Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures

Aly & Andrew

It’s time to hit the road with Aly + Andrew on their ‘most bodacious’ all Aussie accounting adventures! Run your own accounting firm? Maybe thinking of starting one? Perhaps you work inside one and want ideas on how to do things better. Well - Aly & Andrew will unpack their journeys and guide you through the how, what, why and when on topics that go straight to the heart of running an accounting business. So pour a bevvy of choice (Andrew will have a whisky + Aly a sparkling water) and join them around the accounting campfire for a good ole’ chat. And remember be excellent to each other accounting community humans and party on dudes!

  1. 1d ago

    Mind Your Language

    Mind your language, this one’s a talker. Aly and Andrew turn the volume up on how one tiny shift in language changes how people see you, and how you see yourself. As your roles, relationships and life experience grow, so does your voice. So is adapting your tone selling out, or just good manners with a side of self awareness? We unpack “gravitas” feedback, the pressure to sound a certain way at work, and why credibility should never mean muting your natural voice. Plus how to prep before you speak: read the room, choose your words with care, and keep it clear without talking down to anyone. Then we get practical, not just grammatical. Reading widely, studying, and deliberately arguing the other side can make you less judgemental and far handier in negotiations, mediations and hard conversations. Expect personal stories about being told “you’ve changed”, from caffeine fuelled brusqueness to the delicate dialect of pay rises, performance reviews and financial sustainability. We wrap with a toolkit small enough for your back pocket: pause, be intentional, line your words up with your values, and if you miss the mark, own it and repair it fast. Made for leaders, professional services folk and accounting firm owners who want their communication to land with clients, teams and the wider community. If this got you rethinking your tone, subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review. Then tell us: what’s one piece of feedback that changed how you communicate? We’re all ears, and only slightly judgemental about your Oxford comma. AAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS BGL With 35 years of experience and ISO 27001 certification, BGL Corporate Solutions delivers innovative, multi-award winning company compliance, self-managed superannuation fund, investment management, identity verification and AI-powered paper-to-data software solutions to 12,700+ businesses maintaining 1.5 million+ entities worldwide.  Planet Consulting | Rob Pillans at Planet Consulting is all about helping accounting firm owners run better firms. Better for the owners, better for the team and better for the clients. Rob does that via coaching, consulting, mentoring, training and facilitation. So get on board. Pinch Payments helps Australian businesses get paid faster without the usual follow-up fatigue. With direct debit, card payments, payment plans and accounting software integrations, Pinch makes it easier to automate invoice collection and cut down admin. FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

  2. Sep 15

    A Practical AI Starter Kit

    Can AI really save your firm hundreds of hours? Sure, if you don't mind it also confidently making things up like your most confident grad, the one who's never wrong and also never right. Aly and Andrew get into the nitty gritty of adopting AI in their own practices without letting it run wild, and what the Tax Practitioners Board actually expects from you day to day, because "vibes based compliance" is not a strategy. First, the unglamorous stuff nobody wants to talk about at drinks but absolutely needs sorting, an AI policy that says what's approved and what's banned, data security limits so client details don't end up somewhere they have no business being, and consent that's baked into your engagement terms instead of a nervous afterthought. Then the practical bit, Microsoft Copilot inside the Microsoft stack versus a dedicated tool like Claude on an enterprise plan and you control the settings, sharing and guardrails. Plus building shared skills so the whole team is working off the same prompts, templates and tone, instead of ten people quietly reinventing the wheel in ten slightly different ways. Then it gets real, how to stop AI turning learning into copy paste, why a human still needs to check the work, no exceptions, and how you win over the team members who are overwhelmed, sceptical, or straight up not here for the ethics of it. We close with the reality check, should your KPIs even change yet, what ROI actually looks like this early, and why we're all quietly bracing for the vendors to jack up prices the second we're hooked. If this hit the spot, subscribe, send it to the firm owner still doing this all by hand, and leave a review so more accountants find it. AAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS Pinch Payments helps Australian businesses get paid faster without the usual follow-up fatigue. With direct debit, card payments, payment plans and accounting software integrations, Pinch makes it easier to automate invoice collection and cut down admin. TOA Global Where you can hire elite talent for your accounting team. FuseSign Digital Signing, Done Simply. FuseSign is an affordable, intuitive and easy to use Digital Signing platform. Greater Control, Greater Flexibility, Greater Client Experience. FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

