortable in a registered tax agent environment, with the review discipline that keeps lodgements accurate and on time.
Still reading? That is a good sign. Apply and we will call you.
Prefer a quiet chat first? Call Mark on 02 6672 1501 or email markm@stefinancial.com.au. Completely confidential.
Soft skills
How you work with people.
- A proactive, empathetic communicator who turns complex financial data into stories that reassure and empower small business owners.
- A natural relationship-builder who thrives in a collaborative team and treats every client's business with the same care as their own.
- The adaptability to balance high-level advisory work with the precision that thorough compliance demands.
- Strong emotional intelligence and active listening, so you spot the chances to simplify and transform how a client operates.
Work style & culture fit
How you show up.
- Builds genuine rapport with clients, moving past a transactional compliance focus to become a trusted advisor.
- A proactive, inquisitive analytical style that finds the story behind the numbers instead of just keeping score.
- Thrives in a small team, happy to bring personality and fun to the workplace while keeping a thorough, accurate work ethic.
- A flexible mindset, comfortable with evolving systems as we scale and knit accounting and lending closer together.
Still reading? That is a good sign. Apply and we will call you.
Prefer a quiet chat first? Call Mark on 02 6672 1501 or email markm@stefinancial.com.au. Completely confidential.
Motivators & growth drivers
What keeps you here and growing.
- 01
A move from compliance-heavy work to a trusted advisor role, where the narrative behind the numbers is the point.
- 02
Direct mentorship from the founders, and influence over how a boutique firm grows.
- 03
Development that spans accounting and lending, so your advice covers the whole picture.
- 04
A genuine work-life balance and a high-trust, flexible environment over rigid corporate structures.
- 05
Long-term relationships where success is measured by client confidence, not billable hours.
Not the right fit if
Better to know now than in month three.
- A compliance-only mindset, with no interest in advising clients or reading the story behind their numbers.
- Resistance to cloud accounting, or a preference for rigid corporate hierarchy over a small, agile team.
- A clinical or overly formal manner that does not fit our approachable, personality-driven culture.
- No ownership mentality: reluctant to treat client businesses as your own, or happier working in a silo.
- Presenteeism over output, or needing constant supervision to stay on track.
- Close enough is good enough. Our accuracy comes from real review by a real person.
Five steps, no guesswork
- 1. Send the basics
Fill in the short form on this page. Name, phone, email and your CV. About two minutes.
- 2. We read it properly
Both partners read every application themselves. No screening software, no black hole.
- 3. A friendly call
If it looks like a fit, we ring you for a relaxed chat about the work and what you are after.
- 4. Coffee in Kingscliff
Meet the team in the office, see the files and the systems, and ask us anything.
- 5. Offer and start date
References, an offer in writing, and a start date that works around your notice period.
Apply right here
No cover letter, no login, no PDF to wrestle with. Name, contact details and your CV takes about two minutes, and you are applying for the tax agent / accountant role.
Sound like the job you have been after?
Three questions, your CV, and we will call you in the coming weeks.
Prefer a quiet chat first? Call Mark on 02 6672 1501 or email markm@stefinancial.com.au. Completely confidential.