Chief Operating Officer (Remote)

Chief Operating Officer | MW Recruitment | Australia

The Firm

Our client is one of Brisbane’s fastest-growing accounting firms. They are an independent member firm of an International brand with offices in over 400 cities and 150 countries worldwide and their Australia network, offering clients the expertise of more than 100 Partners and 800 staff. Other offices are located all over Australia in major cities and regionally. They are a leading provider of business advisory, tax and audit services to clients locally and internationally. The Brisbane office comprises 85 staff in the CBD, a small contingent in Townsville and support from external contractors. The firm has grown significantly in recent years through a combination of organic growth and merger activity. The person successfully appointed to the COO role will work with the senior leadership team to further drive profitable growth.

The Role

They are looking for a motivated and reliable Chief Operations Officer to join their team on a full-time basis at their Brisbane CBD office. The primary focus of the role will be leadership of the firm’s practice management group and function, which includes finance, marketing, BD, HR, IT and general administration. The COO will also be responsible for working closely with the firm’s Managing Partner on business planning and strategy, implementation of strategy and managing the firm’s tenancy arrangements, Partner meeting calendar, legal affairs, insurance arrangements and firm M&A initiatives. 

The Person

To be considered for the position, you should possess the following:

• Experience in leading functional areas, such as HR, marketing, BD, IT and admin
• Experience in human resources and managing legal matters, insurance and mergers/acquisitions is preferred but not essential
• Experience in accounting, budgeting and analysis of monthly results against benchmarks is preferred but not essential
• Experience in Business planning and Strategy is preferred but not essential
• Strong communication skills and be able to establish productive relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to plan, organise and implement strategy
• Experience at a senior leadership level in professional services firms (accounting in particular) would be advantageous
• Ability to make sound commercial decisions and provide commercial advice to senior leaders
• A degree qualification in business or commerce

To apply for this role please email your resume to Hugh Hamilton B.Bus (Acct), GDAA, M.Com to hugh@mwrecruitment.com.au or call me Direct on Mobile # 0438 787924. Because of the high amount of applications expected for this role only relevant applications will be responded to.

Connect with me on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hughhamiltonmwrecruitment/

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