About the Role

WLF Accounting & Advisory is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the effective operation of our Quality Management System, strengthen compliance and continuous improvement, lead our Finance and Administration team, and support the COO through finance oversight.

This firm-wide leadership role offers an engaging mix of responsibilities across quality, team management and finance within a skilled-services environment.

The role works closely with our Chief Operating Officer, Partners and Business group leaders to ensure our systems and financial processes remain practical, effective, accurate and audit-ready. It includes leadership of a small team responsible for finance, payroll, administration, property and other corporate-services functions.

The role requires demonstrated quality capability, practical finance expertise and proven team leadership, with the judgement to connect all three.

About us

WLF is an independently owned Tasmanian accounting and advisory firm with more than 135 years of history and a long-standing reputation for excellence with 85+ staff and 11 Partners. We bring together a range of expertise and services with a modern, forward-thinking approach, working with small businesses, major corporations, government, not-for-profit organisations and individuals.

We focus on people, our staff and our clients. We've built a workplace that's collaborative, flexible and genuinely supportive where people are trusted, valued and encouraged to grow. Offering professional development, a competitive salary, a strong social calendar, work/life balance and opportunities to contribute to the community.

What you will deliver

Quality, compliance and improvement

- Lead and oversee the effective operation of and continually improve WLF’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System, keeping policies and processes practical, current and understood across the firm.

- Run the annual quality and internal-audit program and guide certification and surveillance audits through to closed actions, ensuring WLF is always audit-ready.

- Keep quality, risk and compliance reporting reliable, including registers, client feedback, conflicts and independence declarations.





- Lead anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) compliance, covering client verification, effectiveness testing, training and staff support.

- Turn trends and root causes into lasting improvements, and advise the COO, Partners and Business group leaders in a way that builds firm-wide ownership of quality.

People and corporate-services leadership

- Lead and develop a small, multi-skilled finance and administration team, coaching through regular one-on-ones and performance conversations.

- Set clear priorities and service standards and build cross-training so essential work continues through leave and peak periods.

- Create a positive, responsive service culture across reception, administration, property, payroll and other corporate-services functions.

Finance management and oversight

- Support the COO by overseeing core finance processes to ensure timely, accurate payables, receivables, billing, cashflow, reconciliations and month-end activities.

- Assist the COO with budgeting. Lead performance reporting and business-system improvements.

- Provide technical and practical financial guidance to the team, escalating complex accounting matters to the COO where appropriate.

What you will bring

Essential

- Demonstrated experience leading a quality, compliance, assurance or governance function.

- Experience working with quality management systems, including interpreting and applying relevant standards, regulatory requirements and legislation.

- Experience in, or ability to acquire skills in a short timeframe, planning or conducting internal audits and following corrective actions through to completion.

- Proven success leading, coaching and developing employees.

- The ability to influence senior stakeholders and work collaboratively across different teams.





- Strong analytical, problem-solving and process-improvement skills.

- Excellent written communication, documentation skills and attention to detail.

- Strong computer skills, with advanced proficiency across Microsoft 365 applications and the ability to quickly learn and use new systems.

- A relevant accounting or finance qualification (or equivalent experience), with demonstrated capability to oversee month-end activities, reconciliations, management reporting and cashflow.

Desirable

- Practical experience with ISO9001 requirements

- Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor training.

- Experience in a professional-services accounting or advisory environment.

- Experience with AML/CTF frameworks and customer due-diligence processes.

- Experience using business platforms for reporting, such as Xero, XPM, Power BI or comparable systems.

What you can expect

- The opportunity to shape quality and improvement across the whole firm, and influence senior decision-makers directly.

- A broad role combining systems, people management, finance and practical business outcomes.

- Competitive remuneration, professional development and genuine work/life balance.

In addition, we provide:

- Annual flu shots

- Regular social and wellbeing activities

- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- Additional leave days to support wellbeing and volunteering/community engagement

- Paid Parental Leave in addition to the Government’s paid parental leave and;

- Extensive study support programs.

How to apply

If you are an accomplished quality and team leader with a strong finance foundation and the judgement to bring the three together, we want to hear from you. Please submit your application, including a resume and cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, why you are the best person for the role and why you want to work for WLF.

For further information about the role and/or the application process please contact *******@wlf.com.au

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 15 November 2026. All applications must be submitted via Seek

📌 Finance and Quality Manager (Hobart)
🏢 WLF Accounting & Advisory
📍 Hobart