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BAS Agent resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what bas agents actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most bas agents should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Registered BAS agent with experience preparing and lodging Business Activity Statements for small to medium businesses across trades, retail and professional services. Skilled in reconciling GST and PAYG withholding, managing ATO correspondence and keeping clients compliant without unnecessary penalties. Known for translating tax figures into plain language clients can act on.
Key skills
- Tax compliance and planning
- Bookkeeping and ledgers
- Regulatory compliance
- Financial analysis and modelling
- ATO Online Services Portal
- MYOB and Xero
- Excel spreadsheets
- Tax practice management software
- Attention to detail
- Client relationships and advisory
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared and lodged BAS for a portfolio of small business clients, reconciling GST discrepancies before submission to avoid ATO amendments.
- Reviewed client transaction records against GST rules, identifying incorrect coding and recovering overclaimed GST.
- Calculated GST liability and PAYG withholding across sole traders, companies and trusts, ensuring each statement matched the client's actual trading position.
- Advised clients on payment deadlines and lodgement schedules, helping them avoid late lodgement penalties.
- Maintained audit trails and compliance documentation, keeping files review-ready for ATO enquiries.
- Managed BAS amendments through the ATO Online Services Portal, resolving issues without escalating to a formal dispute.
Education
Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping and Accounting) or Diploma of Accounting, plus Tax Practitioners Board registration as a BAS agent.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- BAS agent
- GST
- PAYG withholding
- Tax Practitioners Board
- ATO
- ATO Online Services Portal
- Business Activity Statement
- MYOB
- Xero
- bookkeeping
- compliance
- lodgement
- tax agent
- superannuation guarantee
- TPAR
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.