About
Kelly+Partners is a specialist chartered accounting network established in 2006 to provide a better service to private clients, private businesses and their owners, and families.
The Kelly+Partners network has grown strongly as a result of the unique vision of its founder – a cohesive team of chartered accountants who are intensely focused on helping our clients manage their entire financial universe and solve their business issues.
Kelly+Partners key statistics
Growing from two greenfield offices in North Sydney and the Central Coast, Kelly+Partners now consists of 25 operating businesses across 16 locations in Greater Sydney, Melbourne and Hong Kong. In total, we have a team of over 250 people, including 52 operating partners, servicing 8,000 SME clients.
Over the past 14 years, Kelly+Partners has partnered with numerous accounting firms and built many greenfield offices in order to create the existing network. Our proven ownership and operational structure is unique in the Australian accounting market. All offices contain on-the-ground Client Directors who are “owner-drivers” of their respective business in long-term partnership with the Kelly+Partners group.
Our operating structure ensures we are focused on:
- careful selection of clients, primarily business owners, families, and large private clients
- limiting the number and type of engagements we undertake, to ensure a thorough and efficient client service
- having the scale to do the best work for our clients, while not losing the personal relationship
- having the depth within the network to bring the right expertise to bear, in order to solve complex business issues
- working together as a team, both internally and with our clients.
The structure and approach of Kelly+Partners attracts talented and dedicated accountants, who in turn enable us to achieve excellent results for our clients in many complex and critical matters.
History
Founded in 2006, Kelly+Partners started life in North Sydney. Over the years Kelly+Partners has become well known for embracing change. Our forward-thinking, innovative attitude is designed to offer professional, efficient service on a more friendly level.
Mission
We embrace change and are constantly challenging tradition because we have a strong desire to improve the way our industry operates. We do business differently to make our people and clients 'better off'.
Values
Kelly+Partners has been developed with deep thought and determined action from enduring principles in order to build a business that can last for the long term.
Vision
Our purpose goes beyond what we sell. We’re using our reach to be a positive force. For our customers, our people, our communities.
Market
The Australian accounting market, in terms of value and volume is concentrated in the major capital cities of Sydney and Melbourne in the south-east of the country.
Strategy: Private Business Owners
Kelly+Partners' strategic focus is to help private business owners be 'better off' through the use of our financial advice system.
Structure: Partner Owner Drivers™
Kelly+Partners operates across 15 offices with 52 Partner Owner Driver™ directors.
Business Model
The Kelly+Partners brand has been supported by significant levels of expenditure on brand and customer marketing communications programs over the past 14 years.
People
We are a service business and we recognise that our people are the key to our success. Not only are we passionate about training people in how to help clients financially, we are passionate about developing our people in their personal and professional lives. We are confident that great people make the greatest professionals.
Training
We provide intensive and continual training for all our people and partners across all levels of the company.
Accreditations
Kelly+Partners is a member of the following professional bodies. These memberships provides our clients with an assurance that they will receive the highest level of technical excellence and customer service.
Brand
The Kelly+Partners brand presence is growing across Sydney with 22 branded Mini Coopers, Kelly+Partners building sign atop the head office and a industry-leading website.
Growth
Kelly+Partners now consists of 25 operating businesses across 16 locations in Greater Sydney, plus Melbourne and Hong Kong.
Centralised back office
Our North Sydney headquarters houses the leading professional management team for accounting firms, providing a vital support service to enable our accountants to focus on what they do best.
Succession Partnering Model
The Kelly+Partners Emeritus Program was founded to highlight the contributions directors have made to the growth and success of the business over their career.
Certified B Corporation
Kelly+Partners is the only Top 100 Accounting Firm to become a Certified B Corporation. As part of the global movement to balance purpose and growth, we do business as a force for good.