Partner Consultant

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

**Why become a Xero?**
- Great question Being a Xero is so much more than just a job. We’re a group of diverse, passionate and dedicated #humans who are committed to improving the lives of our customers. We love what we do and we’re proud to admit it We also know that the best teams deserve the best, and creating a #beautiful product and experience for our customers wouldn’t be possible without delivering the same #beautiful experience for our team.

**Here’s what we’re offering you**:
Rewards
- Employee share plan (become a shareholder in Xero)
- ❤️‍ #Wellbeing
- 14 days wellbeing leave per year - we acknowledge there’s more to your wellbeing than being unwell, this leave covers mental health, medical appointments, care for dependents etc
- 3 days gifted annual leave over end of year period to enjoy that holiday spirit

Xtra Xero Leave - 5 days gifted to take from the day you join.

Access to free, confidential support for you and your family through our EAP program
- 4 weeks not enough? Purchase additional time off to extend your holiday leave
- Spend one day per year making a difference in the community with our volunteer leave
- Fully equipped in-office gym (Melbourne) and weekly virtual fitness/yoga classes (AU wide)
- #Growth
- Opportunity to work with senior leaders across the business through multiple #beautiful mentoring and development programs

Global company with offices across 8 countries and 20 cities worldwide
- #Social
- Awesome offices equipped with the latest technology, as well as barista made coffee, ping pong and Nintendo Switch for those moments needed to switch off
- #Work-life Balance
- Flexible working options; whether you work best from one of our decked out Xero offices or home
- the choice is up to you
- #Family
- Generous parental leave allowance with 26 weeks paid, and return to work flexibility and support
- 6 weeks of partner’s leave, full pay, to support with baby care

**How you’ll make an impact
This role is responsible for helping accountants and bookkeepers (“Partners”) that are making a change to use Xero’s cloud based practice tools. You will project manage Xero implementation and migration projects, and deliver Xero education workshops and webinars to accountants who use Xero, and accountants who are thinking about using Xero.

If you have a passion for client relationships, this is the ideal opportunity to work closely with clients to help them execute an online growth strategy for their business.

**What you’ll do**:

- Demonstrate Xero and Xero Practice solutions in a pre-sales context to Accountants and Bookkeepers
- Implementation of Xero Practice Tools for Accountants and Bookkeepers
- Work closely with the territory Sales team to deliver business plans for Partners and sales plans for the territory
- Engage in regular meetings with the relevant territory sales staff to agree on sales and project priorities
- Handling Partner technical queries and escalations
- Educate partners on all partner resources available
- Respond in a timely manner to all Partner enquiries
- Manage the creation of resources (processes/videos) for frequently asked questions from Partners

**What you’ll bring with you**:

- Knowledge of the workings of an accounting practice and related systems
- Experience using Xero Practice Manager, Xero Tax, Xero Workpapers and Xero Reporting desirable
- Training experience and accounting software knowledge
- Experience with financial reporting, tax returns and compliance work
- Systems consulting, implementation and optimisation experience is an advantage
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills and an enthusiasm for building strong relationships
- Ability to create a quick and strong rapport with partners
- Loads of initiative and ability to work autonomously

Why Xero?

At Xero we support many types of flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. We offer a great remuneration package which includes shares and life insurance plus a range of leave options to suit your well-being. Our work environment encourages continuous improvement and career development and you’ll get to work with the latest technology too.

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables b