Business Services Manager

Bentley Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Recruitment is seeking an experienced leader for an advisory-focused accounting role in Brisbane. The position centers on strategic client advisory, with no hands-on compliance tasks, and collaborates closely with the in-house financial planning team to deliver holistic client outcomes.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in Australian public practice, strong compliance review skills, and experience with Xero and BGL360 (SMSF review).

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Australian public practice
• Strong technical compliance review and advisory skills
• Career driven with excellent relationship-building skills
• Proficiency with Xero and BGL360 (SMSF review exposure)
• Experience leading a team of onshore and offshore staff

Responsibilities

• Manage workflow, team performance, and client relationships
• Compliance review and advisory meetings (no hands-on compliance)
• Provide strategic advice on business structuring and small business concessions
• Collaborate with financial planning team on year-end and interim client meetings
• Oversee a team of 8 onshore staff and offshore accountants
• Reviewing compliance of a capable team of accountants

Skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Compliance review

SMSF review

Tools

Xero

BGL360

SMSF review tools

Job description

New role created due to growth with a January or February start date. A well-established and growing advisory-focused accounting firm with a strong reputation in the HNW and SME space. Highly collaborative business model, with integrated services across in-house financial planning team and accounting to deliver holistic client outcomes.

With a mix of long term onshore and offshore team members, the business is structured to allow senior staff to focus on high-value advisory work and compliance review.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage workflow, team performance, and client relationships
• Compliance review and advisory meetings (no hands-on compliance)
• Provide strategic advice on business structuring and small business concessions
• Collaborate with the financial planning team on year-end and interim client meetings
• Oversee a team of 8 onshore staff and offshore accountants
• Reviewing compliance of a very capable team of accountants

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary package with an excellent annual bonus structure with minimum $10K bonus on KPI's.
• No hands on compliance work, no timesheets, no BD, a focus on high quality deliverables to clients and staff NOT quantity
• Strong support structure with long term onshore and offshore teams as well as the full support of dedicated admin, operations and HR professionals
• Focus on relationships rather than productivity measures

Ideally you will need:

• Experience will be valued over formal qualifications, you will need leadership experience and 6 plus years in Australian public practice
• Strong technical compliance review and advisory skills
• Xero and BGL360 or equivalent with exposure to SMSF review
• Career driven with excellent relationship building skills