Practice Manager / Senior Accountant

Integrated Recruitment Specialists; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advisory-focused role

Leadership opportunity

Professional development

Long-term opportunities

Team-oriented culture

Job summary

Integrated Recruitment Specialists on the Gold Coast seeks a Senior Accountant / Accounting Manager to lead a growing practice, blending compliance with advisory work and mentoring. The role offers autonomy and a path toward senior leadership within a modern, values-driven environment.

You will manage a diverse client portfolio, work with senior leadership, deliver high-quality tax and advisory services, and drive process improvements in a tech-enabled setting with clear progression

Qualifications

• Qualified CA or CPA (or near completion).
• 7+ years in public practice with managerial experience.
• Strong knowledge of taxation, accounting standards and advisory practice.
• Demonstrated ability to manage workflow, deadlines and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and review a portfolio of business and individual clients.
• Deliver high-quality compliance work with a strong advisory focus.
• Coach, mentor and support accountants at varying levels.
• Drive workflow management and process improvement within the team.
• Provide strategic client advice including tax planning and structuring.

Skills

Leadership

Client facing

Advisory services

Time management

Mentoring

Commercial awareness

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

Xero

Job description

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