You've done the hard yards as a senior accountant, and you're already operating close to client manager level. What you haven't found yet is a firm that actually backs that up with a real path forward, not vague promises that never materialise.

At Third Space Accountants we're building a firm that rewards people properly: a clear step into Client Manager within 6 to 12 months, running your own portfolio and your own team, with profit share on the table for the right person, and a real conversation about what long-term ownership looks like as you build something lasting with us.

We're a small, fast-growing, nimble team, and that's deliberate. Led by a young, hands-on director, we measure people on client delivery and outcomes met, not on hours clocked. If you put in the work and your clients are looked after, you'll have real flexibility and real trust here, plus genuine room to grow as we grow.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Minimum 7 years' experience in business services and tax accounting

CPA or CA qualified

Existing experience at junior client manager level, or very close to it, with genuine client-facing, advisory and team management experience already under your belt

THE OPPORTUNITY

You'll step into managing a portfolio of quality small business clients within 6 to 12 months. This isn't a purely reviewing-and-meetings role, you'll still be hands-on with compliance work yourself, especially early on, while building toward full oversight of what our Philippines-based team delivers. The core of the role:

Running client meetings, including AGMs and tax planning strategy sessions

Keeping client communication strong and consistent year-round, not just at meeting time





Delivering all of the compliance work for your portfolio end to end, working with and reviewing what our Philippines-based team processes, and doing hands-on technical work yourself where needed

Advisory conversations covering strategy, structure, cash flow and tax planning

Building long-term client relationships, not transactional ones

Training and leading our Philippines-based team and junior staff here in Brisbane, with leadership becoming a bigger part of the role as you step into Client Manager

Our Philippines team handles the bulk of the processing and compliance work at a high standard. You'll work alongside them, reviewing and directing their output, staying hands‑on with the more technical or complex pieces yourself, and being the face the client actually deals with.

WHAT WE'RE BUILDING (AND WHAT WE'RE NOT)

We're building a firm with high standards and high trust, clear progression, flexibility that works both ways, and a culture that's ambitious with zero politics.

We're not building big‑firm hierarchy, internal politics, empty career‑track promises, a compliance factory, or a clock‑in clock‑out culture.

YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU'RE

A senior accountant already operating at, or very close to, junior client manager level





Someone who genuinely enjoys being with clients in person, over coffee, at networking events, on the phone, not just in their inbox

Already confident leading advisory conversations, with real experience to back it up

Experienced at training and leading people, whether an offshore team, junior staff, or both

Commercially minded — you want to build something of your own, not just do the work

A strong communicator who can simplify complex advice for business owners

Motivated by more than money — real trust, autonomy and the chance to build something matters as much to you as the pay packet

Looking for one firm to build a long‑term career with, not another line on your resume in eighteen months

WHAT YOU'LL GET

$100,000 – $120,000 + super + bonus, depending on experience

A transparent step into Client Manager within 6 to 12 months, running your own portfolio, and leading your own team

A Philippines‑based processing team so you stay focused on review, advisory, leadership and relationships

Real flexibility, measured on delivery and deadlines met, not hours clocked

A seat on a small, fast‑growing team with genuine room to grow as we grow

Long‑term ownership on the table for the right person as we grow

Your application will include the following questions:

- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- What's your expected annual base salary?
- How many years' experience do you have as a client manager?
- How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
- How many years of taxation experience do you have?

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📌 Senior Accountant | Client Manager (Queensland)
🏢 Third Space Accountants
📍 Queensland