  3. Jun 23

    EOFY Survival For Accountants

    You know the drill. One minute you're cruising, the next it's mid June and you're up to your eyeballs in tax planning, renewals, and emails marked "urgent" that probably aren't. Sound familiar? Pour a bevvy and pull up a log, because Andrew and Aly have dragged Amy and Will back to the campfire for an end of financial year reality check. We get into the good stuff: annual service agreements, re engaging clients without losing your mind. Then it gets spicy. Tax planning, final lodgements, trust distributions and a grounded chat about AML that won't put you to sleep. Equal parts strategy and solidarity, with a few laughs to get you through to 1 July. Press play, then go tell a fellow accountant they're not alone in the scramble. AAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS BGL With 35 years of experience and ISO 27001 certification, BGL Corporate Solutions delivers innovative, multi-award winning company compliance, self-managed superannuation fund, investment management, identity verification and AI-powered paper-to-data software solutions to 12,700+ businesses maintaining 1.5 million+ entities worldwide.  TOA Global Where you can hire elite talent for your accounting team. FuseSign Digital Signing, Done Simply. FuseSign is an affordable, intuitive and easy to use Digital Signing platform. Greater Control, Greater Flexibility, Greater Client Experience. FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

  4. Jun 11

    When Change is Mandatory, Who Wins?

    Some change you choose. This isn't that. The accounting industry is having change done to it right now, and the two biggest culprits are regulation and AI. AML, KYC, tax agent linking, none of it was on anyone's wish list, it just landed on the desk with a due date. Same with AI, whether you're ready or not, it's already in your software, your clients' inboxes, and their expectations. In this episode Aly and Andrew ask the obvious question. When you're forced to change, who actually wins? Is it the firms who move fast, the regulators, the software vendors quietly adding a line to the invoice, or the clients turning up with robot generated advice and asking you to bless it for free? We dig into what the new rules really cost beyond the compliance box, how AI helps when it's useful and annoys everyone when it isn't, and how to come out the other side credible, sane, and still running a firm you actually like. Pour a bevvy, pull up a log, and tell us, which forced change is winning at your place right now? AAAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS Pinch Payments helps Australian businesses get paid faster without the usual follow-up fatigue. With direct debit, card payments, payment plans and accounting software integrations, Pinch makes it easier to automate invoice collection and cut down admin. Practice and Pixels | A digital agency that creates new, original and authentic digital experiences for accountants and their current and future clients through brand design, website design and development, video production, creative design and strategic digital marketing for accountants. Planet Consulting | Rob Pillans at Planet Consulting is all about helping accounting firm owners run better firms. Better for the owners, better for the team and better for the clients. Rob does that via coaching, consulting, mentoring, training and facilitation. So get on board. FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

  5. May 7

    Leading Change In An Accounting Firm

    Spoiler alert: change is coming for your firm whether you RSVP or not. The good news? Aly and Andrew reckon you don't have to just cop it. You can choose it, shape it, and lead it. This episode is all about what it looks like when an accounting firm intentionally shifts its processes and services instead of standing around waiting for clients, tech, or the industry to shove it forward. We get into the full service stack and what each layer is really for. The transactional and internal finance bits down low, the compliance work that keeps everyone on the right side of the ATO in the middle, and the advisory layer up top where the good conversations live. There's a fair bit of love for owning the data flow end to end, because tight workflows and a tidy software stack mean less rework and more actual advising. Niching and specialisation get a run too, including why they make life easier and pricing braver. Then we have a proper crack at AI. The stuff it's quietly brilliant at, the stuff it's quietly ruining, and how to keep your human voice intact while still letting the robots earn their keep.  If you're rebuilding services, tightening processes, or trying to keep advisory feeling consistent as the team grows, pour a bevvy and listen in.  Remember to subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave a review! AAAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS Pinch Payments helps Australian businesses get paid faster without the usual follow-up fatigue. With direct debit, card payments, payment plans and accounting software integrations, Pinch makes it easier to automate invoice collection and cut down admin. BGL With 35 years of experience and ISO 27001 certification, BGL Corporate Solutions delivers innovative, multi-award winning company compliance, self-managed superannuation fund, investment management, identity verification and AI-powered paper-to-data software solutions to 12,700+ businesses maintaining 1.5 million+ entities worldwide.  TOA Global Where you can hire elite talent for your accounting team. FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

  6. Mar 26

    Seasons Of Change | What if change is the point not the problem

    Change didn't knock. It just walked in, sat down, and started asking uncomfortable questions about your pricing, your team structure, and why you're still doing that thing you've always done. Aly and Andrew kick off the new season with radical honesty about what change actually feels like from the inside of an accounting firm. Spoiler: sometimes brilliant, sometimes a complete disaster, always instructive. They cover AI (it's not coming, it's here), AML compliance (smaller firms, bigger headache), and the leadership moments that surprised them both. Plus a pretty big announcement about the future of Andrew and the podcast. Come for the insights. Stay for the honesty. Tell us what change you're trying to make stick right now? AAAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS FuseSign Digital Signing, Done Simply. FuseSign is an affordable, intuitive and easy to use Digital Signing platform. Greater Control, Greater Flexibility, Greater Client Experience. Planet Consulting | We work with firm owners and managers who want to run better businesses and achieve their version of success. We have the experience and knowledge to help you get clear on what that success looks like for you and support and guide you on the journey to achieve it FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

