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Manager | Business Services

Manager | Business Services

SW Accountants & Advisors • Melbourne, AU
4 days ago
Job description

SW Accountants & Advisors (SW) is Australia’s best kept accounting secret. We are a leading advisory and accounting firm with a 90-year history in Australia. Operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, we have over 45 Partners and 400 staff nationally. SW provide a full range of audit, business advisory, corporate finance, tax, private clients, and wealth management solutions. We are proud to be ranked as the 22nd largest firm by revenue in the 2025 AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms and the 9th largest national practice in Australia.

Own it, Love your work, Share the load, Embrace the ride, Open doors. Our values are at the very heart of our firm and guide the way we interact within our firm’s teams, with our clients, and the way we interact and engage with you.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Business Services division, which supports a range of small, medium and large private businesses and family groups, along with some not-for-profit and foreign owned businesses. We offer a wide range of services including accounting and tax compliance, business and tax advisory, structuring, superannuation, wealth management and transactional services.

You will be an integral member of our highly functioning team that specialises in the property sector. Led by 3 partners and supported by a team of 7, you will manage a large portfolio of key clients, whilst leading and developing a team. Key duties include workflow management, job delegation, and client advisory. This role demands strong client service, and leadership skills, while ensuring productivity goals and budgets are met and escalating issues when appropriate.

Key responsibilities

  • Manage a large portfolio of SW clients
  • Achieve productivity targets and client budgets; deliver value-added services
  • Support and lead team members for optimal performance
  • Allocate staff and resources to meet client and firm commitments
  • Identify and develop potential business opportunities
  • Actively participate in Business Services management team
  • Attend manager meetings and conferences
  • Advise Associate Directors and Directors of any necessary matters
  • Ensure administrative compliance
  • Perform other duties as required, including interviewing staff, training, committee membership, marketing, and special projects

Key skills and experience

  • Minimum 8 years’ experience in Business Services at a Chartered/CPA accounting firm
  • Prior experience with property development clients preferred
  • Degree and CA/CPA qualified
  • Up-to-date technical knowledge of taxation law and accounting developments
  • Proven networking skills and client relationship experience
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines for a large group of clientsExperience mentoring and managing junior staff
  • Skilled in handling sensitive client matters diplomatically
  • Professional presence with strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Proficient with Xero, MYOB, Reckon, and Microsoft Excel

Best kept secrets of SW

  • Progressive firm, with excellent career opportunities
  • Hybrid working environment
  • 2 additional AL days per year
  • 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers and 3 weeks for non-primary
  • Refer to client and refer a friend bonus scheme
  • Employee Assistance Program and Wellness perks
  • Assistance with home office setup
  • Social Club
  • Tailored Learning and Development Program
  • Paid Course/study leave
  • 1 paid professional membership per year
  • Weekly lunch provided

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