Highly client-focused leadership role with a strong emphasis on relationships and commercial outcomes

Work closely with two hands-on Partners across client management, workflow, team leadership and practice development

Manage a high-quality portfolio of successful SME clients

Take a big-picture approach to your clients’ businesses, looking beyond compliance

Opportunity to further develop your business advisory and commercial skillset

Genuine long-term succession opportunity within an established and highly successful practice

The Opportunity

- Highly client-focused leadership role with a strong emphasis on relationships and commercial outcomes
- Work closely with two hands-on Partners across client management, workflow, team leadership and practice development
- Manage a high-quality portfolio of successful SME clients
- Take a big-picture approach to your clients’ businesses, looking beyond compliance
- Opportunity to further develop your business advisory and commercial skillset
- Genuine long-term succession opportunity within an established and highly successful practice

About the Firm

My client is a highly successful suburban accounting firm with a genuine focus on both its clients and its people.

Established more than 14 years ago, the firm works with some of Queensland’s most successful SME businesses and has built a strong reputation for going beyond traditional accounting and compliance. Their clients view the team as trusted business advisors, providing commercially focused advice that helps businesses grow and succeed.

Joining this firm will give you the prospect to continue developing your technical accounting and tax expertise while significantly expanding your commercial and business advisory skillset.

About the Role

Due to continued growth, the firm is looking for an experienced, people-focused Senior Manager / Associate Director to work closely with two Partners in managing key client relationships, overseeing the team and contributing to the ongoing growth of the practice.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will have genuine influence over your clients, your team and the broader direction of the firm.





Importantly, this role forms part of the firm's genuine long-term succession planning . With one of the Partners looking towards retirement over the coming years, there is an opportunity for the successful candidate to progressively take on greater responsibility, deepen their client and commercial relationships and become an increasingly important part of the firm's future leadership.

This is not an immediate transition, but rather a genuine opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within a successful practice. For the right person, there is the potential to ultimately progress towards Partnership and/or ownership as part of the firm's succession journey.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

- Managing staff workflow and ensuring deadlines are met
- Reviewing work files and maintaining high-quality standards
- Training, mentoring and developing team members
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships
- Acting as a key point of contact for clients
- Providing higher-level tax, accounting and business advisory services
- Working closely with the Partners on client strategy and commercial matters
- Taking a big-picture view of your clients' businesses and identifying opportunities to add value
- Contributing to the strategic growth and development of the practice
- Supporting the Partners in developing the team, client base and future leaders of the firm

About You

- CA/CPA qualified
- Several years' experience at Manager / Senior Manager level within public practice
- At least 7 years' public practice accounting experience
- Strong technical accounting and tax knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A personable and client-focused approach




- A genuine team-player mentality
- A passion for mentoring and developing others
- An interest in developing your commercial and business advisory capabilities
- The ambition and maturity to take on increasing responsibility within a successful practice

Most importantly, you will be someone who enjoys building genuine relationships with clients and wants to be more than just a compliance accountant.

You will be commercially minded, confident working directly with business owners and motivated by the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the continued growth and future of the firm.

What's in It for You?

This is an opportunity to enjoy the career development and commercial exposure typically associated with CBD firms, without the CBD commute.

You'll also enjoy:

- Flexible working arrangements and WFH options
- Direct support and mentoring from hands-on, highly knowledgeable Partners
- A collaborative and supportive team environment
- Regular team-building events
- An impressive and modern tech stack
- Excellent systems and processes
- Modern, spacious offices
- Ample free parking
- A high-quality client base
- Genuine opportunities to develop your business advisory and commercial skillset
- A genuine long-term succession pathway with the potential for future Partnership and/or ownership

The Bottom Line

If you're an experienced public practice accountant ready to step into a Senior Manager / Associate Director role, work closely with Partners and develop stronger commercial and business advisory skills, this could be an excellent opportunity to join a successful firm where clients, people and career development genuinely matter.

With one of the Partners planning towards retirement over the coming years, this is also an opportunity to join the firm at an important point in its succession journey and potentially play a significant role in its future.

If you're looking for more than just your next job and want to build towards a genuine long-term leadership opportunity within a successful accounting practice, this is worth exploring.

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📌 Senior Manager/Associate Director - Boutique Accounting Firm (Brisbane City)
🏢 Pure Consultancy
📍 Brisbane City