Practice Manager / Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant / Accounting Manager
Gold Coast | Full-Time | On-site
The Opportunity
An established and growing
accounting and advisory practice are seeking an experienced Senior
Accountant / Accounting Manager to step into a key leadership role within
the business. This is more than a compliance role.
This position offers genuine
influence, autonomy, and the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership
while managing a high-quality client portfolio. It’s ideal for a commercially
minded accountant who enjoys advisory work, mentoring others, and wants
long-term career progression in a modern, values-driven environment.
For the right person, this
role offers clear scope to grow into a senior leadership or second-in-charge
position over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage
and review a portfolio of business and individual clients
- Processing
of annual compliance work such as financial statements and income tax
returns.
- Reviewing
other accounting team annual compliance work.
- Deliver
high-quality compliance services with a strong advisory focus
- Provide
value-added advice including tax planning, CGT, structuring and business
insights
- Act
as a key point of contact for clients and build long-term relationships
- Review
financial statements, income tax returns and team output to a high
standard
- Responsible
for all aspects of your client portfolio, including the scheduling of work
and client contact.
- Delegate
and manage workflow to ensure productivity and deadlines are met
- Coach,
mentor and support accountants at varying levels
- Contribute
to workflow management, process improvement and internal projects
- Champion
technology, efficient systems and best-practice processes
About You
- CA
or CPA qualified (or near completion)
- 7+
years’ experience in public practice accounting with managerial experience
- Proficient
to convey and share expertise regarding taxation law, accounting
standards, systems and processes
- Strong
technical capability across compliance and advisory
- Proven
ability to manage workflow, deadlines and competing priorities
- Confident
communicator with excellent client-facing skills
- Leadership
mindset with a genuine interest in developing others
- Highly
organised, detail-oriented and commercially aware
- Comfortable
working in a modern, tech-enabled environment (Xero experience highly
regarded)
What Success Looks Like Here
- Lead and own a diverse client portfolio,
delivering proactive, strategic advice and acting as a trusted advisor to key
clients.
- Set the standard for performance, quality and
professionalism, leading by example across the accounting team.
- Develop, mentor and manage team members,
building capability, confidence and future leaders within the business.
- Take accountability for workflow, resourcing
and deadlines, ensuring work is delivered accurately, on time and to a high
standard.
- Provide clear, constructive feedback and
coaching to drive continuous improvement and commercial thinking.
- Champion collaboration, accountability and a
positive team culture that supports both client outcomes and business growth.
What’s on Offer
- Strong
company led values: Innovation, Integrity, Accountability and
Collaboration
- Advisory-focused
role with high-quality clients
- Genuine
leadership opportunity with autonomy and influence
- Supportive,
team-oriented culture with no micromanagement
- Ongoing
professional development and career progression
- Outcomes-driven
environment (not clock-watching)
- Stable,
growing firm with long-term opportunities
If you’re looking to step into
a role where your experience is valued, your input matters, and your career can
genuinely progress, please send your updated CV through to MirandaC@humanresourcing.com.au or
call (07) 55077759 for more information.