{"id":246991,"date":"2026-06-17T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evertise.net\/?p=134541"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:38:20","slug":"sb-private-offshore-accounting-model-reshapes-staffing-for-australian-accounting-firms-in-house-finance-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2026\/06\/17\/sb-private-offshore-accounting-model-reshapes-staffing-for-australian-accounting-firms-in-house-finance-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"S&B Private Offshore Accounting Model Reshapes Staffing For Australian Accounting Firms & In-House Finance Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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S&B Private, the offshore accounting firm co-founded by Australian practice owner David Buff, is expanding its capacity to support Australian accounting firms and in-house finance teams facing a deepening talent shortage,\u00a0offering a dedicated offshore accounting model built by\u00a0accounting practice owners.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Australia is in the middle of an accounting talent crisis. Industry analysis points to a shortfall of more than 10,000 qualified accountants\u00a0as of\u00a02026, with 60% of firms already reporting they have turned away new clients due to insufficient staffing. For accounting practice owners, the consequences are immediate: work arriving without qualified staff to complete it, rising salary costs\u00a0combined with growing retention challenges\u00a0and partners absorbed in\u00a0day-to-day\u00a0client work\u00a0rather than focusing on strategic initiatives and\u00a0business development activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

S&B Private was co-founded in 2018 by David Buff, who built and ran <\/span>DB Advisory & Co<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0a tax and advisory practice servicing private businesses, professional services firms, and not-for-profit organisations across Australia, prior to co-founding the offshore firm.\u00a0<\/span>David\u00a0Buff<\/span><\/a> holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Swinburne University, is a full member of the Institute of Public Accountants, a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Registered Tax Agent.<\/span><\/p>\n

That practitioner background is central to the S&B Private model. The firm was not designed as a staffing product for the accounting market. It was built from the inside out, by co-founders who understood what a practice owner requires from a team\u00a0such as\u00a0deep familiarity with Australian tax legislation and accounting standards, competence across the software platforms\u00a0that\u00a0practices operate on including Xero, MYOB, NetSuite, and QuickBooks,\u00a0and the ability to function as genuine team members rather than\u00a0trying to manage competing priorities across clients, as is the case with most other offshore models.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Every accounting firm owner I spoke to had the same problem,” Buff says. “Not enough qualified people and no realistic pipeline of new recruits coming through. You can increase salaries, improve culture and do everything right, yet you still can’t hire your way out of it. The supply simply isn’t there.”<\/span><\/p>\n

S&B Private<\/span><\/a> operates a dedicated office in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The firm manages recruitment, assessment, background checks, payroll, HR,\u00a0continuing professional development, technical training, IT\u00a0infrastructure, and the physical office environment. Clients\u00a0simply\u00a0direct their team members’ day-to-day workflow. S&B Private manages everything else.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weekly technical training in Australian tax and accounting standards is embedded in the S&B Private model\u00a0which is\u00a0a reflection of the firm’s founding logic rather than a marketing\u00a0claim. Data security is managed from Australia\u00a0by a local MSP. Team members are dedicated rather than drawn from shared resource pools,\u00a0and senior Australian oversight is a standard requirement across all engagements.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We built S&B Private to solve a problem we had ourselves,” Buff says. “Every design decision traces back to what we needed as practice owners and couldn’t find. That’s still the test we apply.”<\/span><\/p>\n

S&B Private works with two distinct client groups: Australian accounting firms seeking to fill talent gaps and strengthen technical capacity without the risks associated with local hiring, and businesses looking to resource in-house finance functions with qualified, dedicated professionals. Client industries include retail, hospitality, technology, property, medical, and not-for-profit sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

For accounting firms, the value proposition is direct\u00a0including\u00a0access to qualified professionals trained to Australian standards, reduced partner time on work that sits below their level, and the capacity to take on new clients without being constrained by headcount. In Buff’s assessment, firms that have structured offshore capability effectively are the ones currently growing. Those waiting for conditions in the local hiring market to improve are, at best, holding steady.<\/span><\/p>\n

The structural drivers of the talent shortage\u00a0including\u00a0declining enrolments, an ageing practitioner base, and reduced appeal of the profession to new graduates do not resolve on a short timeline. S&B Private’s position is that firms planning on the assumption that local hiring will recover are planning for a market that no longer reflects current conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Details:<\/span><\/p>\n

Business: DB Advisory<\/span>
\n<\/span>Contact name: David Buff<\/span>
\n<\/span>Email: <\/span>christian@reprepair.com.au<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Country: Australia<\/span>
\n<\/span>Website: <\/span>https:\/\/dbadvisory.com.au\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

S&B Private, the offshore accounting firm co-founded by Australian practice owner David Buff, is expanding its capacity to support Australian accounting firms and in-house finance teams facing a deepening talent shortage,\u00a0offering a dedicated offshore accounting model built by\u00a0accounting practice owners. Australia is in the middle of an accounting talent crisis. 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