Manager -Accounting Firm Public Practice

Our people are our greatest asset. We don't just value the skill of our people but also the care and passion they bring to their work and for our clients. Our best days are when we know we have made a real difference.

We have a highly experienced team of 5 Partners who are all experts in their fields and have a passion for leading and inspiring one another to create a high performing team.

Why Join WMS?

Compressed work weeks

Hybrid WFH/office

Supportive approach to managing life & work

Active wellness committee

Paid CA/CPA membership

Partner‑led technical training

External personal development workshops

About the role:

You'll work closely with one of our Partners in a tax and business advisory team, supporting a diverse portfolio of clients and overseeing the delivery of high‑quality compliance and advisory work.

Your role will require you to drive team performance so that compliance deadlines are met, and operational targets achieved.

About you:

You are a degree qualified accountant with a minimum of 4 years' experience managing a tax compliance team in a public practice role.

You are CA/CPA certified

Have experience managing a client list and leading a small team

You must have current Australian work authorisation

You are technically skilled at:

Tax compliance work for a range of entities;

Preparing financial statements for a range of complex entities;

Preparing general and special purpose financial reports;

Identifying Div 7A, CGT, GST and FBT issues.

Skilled inter-personal skills and ability to collaborate with a hybrid team, pro-actively identify and address issues within the team, and resolve issues with stakeholders.





High attention to detail so that the work you review is delivered accurately.

Advanced time management, forward planning, and delegation skills to ensure client work is called in, processed, and delivered in accordance with client and ATO deadlines.

We offer a competitive salary tailored to your experience, plus access to our employee referral and incentive program.

About our recruitment process:

If you have what we are looking for, we'll contact you to arrange a time to chat by phone. If we sound like we align, we'll invite you in for an interview with the people you'll be working with.

At WMS we value all types of diversity and include everyone as part of our firms "One Team" value. If at any stage of the recruitment process you would like us to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate you, please let us know.

If you would like further insight into our firm, check out our website and Linkedin.

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Your application will include the following questions:

- Have you completed a qualification in accounting?
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- Have you completed a chartered accountant (CA) qualification?
- Have you worked in a role where you had team and or line management responsibility?




- How many years of people management experience do you have?
- How many years of public practice accounting experience do you have?
- How many years of taxation experience do you have?
- What's your expected annual base salary?

WMS is one of the Gold Coast’s largest and most prestigious accounting firms.

We have a team of 6 partners and more than 70 dedicated employees who thrive in a welcoming and sociable work atmosphere. At this size, we are able to harness our combined expertise to help each other and deliver client solutions that inspire confidence.

We are 69 in AFR Top 100 Accounting firms in 2024.

In 2014 we were a finalist in the Thomson Reuters “Accounting Firm of the Year award and in 2015 we won the Accountants Daily – Australian Award for “Boutique Firm of the Year”

WMS is one of the Gold Coast’s largest and most prestigious accounting firms.

We have a team of 6 partners and more than 70 dedicated employees who thrive in a welcoming and sociable work atmosphere. At this size, we are able to harness our combined expertise to help each other and deliver client solutions that inspire confidence.

We are 69 in AFR Top 100 Accounting firms in 2024.

In 2014 we were a finalist in the Thomson Reuters “Accounting Firm of the Year award and in 2015 we won the Accountants Daily – Australian Award for “Boutique Firm of the Year”

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