At Horizon Nexus Partners (HNP), we're building something different.

We are a progressive professional services firm bringing together leading industry expertise with a culture that champions curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Our clients include high-net-worth individuals, family and private businesses, inbound subsidiaries, private equity, and selected listed companies. They choose us because we deliver trusted, partner-led advice backed by technical excellence, commercial thinking, and genuine long-term relationships.

As our firm continues to grow, we're creating a brand-new opportunity for an experienced Manager or Senior Manager – Partner Accounting to establish and lead a dedicated function supporting our partners.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a role where you won't simply maintain a process- you'll build one.

The Opportunity

This newly created position is ideal for an experienced tax professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with trusted advisory relationships. You'll become the primary tax adviser to our partners, managing their personal tax affairs while helping shape the systems, processes, and experience that underpin this important function. Working closely with Finance, Payroll, HR and the partnership, you'll ensure partners receive proactive, accurate and seamless support throughout the year.

If you're looking for a role where you can influence, improve, and build something meaningful within a modern professional services firm, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing In this role, you will:





- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of partner tax affairs, including individual income tax returns, PAYG instalments, and associated compliance obligations.
- Act as the trusted point of contact for partners, providing practical, commercial tax advice and clear guidance on complex tax matters.
- Work closely with Finance, Payroll and People & Culture to ensure partner remuneration, distributions and benefits are treated correctly for tax purposes.
- Lead annual tax planning activities and provide proactive advice throughout the financial year.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory changes, assessing their impact on partnership and equity structures and communicating implications to stakeholders.
- Prepare and deliver tax briefings and onboarding sessions for new and existing partners.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation while ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and the overall partner experience across all tax touchpoints.

About You You'll be a technically strong tax professional who enjoys building trusted relationships and simplifying complex issues for senior stakeholders.

You'll also bring





- Significant experience in Australian taxation, ideally within a professional services or partnership environment.
- CA or CPA qualification (essential).
- Strong knowledge of partnership taxation, trust structures and individual tax matters.
- Experience managing end-to-end tax compliance processes.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex tax concepts in a practical and accessible way.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills and confidence working with senior leaders and partners.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- A high level of professionalism, discretion and commitment to exceptional service.

Launch the next stage in your Career with HNP At HNP, we're redefining what a professional services career is.

Our mission is to build the pre-eminent independent professional services firm in Australia - one built on technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and opportunity.

Unlike traditional firms, we don't believe your development should be limited by layers of hierarchy. From the moment you join, you'll work directly with experienced leaders, respected technical specialists, and challenging projects that genuinely shape business outcomes.

Supported by contemporary technology, ongoing training, and an inclusive culture, you'll have the opportunity to develop deep technical expertise, strong relationships, and a career path that grows as quickly as your ambition.

Join us and help build something exceptional.

📌 Manager/ Senior Manager -Partner Accounting (Melbourne)
🏢 Horizon Nexus Partners
📍 Melbourne