About Count Out LoudCount Out Loud is the accountant for Australia's creative industries. We work with a wide range of creative industry clients, from film and television production companies, documentary producers, post-production and VFX studios, content creators and creative freelancers across the country, the people making the work everyone else watches. Strength behind the spotlight is the whole idea, the financial backing that lets creative businesses do their best work.
Creative businesses earn differently to everyone else, with project-based revenue, seasonal cash flow, government offsets and income built on IP, which trips up plenty of accountants and it is exactly the kind of work we built our entire practice around. We have been a Xero Platinum Champion Partner since 2016 and our work runs from Producer Offset claims through to business structuring, tax compliance and Virtual CFO advisory. We are a technology forward practice, and we use a broad set of tools to keep the work moving and the thinking clear, rather than buried in spreadsheets. The role

We are looking for a Manager who is ready to own the running of a portfolio and the people delivering it. You will lead complex client engagements across production companies, creators and creative businesses, take responsibility for quality and profitability across your book, and mentor the senior accountants coming up behind you. This is a leadership seat. You will shape how the team works, guide the technical standard across your client base, and sit close enough to founders that your advice genuinely shapes their decisions. There is a clear path from here into Senior Manager and beyond for the right person. What you will be doing

Managing a portfolio of creative industry clients end to end, with responsibility for job profitability,



resourcing and delivery Leading complex compliance and advisory engagements across production companies, content creators and creative freelancers Reviewing technical work and lifting the standard across the team, from income tax and BAS through to financial statements and structuring Advising founders on entity structuring, asset protection and the SPV setups common in film and television production Overseeing Producer Offset claims across the life of a production Leading Virtual CFO engagements, including cash flow forecasting, budgeting and KPI tracking Coaching and developing senior accountants, allocating work to build their capability and giving feedback that helps them grow Building lasting relationships with clients who want an advisor who understands their industry What we are looking for

CA or CPA qualified, with at least seven years in public practice or business advisory, including time at manager level Strong technical foundation across Australian tax compliance, structuring and financial reporting, with the judgement to handle complex matters independently A track record of managing a portfolio and owning client relationships and profitability Experience reviewing work and developing junior and senior staff Confident in Xero, ideally across the wider cloud accounting ecosystem A clear communicator who can talk to creative founders and producers like a human,



without the jargon Genuinely curious about the creative industries, the work, the money behind it and the people making it Experience in screen, media, or entertainment accounting is a real advantage, and familiarity with the Producer Offset and Screen Australia processes will put you well ahead. We are open to robust candidates from general practice at manager level who want to build a specialism, provided the leadership and technical foundation are there. Why join Count Out Loud?

Your clients will be building films, television series, documentaries and creative businesses, so the work stays varied and rarely feels routine. We are a specialist team, which means your leadership is visible, your ideas land and the people you develop go on to do their best work. You get flexibility around how and where you work, ongoing professional development and the chance to become a recognised name in one of the most distinctive corners of Australian accounting. For the right person, this seat leads somewhere. Frequently asked questions

What qualifications do I need to become an accounting manager in the creative industries? For this role you need to be CA or CPA qualified with around seven or more years in public practice or business advisory, including time managing at the manager level. We look for people who have run a client portfolio, reviewed technical work and developed the accountants coming up behind them. Knowledge of the Producer Offset and screen production structures is a strong advantage, and we support the right person to build that specialism with us if they are coming from general practice. What does an accountant for creative industries actually do? At Count Out Loud, we handle the tax, compliance and a

📌 Manager, Creative Industries (Sydney)
🏢 Count Out Loud
📍 Sydney