Senior Manager

MW Recruitment; Ballina Shire; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free financial planning advice for 60?

Job summary

MW Recruitment is seeking a Business Services Senior Manager for Ballina, NSW. The role sits within a growing regional advisory firm with ~60 staff across Northern NSW and regional Queensland, offering a clear pathway to partnership and a strong growth trajectory.

You will manage SME and family-group clients, lead a team of accountants, deliver tax planning, and work with in-house financial planning and lending specialists to provide one coordinated client strategy.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified.
• 8+ years Australian public practice experience in Business Services and Tax.
• Current Manager or Senior Manager experience.
• Strong technical tax knowledge and confident leading client meetings.
• A genuine interest in leadership, people development and ownership.
• Experience with Xero, XPM and FYI highly regarded.
• Clear pathway to partnership with flexible buy-in options.
• Smaller client books, allowing deeper relationships and higher quality advice.
• Flexible hours and hybrid working options.
• Modern cloud-based practice with offshore support.
• Annual end of year long weekend bringing all offices together.
• Coastal Northern Rivers lifestyle.

Responsibilities

• Managing your own portfolio of SME, family group, primary production and construction clients, including groups up to $100m turnover
• Reviewing complex compliance work for individuals, companies, trusts and partnerships
• Delivering tax planning, structuring and business advisory work
• Working alongside in-house financial planning and lending specialists to deliver one coordinated client strategy
• Leading, mentoring and reviewing the work of a team of accountants
• Managing WIP, billing and workflow across your client base
• Contributing to business development and firm growth

Skills

Leadership

Tax knowledge

Client meetings

People development

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

Xero

XPM

FYI

Job description

Business Services Senior Manager | Ballina

Step into a senior leadership role in the largest office of a growing regional advisory firm, with a genuine pathway to partnership.

About The Role

An established multi-disciplinary advisory firm is seeking a Business Services Senior Manager to join its Ballina office, the largest in its network. With around 60 staff across Northern NSW and regional Queensland, the firm brings accounting, tax, financial planning, lending and succession advice together under one strategy for business owners and families. The firm is in a strong growth phase through acquisition and is restructuring to make partner buy-in more accessible, making this an ideal opportunity for a senior accountant ready for the next step.

What You Will Be Doing

• Managing your own portfolio of SME, family group, primary production and construction clients, including groups up to $100m turnover
• Reviewing complex compliance work for individuals, companies, trusts and partnerships
• Delivering tax planning, structuring and business advisory work
• Working alongside in-house financial planning and lending specialists to deliver one coordinated client strategy
• Leading, mentoring and reviewing the work of a team of accountants
• Managing WIP, billing and workflow across your client base
• Contributing to business development and firm growth

What We Are Looking For

• CA or CPA qualified
• 8+ years Australian public practice experience in Business Services and Tax
• Current Manager or Senior Manager experience
• Strong technical tax knowledge and confidence leading client meetings
• A genuine interest in leadership, people development and ownership
• Experience with Xero, XPM and FYI highly regarded
• Clear pathway to partnership with flexible buy-in options
• Smaller client books, allowing deeper relationships and higher quality advice
• Flexible hours and hybrid working options
• Free financial planning advice for staff
• Modern cloud-based practice with offshore support
• Annual end of year long weekend bringing all offices together
• Coastal Northern Rivers lifestyle