Job Description
Business Services Manager - Clear Path to Partnership
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$150,000 - $180,000 + genuine pathway to Partner
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Run the business. Build the relationships. Become a Partner.
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This role is for an experienced Business Services Manager who is ready for more than managing a portfolio.
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You'll take ownership of a significant client base, lead and develop a team, work directly with the firm's Partners on complex tax and advisory matters, and play a genuine role in how the business operates.
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More importantly, there is a clear and short pathway to Partnership.
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This isn't a vague "future opportunities" promise. The firm is looking for someone who can step in as a Manager, prove themselves as a leader and trusted client adviser, and progress into Partnership.
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What's in it for you?
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A genuine pathway to Partner - clear expectations, direct access to the Partners and a defined progression plan.
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Ownership of a substantial client portfolio - build relationships and become the trusted adviser, rather than simply reviewing compliance work.
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Run and develop a team - manage workflow, mentor accountants and build capability around you.
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Interesting advisory work - tax planning, business structuring, valuations, SMSFs, succession planning and broader commercial advice.
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A voice in the firm - contribute to systems, people, client strategy and how the practice grows.
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Established clients and workflow - you're not being hired as a salesperson with an accounting qualification attached.
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Direct Partner exposure - work closely with the people currently running the firm and learn what it takes to become one of them.
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The chance
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The firm is looking for someone who wants to run a business, not simply have a senior accounting job.
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You'll be responsible for the performance of your portfolio and team, including client relationships, quality, workflow, deadlines and commercial outcomes.
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As you establish yourself, your responsibilities will expand beyond portfolio management into the broader operation and direction of the practice.
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The destination is Partnership. The pathway to get there will be clear from the outset.
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About You
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You'll likely already be operating at Manager level, or be an experienced Supervisor / Assistant Manager ready to make the jump.
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You'll have:
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CA or CPA qualification.
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Strong experience in Australian business services, tax and advisory.
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The technical capability to review complex work and confidently advise clients.
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Experience managing or mentoring accountants.
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Strong client relationship skills and commercial judgement.
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The confidence to take ownership rather than wait for work to be delegated.
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An interest in the commercial side of running an accounting practice.
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A genuine ambition to become a Partner in the near term.
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Australian permanent residency or citizenship.
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You don't need to arrive with a book of clients. You do need to arrive wanting to take responsibility for one.
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Where this can go
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Manager → Partner.
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There doesn't need to be a collection of invented titles in between.
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If you've reached the point where you're capable of running clients, leading people and making commercial decisions, but your current firm's partnership pathway still sounds like "maybe in a few years", this is worth a conversation.
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📌 Accountant - Business Services Manager (Canberra)
🏢 seek.com.au
📍 Canberra