Manager Business Advisory Services

PIPER FITZGERALD; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Hybrid office

Job summary

Piper Fitzgerald is recruiting an experienced Senior Manager for its Brisbane Business Services team. The role focuses on managing private client relationships, leading a team, and delivering advisory work with a clear path toward Director and partnership.

Successful candidates will have 8+ years in Australian public practice, CA/CPA qualifications, and a strong advisory mindset. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Australian public practice, at Manager level or above.
• Strong advisory mindset with experience across tax, structuring and business advisory.

Responsibilities

• Manage a substantial portfolio of private and family group clients as trusted adviser.
• Review financial statements, tax returns, and complex structures across entity types.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of accountants.
• Deliver advisory work including structuring, succession, business improvement and tax planning.
• Contribute to business development and build the Brisbane practice with partners.

Skills

Public practice

Team leadership

Client relationships

Advisory mindset

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Job description

Are you an experienced Business Services Manager ready for a Senior Manager role, or already a Senior Manager looking for a firm with a clearer path to partnership?

I'm working with a well-established national mid-tier accounting and advisory firm on a Senior Manager appointment in its Brisbane Business Services team. It's a genuine growth role. The team is expanding, and the partners want someone who can lead client relationships, develop people and help shape where the practice goes next.

Brisbane's private client market is growing strongly, and this firm is well placed to benefit. If you're based interstate and have been weighing a move to Queensland, this could be the right moment to have the conversation.

The firm

• National mid-tier firm with a strong reputation and an international network behind it
• Has a CBD office and a quality client base of private businesses, family groups and high-net-worth individuals
• Has a collaborative partner group that stays close to the work and invests in its people
• Offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements

The role

• Managing a substantial portfolio of private and family group clients as their trusted adviser
• Reviewing financial statements, tax returns and complex structures across all entity types
• Leading, mentoring and developing a team of accountants
• Delivering advisory work including structuring, succession, business improvement and tax planning
• Contributing to business development and building the Brisbane practice alongside the partners
• Offers a defined pathway towards Director and partnership for the right person

What you'll bring

• 8+ years in Australian public practice, including time at Manager level or above
• CA or CPA qualified
• Strong technical knowledge across entity types, with an advisory mindset
• Experience leading teams and managing client relationships independently
• Mid-tier or Big 4 background preferred, though strong boutique candidates will be considered

Salary: $145,000–$175,000 + super, depending on experience