Why Join the Kearney Group?

Affiliation & Reputation

• We’re an award-winning firm with a solid reputation developed over a quarter century.
• We’re affiliated with a number of worthy social enterprises and encourage our people to get involved.
• We’re Certified Practicing Accountants, Chartered Accountants, Certified Financial Planners and tertiary educated professionals focused on constantly improving our skills.

Career Development

• Our open management style and agile office environment fosters constant learning, both within and between departments.
• Our collaborative approach and advisory team structure provides valuable client exposure and training opportunities for new employees, and critical support for busy senior staff.
• Our holistic philosophy and multi-disciplinary practice allows for cross-technical learning and malleable career opportunities.
• Our formal Staff Development & Review Process and formal mentorship program ensures career development is programmed, performance measured and systemised.
• Our training plans focus on developing both technical and soft-skills. You'll be as likely to undergo leadership training, as you will legislative training.
• We develop the next generation of professionals through our internal Graduate Program.

Remuneration

• We’re not into commissions.  Rather, our high expectations and challenging KPIs are rewarded with market-competitive remuneration.
• Salary reviews are not fixed to an annual cycle. Rather, reward for outstanding performance is issued when due.
• We’re not into sales; we're into relationships.  We reward those who generate new business and those who go the extra mile for our loyal client base.
• We cover the costs of maintaining professional accreditation.
• We offer generous funding for formal education and industry accreditation, and provide paid study leave and exam leave for our people.

• Kearney Group employees have access to a range of no-fee or heavily discounted financial services including:
  • No-Fee standard individual tax returns.
  • No-Fee Employee Superannuation Fund Management.
  • No-Fee investment portfolio management.
  • 50% off the price of full-advice financial plans.
  • Rebated loans and mortgages.
  • Automatic acceptance insurance.

• Communal workspaces in an agile environment, flooded with natural light.
• Access to cutting-edge technology including innovative internal systems, fully-equipped meeting rooms and personal laptops/mobile devices.
• Modern kitchen with fresh fruit, snacks and coffee machine.
• Comfortable staff areas, including large balconies with BBQ, patio heaters and outdoor seating overlooking the Yarra River.
• Bicycle storage, employee change room, private lockers and shower, and private access to the Yarra Trail.
• Affordable covered parking.

• We host regular staff functions and events:
  • Weekly Friday Night Social - 5:00 PM, computers go off, nibbles and drinks are provided, and the team gathers for a few laughs.
  • Annual New (Financial) Years Eve Party.
  • Annual Festive Season Staff Party.
  • We celebrate birthdays with cake or morning tea.
• Reward Trips: When we hit our KPIs, we go on holiday. Some past highlights include:
  • Queenstown, NZ - 4 days of skiing, white water rafting and jet boating.
  • Mornington Peninsula, VIC - surf lessons, winery tour and Chef's Hat dinners.
  • Corowa, NSW - escape to the country, winery tour and boat hire.
  • Sydney, NSW - city tour and Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb.
• Social Committee: Our Social Committee runs numerous activities and events throughout the year.
• Business & Pleasure: Development should be enjoyable, so we like to add a dash of enjoyment to our usual sessions. Whether it's a post-staff meeting BBQ or company-wide Strategy Day held at a great location like Dunkeld's Royal Mail Hotel or Stonelea Country Estate, we like to mix business and pleasure.