We help businesses and accounting firms scale with dedicated talent they can trust, retain and grow with from Day One.
Managed by us. Directed by you.
As experienced accounting practice owners, we built S&B Private to solve a problem we faced ourselves: the shortage of qualified, reliable accounting talent.
We have developed a in-depth recruitment and training system, proved it inside our own practices, and now offer that same solution to businesses in Australia and internationally.
By partnering with us, you can:
We recruit, assess, employ and train qualified accounting professionals on your behalf. You manage their day-to-day workflow. We handle everything else:
If you’re looking for a trusted partner to grow your finance team or accounting firm with top-tier offshore accounting professionals, we’d love to talk.
We work with businesses and accounting firms across a range of sectors. Your dedicated team members are trained to meet your industry-specific requirements, software systems and compliance obligations.
At S&B Private, we understand the complex financial requirements and operational challenges faced by healthcare providers and medical practices. Having worked closely with the medical industry over a long period of time, our team is equipped with the knowledge and accounting solutions to streamline the financial processes and ensure compliance obligations are met.
At S&B Private, we recognise the unique financial demands and challenges that retailers face in a highly competitive market. Our team possesses deep expertise in the retail industry, having supported both startup brands and established retail groups streamline their financial operations.
At S&B Private, we understand the unique financial needs and challenges faced by not-for-profit organisations. Our team has extensive experience working with the not-for-profit sector, having supported both small and large charities and their financial and reporting requirements.
At S&B Private, our experience with travel businesses, from boutique agencies to destination management companies to e-commerce sites, has equipped us with the knowledge to tackle the unique finance and accounting challenges facing the industry.
At S&B Private, we recognise the challenges that property developers face in a fast paced and complex market. Our team has strong expertise in the property industry, having supported both small property developers and large established property groups to streamline their finance operations and support their teams.
At S&B Private, we understand the demands and challenges that professional services firms face in a competitive and fast moving market. This is because we work in the professional services space ourselves. Our team has extensive experience in the industry, having supported both small firms and large practices streamline their financial operations allowing their owners and management to focus their attention on their business.
Built by qualified accountants,
run to Australian standards
S&B began as an in-house solution for two Australian accounting practice owners who demanded technical excellence, cultural fit and client data security. Those same demands shape our approach to solving your accounting talent challenges. We give you a safe, reliable and cost-effective pathway to increase capacity in your business or accounting firm.
Cultural fit
Your dedicated team members work exclusively with companies like yours. They communicate clearly, interact confidently with your clients and staff, and operate with the same level of care and responsibility that you would expect from a local team member.
Technology-enabled operations
We go beyond simply placing talent in your business. We provide your team member with ongoing training in modern technology-enabled workflows so that every hire increases the output of your business by more than just hours worked.
High staff retention
Comprehensive training, ongoing staff engagement, competitive compensation and meaningful, sophisticated client work create a working environment where our team members are motivated to stay and grow their careers. That stability means less disruption and stronger outcomes for your business.
Offshore accounting involves integrating qualified, dedicated accounting professionals who are based offshore into the finance team in your business or accounting firm. At S&B Private, these professionals are trained to Australian standards and work exclusively within your team, using your systems and following your processes. It’s a practical way to address talent shortages, build capacity and maintain high-quality financial operations without the overheads and training workload that comes with local recruitment. Practically, there is no difference to having a member of your Australian team work remotely.
By partnering with S&B Private, you avoid the overheads associated with local payroll costs, recruitment, technical training, onboarding, staff welfare and office space for additional team members. Your dedicated accounting professional is employed, receives ongoing CPD and career development and performance management by us, so you get an engaged team member at a fraction of the cost of an equivalent local hire, without the headache of employee management. Importantly, S&B Private provides a replacement guarantee to ensure you have always have access to quality talent that wants to be there.
Traditional BPO providers delegate tasks to pooled teams across multiple clients. S&B Private is different. We provide dedicated accounting professionals who work exclusively for your business, within your systems, as long-term members of your team. It’s a managed service, not task-based outsourcing. We also don’t lock you into long-term contracts that effectively place the burden of management back on you.
Outsourcing with S&B Private involves placing full-time, Australian-trained offshore accountants into your business finance team. These offshore accountants work solely for your business and under your CFO or finance manager’s leadership, ensuring processes are followed and day-to-day finance tasks are completed efficiently. This compares favourably to the high cost and loss of control of appointing an external outsourced accounting provider to handle your business finance function.
Without question. At S&B Private, we prioritise the security and reliability of your data. Our IT systems are managed by a trusted external service provider based in Melbourne, Australia, ensuring your staff are always connected, online, and accessible. We have invested heavily in robust IT systems and infrastructure security measures and advanced IT infrastructure to protect your data from any potential threats. This includes state-of-the-art encryption, regular security audits, and comprehensive backup systemin line with the Essential 8 cyber threat mitigation strategies.
S&B Private sources and places offshore accountants trained to Australian standards who seamlessly integrate into your finance team or accounting firm. These offshore accounting professionals work exclusively within your systems, such as Xero, Quickbooks, Netsuite and MYOB, to support your finance function as full-time members of your team. Learn more about our process here.
By outsourcing through S&B Private, businesses reduce overhead costs while accessing high-quality, full-time accounting talent. The accountants we place work exclusively within your team, providing flexibility and scalability without the challenges of recruiting, training, or retaining local staff.
Offshore accountants provided by S&B Private are fully embedded in your business processes, using your systems and tools like Xero, Netsuite, Quickbooks and MYOB. These professionals operate as full-time members of your finance team or accounting firm, trained in your workflows and connected with your local team via Teams, Slack, Zoom and Email to ensure seamless integration and effective management of your accounting needs.
Outsourced accounting services are ideal for two partner or more accounting firms and businesses with an experienced CFO or finance manager. These accounting firms and businesses benefit from outsourcing because it provides a cost-effective way to manage internal finance tasks and increase capacity to take on client work, without the need to incur significant costs to hire internal finance team members based in Australia.
Hiring offshore contractors directly carries significant risks that are often underestimated. These include data security vulnerabilities, potential breaches of Australian and foreign labour laws, unintended tax consequences, and the considerable operational workload of managing recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, adherence to notice periods, and staff engagement. S&B Private partners with you to mitigate each of these risks. Our IT systems are managed by an Australian-based provider, our team operates within a secure infrastructure aligned to the Essential 8 framework, and our employment arrangements are structured to protect both your business and your team members. We don’t just place someone and hand you the responsibility. We stay involved throughout.
Meet the Australian businesses and accounting practices that have successfully integrated our specialist, cost-effective offshoring solution.
GQ is a growing build-to-rent (BTR) asset manager, a joint venture between Gurner Group and Qualitas, running its portfolio on Yardi. As new assets came online, the volume and intensity of receipting, payables and reconciliation work concentrated sharply around weekly and monthly peaks.
Through its partnership with S&B, GQ gained a dedicated offshore accountant based in Sri Lanka, working as an extension of its Melbourne-based finance team. Onshore and offshore operated as one function: together they built a working cadence for critical tenant receipting windows, resolved tenant queries, and partnered with property managers to lift the tenant experience. A two-day Yardi training programme, delivered with Yardi, deepened system capability across GQ’s finance, property management and leasing teams.
What distinguished the engagement was not location but familiarity. This stands in contrast to other offshore arrangements the business manages independently.
Get the most out of your offshore accounting team with regular updates and strategies, on how best to manage and support them.
If you’re looking for a trusted partner to strengthen your practice with qualified accounting professionals, reach out to book a discovery call.