  7. Feb 12

    We Love Ya and We Mean It

    Aly, Andrew, Amy and Will kick things off this Valentines Day with the usual cheeky nonsense before getting properly honest about what the last year has looked like behind the scenes. There’s talk of stepping away when life throws a curveball, and what it feels like to come back to a team and an industry that quietly held the door open. There’s the leap of going out on your own. The wobble before the confidence. The reminder that you don’t have to build your firm the way anyone else does. This one’s part love story, part therapy session, part “how are we still here?”, and very much a reminder that loving this profession doesn’t mean it’s always easy. It means you care enough to do it well… and generous enough to help the next person do it too. If you need a laugh, a nudge, or just proof that you’re not the only one figuring it out, this one’s for you.  Season 10. Let’s go. 💛 AAAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS BGL With 35 years of experience and ISO 27001 certification, BGL Corporate Solutions delivers innovative, multi-award winning company compliance, self-managed superannuation fund, investment management, identity verification and AI-powered paper-to-data software solutions to 12,700+ businesses maintaining 1.5 million+ entities worldwide.  Practice and Pixels | A digital agency that creates new, original and authentic digital experiences for accountants and their current and future clients through brand design, website design and development, video production, creative design and strategic digital marketing for accountants FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

  8. 12/18/2025

    The Xmas Episode: Grinching, Gratitude & a Grand Goodbye

    The tinsel is tangled, the Christmas crackers are questionable, and we’re wrapping the year with a bow and a mic. In this festive (and frankly, emotional) episode, with Aly, Andrew, Amy and Jack, we kick things off with some seasonal silliness, then get real about the year that was, a rollercoaster of rain-drenched offshore teams, mental overload, leadership curveballs, and unexpected wins. We share the tough stuff we dropped, the tweaks that turned it around, and how a mid-year pivot set the stage for a good run into year end. There’s heartfelt reflection, actual advice, and a dash of seasonal wisdom, plus a few dodgy jokes (from Andrew), naturally. But the biggest moment? A bittersweet farewell to our beloved Jack, whose curiosity and candour helped shape the first five seasons of the tech season. We send him off with full hearts… and welcome a brand new co-host: the brilliant (insert drum roll) ... Will Buckley. From cadet accountant to tech leader to firm founder, Will’s story is full of hard-won insight, from cashflow crunches to rediscovering ikigai (yes, we go there—and it lands). We finish with firm culture in Christmas mode: inclusive, remote-friendly, and energy-smart. Whether you're hosting a Bad Santa showdown or just hoping for a silent night, this ep is packed with laughs, lessons, and permission to slow down. 🎧 Plug in, pour a cuppa (or something bubbly), and celebrate the wins, wobbles, and wonders of the year. AAAAA IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR SPONSORS BGL With 35 years of experience and ISO 27001 certification, BGL Corporate Solutions delivers innovative, multi-award winning company compliance, self-managed superannuation fund, investment management, identity verification and AI-powered paper-to-data software solutions to 12,700+ businesses maintaining 1.5 million+ entities worldwide.  FuseSign Digital Signing, Done Simply. FuseSign is an affordable, intuitive and easy to use Digital Signing platform. Greater Control, Greater Flexibility, Greater Client Experience. TOA Global Dedicated outsourcing solutions for Accounting firms in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK and across the globe. FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS www.accountingadventures.com.au Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | Instagram Accounting Adventures | Facebook Accounting Adventures | LinkedIn Aly & Andrews All Aussie Accounting Adventures (@accadvpodcast) | X Email: podcast@accountingadventures.com.au CHECK US OUT ALL IN Advisory | Your squad of award-winning accountants, tax wizards, and business visionaries, perfectly tailored to elevate your biz. Let's soar together! Illumin8 | Purpose-led cloud-driven accounting humans MUSIC ENTENTE (@ententemusic) | Instagram PRODUCTION David Easton (@davidjeasty) | Instagram

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It’s time to hit the road with Aly + Andrew on their ‘most bodacious’ all Aussie accounting adventures! Run your own accounting firm? Maybe thinking of starting one? Perhaps you work inside one and want ideas on how to do things better. Well - Aly & Andrew will unpack their journeys and guide you through the how, what, why and when on topics that go straight to the heart of running an accounting business. So pour a bevvy of choice (Andrew will have a whisky + Aly a sparkling water) and join them around the accounting campfire for a good ole’ chat. And remember be excellent to each other accounting community humans and party on dudes!

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