Client Manager

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs in New South Wales, Australia seeks a skilled Client Manager to join a professional accounting and business advisory team. You will build credibility, manage an established client portfolio and deliver advisory support that helps clients reach their business goals.

This role focuses on client relationships over traditional billables, with a monthly subscription model enabling deeper business advisory and practical strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of public practice accounting experience.
• CA or CPA qualification.
• Proven experience managing business clients and developing professional relationships.
• Strong business advisory and commercial skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Confidence working directly with business owners and senior decision-makers.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and taxation compliance requirements.
• Proactive, client-focused, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Australian work experience will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Managing and strengthening long-term relationships with an established portfolio of business clients.
• Acting as a trusted adviser and key contact for client accounting and advisory needs.
• Providing practical and commercially focused business advice.
• Reviewing financial performance and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting business owners with planning, cashflow management and forecasting.
• Providing guidance on tax strategies and broader business matters.
• Overseeing accounting and taxation compliance work.
• Reviewing client requirements and ensuring a high standard of professional service.
• Identifying proactive solutions that support client growth and business objectives.
• Collaborating with internal teams to deliver accurate and timely outcomes.

Skills

Client relationships

Business advisory

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

Xero

MYOB

Job description

Thisopportunityisdesignedforexperiencedpublicpracticeprofessionalswhovaluecredibility,trustedclientrelationshipsandacareerbuiltarounddeliveringgenuinebusinessvalue.

TheemployerisseekingaskilledClientManagertojoinaprofessionalaccountingandbusinessadvisoryteaminNewSouthWales,Australia.Throughourverifiedcandidateprocess,wehelpconnectemployerswithsuitablyqualifiedprofessionalswhoseexperience,qualificationsandprofessionalbackgroundcanbeclearlypresented.

Unlikeatraditionalpublicpracticerolecentredaroundbillablehoursandtimesheets,thispositionoffersamoreclient-focusedapproach.Thefirm'smonthlysubscriptionmodelallowsforstrongerongoingrelationshipsandgreaterfocusonbusinessadvisory,strategyandpracticalsupport.

Youwillworkdirectlywithbusinessowners,manageanestablishedclientportfolioandprovideadvicethathelpsclientsmakeinformeddecisionsandachievetheirbusinessgoals.

The Opportunity

Thisopportunityisdesignedforexperiencedpublicpracticeprofessionalswhovaluecredibility,trustedclientrelationshipsandacareerbuiltarounddeliveringgenuinebusinessvalue.

TheemployerisseekingaskilledClientManagertojoinaprofessionalaccountingandbusinessadvisoryteaminNewSouthWales,Australia.Throughourverifiedcandidateprocess,wehelpconnectemployerswithsuitablyqualifiedprofessionalswhoseexperience,qualificationsandprofessionalbackgroundcanbeclearlypresented.

Unlikeatraditionalpublicpracticerolecentredaroundbillablehoursandtimesheets,thispositionoffersamoreclient-focusedapproach.Thefirm'smonthlysubscriptionmodelallowsforstrongerongoingrelationshipsandgreaterfocusonbusinessadvisory,strategyandpracticalsupport.

Youwillworkdirectlywithbusinessowners,manageanestablishedclientportfolioandprovideadvicethathelpsclientsmakeinformeddecisionsandachievetheirbusinessgoals.

Key Responsibilities

• Managingandstrengtheninglong-termrelationshipswithanestablishedportfolioofbusinessclients
• Actingasatrustedadviserandkeypointofcontactforclientaccountingandadvisoryneeds
• Providingpracticalandcommerciallyfocusedbusinessadvice
• Reviewingfinancialperformanceandidentifyingopportunitiesforimprovement
• Supportingbusinessownerswithplanning,cashflowmanagementandforecasting
• Providingguidanceontaxstrategiesandbroaderbusinessmatters
• Overseeingaccountingandtaxationcompliancework
• Reviewingclientrequirementsandensuringahighstandardofprofessionalservice
• Identifyingproactivesolutionsthatsupportclientgrowthandbusinessobjectives
• Collaboratingwithinternalteamstodeliveraccurateandtimelyoutcomes

Requirements & Eligibility

• Minimum3–5yearsofpublicpracticeaccountingexperience
• CAorCPAqualification
• Provenexperiencemanagingbusinessclientsanddevelopingprofessionalrelationships
• Strongbusinessadvisoryandcommercialskills
• Excellentcommunicationandstakeholdermanagementabilities
• Confidenceworkingdirectlywithbusinessownersandseniordecision-makers
• Strongknowledgeofaccountingandtaxationcompliancerequirements
• Aproactive,client-focusedandsolutions-orientedapproach
• Australianworkexperiencewillbehighlyregarded

Special Instructions

Suitableoverseascandidatesmaybeconsidered,withsponsorshipavailableforeligibleapplicants

• Managingandstrengtheninglong-termrelationshipswithanestablishedportfolioofbusinessclients
• Actingasatrustedadviserandkeypointofcontactforclientaccountingandadvisoryneeds
• Providingpracticalandcommerciallyfocusedbusinessadvice
• Reviewingfinancialperformanceandidentifyingopportunitiesforimprovement
• Supportingbusinessownerswithplanning,cashflowmanagementandforecasting
• Providingguidanceontaxstrategiesandbroaderbusinessmatters
• Overseeingaccountingandtaxationcompliancework
• Reviewingclientrequirementsandensuringahighstandardofprofessionalservice
• Identifyingproactivesolutionsthatsupportclientgrowthandbusinessobjectives
• Collaboratingwithinternalteamstodeliveraccurateandtimelyoutcomes

• Minimum3–5yearsofpublicpracticeaccountingexperience
• CAorCPAqualification
• Provenexperiencemanagingbusinessclientsanddevelopingprofessionalrelationships
• Strongbusinessadvisoryandcommercialskills
• Excellentcommunicationandstakeholdermanagementabilities
• Confidenceworkingdirectlywithbusinessownersandseniordecision-makers
• Strongknowledgeofaccountingandtaxationcompliancerequirements
• Aproactive,client-focusedandsolutions-orientedapproach
• Australianworkexperiencewillbehighlyregarded

Suitableoverseascandidatesmaybeconsidered,withsponsorshipavailableforeligibleapplicants

Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.