Client Relationship Manager at Focus Partners Australia & Escala Partners | New South Wales, Australia | Rezi

Client Relationship Manager at Focus Partners Australia & Escala Partners

Client Relationship Manager

Focus Partners Australia & Escala Partners · New South Wales, Australia

3 weeks ago

Client Relationship Manager

Focus Partners Australia & Escala Partners · New South Wales, Australia

a month ago
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About the Role

The Client Relationship Manager will proactively assist the Accounting Team to exceed client expectations by managing day-to-day administration activities and liaising professionally with clients.

Responsibilities

  • Setting up new clients in practice management systems
  • Collecting onboarding documentation for new clients
  • Preparing and issuing engagement letters, authorities, consent forms, and privacy disclosures
  • Maintaining client records and contact details
  • Coordinating initial system access for clients
  • Tracking ASIC annual review dates
  • Preparing ASIC forms for changes to director, address, and share structure
  • Coordinating payment of ASIC fees
  • Maintaining company registers
  • Supporting trust and SMSF administration, including establishment of new entities
  • Managing job workflows in practice management systems
  • Monitoring deadlines and bottlenecks
  • Updating job statuses and WIP tracking
  • Proactively supporting Accountants by managing assigned tasks
  • Managing shared accounting or admin inboxes
  • Answering client queries and triaging to accountants
  • Chasing outstanding client information
  • Completing required documentation to support client review process
  • Coordinating client meeting bookings and preparing required documentation
  • Identifying and advising clients of required information/documentation for meetings
  • Coordinating and liaising between clients, Accountants, and external organizations
  • Liaising with external parties to collect client information
  • Communicating deadlines, next steps, and progress updates
  • Ensuring a professional, responsive client experience
  • Raising client invoices
  • Monitoring WIP and write-off requests
  • Preparing fee proposals or scope packs
  • Following up unpaid invoices
  • Maintaining billing and pricing records

Requirements

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in a client service or similar role
  • Experience within the Accounting industry

Skills

  • Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
  • Strong ability to coordinate workflow and deliver against deadlines
  • Exceptional client service skills
  • High attention to detail and accuracy in handling client data
  • Proactive, reliable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team

Experience Level

  • 5+ years

About the Company

  • Focus Partners Australia is part of Focus Financial Partners, a leading financial services firm based in the United States, comprised of wealth management, family office, and business management services.
  • Focus Partners Australia offers integrated capabilities in investment and portfolio management, accounting, lending, insurance and related services from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
  • Guided by a client-first ethos, they leverage the global expertise, platforms and capital strength of Focus Financial Partners to deliver holistic, fiduciary guidance across strategic planning, portfolio management, insurance, credit and tax.
  • By fusing local insight with world-class resources, Focus Partners Australia helps its clients protect, grow, and transition their wealth at every life stage.