About the Role
The Bookkeeping & Outsource Manager is responsible for overseeing end-to-end payroll operations for a portfolio of clients, ensuring compliance with Australian payroll, tax, and superannuation regulations. This role combines technical payroll expertise with leadership, client management, and team supervision. The Bookkeeping Manager will ensure accurate and timely payroll and bookkeeping processing, mentor and manage a bookkeeping/payroll team, and maintain strong client relationships. Are you an experienced bookkeeper ready to take the next step in your career?
In this role, you will:
• Lead end-to-end bookkeeping services and payroll management.
• Partner closely with clients to enhance financial processes and deliver advisory support.
• Mentor and guide junior team members to achieve excellence.
We’re proud to offer regular training, one-on-one coaching, and recognition for excellence. Bentleys is committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued.
Key Responsibilities
Financial & Operational
• Manage the end-to-end bookkeeping process for a diverse client portfolio.
Prepare and lodge BAS, IAS, and payroll tax returns.
• Prepare and lodge BAS, IAS, and payroll tax returns.
Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and client outcomes.
• Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and client outcomes.
Client Relationship Management
• Develop strong, trusted relationships with clients, ensuring a clear understanding of their needs and goals.
• Partner with managers to deliver insights and solutions that create value.
Leadership & Team Development
• Supervise, mentor and support junior bookkeepers, providing guidance and feedback.
• Team Leadership & Workflow Management.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture.
• Demonstrate professionalism, precision, and a commitment to excellence.
Minimum 5 years’ Payroll & Bookkeeping experience, ideally within a client-facing or outsourced finance setting.
We’re looking for a confident, detail-oriented professional passionate about bookkeeping excellence.
• Minimum 5 years’ Payroll & Bookkeeping experience, ideally in a client-facing or outsourced finance setting.
• Strong knowledge of cloud accounting software (Xero, MYOB, Employment Hero or similar).
• Excellent understanding of payroll and bookkeeping compliance requirements.
Proficiency with Australian tax legislation and reporting standards.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong client engagement skills.
Bentleys Queensland is a full service advisory and accounting firm, established in 1948. With offices in Brisbane and Emerald, we have 22 Partners and Directors, and almost 200 experienced and diverse team members.
Bentleys Queensland is part of the Bentleys Network. Ranked at number 12 in Australian Financial Review's Top 100 Accounting Firms, Bentleys is an international network of advisory and accounting firms, with more than 700 talented staff delivering solutions from 17 locations across Australia and New Zealand.
We work with aspirational businesses and entrepreneurial people to help them get where they want to be. As essential advisors, we provide future thinking, strategic direction and practical support to help strengthen businesses and to build personal wealth.
Bentleys Queensland has a history of more than 75 years providing professional and dependable support across:
- business & strategic advisory
- accounting
- taxation
- audit
- risk & assurance
- technology & innovation
- self-managed superannuation
- finance & lending, and
- wealth management.
Our advisors work with SMEs, family businesses, listed entities, professionals, individuals and government. We are industry-aligned with expanding specialist knowledge, skills and experience within our core industries which include agribusiness, health and ageing, family business and SMEs, government and education.
Talk to us today, and we can help you get where you want to be.
