About us

Our Purpose

Enabling a better future, a more just and inclusive society, by serving NFPs to achieve their mission, through sustainable financial management.

Our Vision

We empower our clients to build their capacity, to make meaningful decisions for social impact.

Our values in action:

As specialist non-profit Accountants, we understand the unique needs of the NFP sector.
Our top priority is to support our clients to achieve their goals.

We...

Lead

Openly sharing ideas and challenging the status quo, to help clients reach their goals

Collaborate

Forming trusted relationships across all layers of our client’s organisation

Inform

Delivering accurate, accessible information, in a timely manner

Empower

Building our clients' capacity, so they can make meaningful decisions for social impact
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Who we serve: our clients

Purpose is dedicated to serving the non-profit sector.

We work with organisations right across Australia, from the outback, to the major cities.

We're proud to serve clients across a range of sub-sectors...

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Outsourcing much of our financial management has proven really efficient and is a model that we will maintain with Purpose at the helm. From clearer budget management systems, improved reporting processes and working with our Board of Governance, Purpose has provided us with a tailored package that means we can be confident about our financial strategy and processes.
Corporate Services Manager
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
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Purpose Accounting is a valuable extension of our operations team. The depth of understanding of the NFP sector ensures a bespoke service with a professional, friendly approach. The ‘finger on the pulse’ methodology helps us to be well informed and up to date in an ever changing environment. We rely with confidence on the high quality financial services delivered by Purpose Accounting.
Secretary
Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre
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The team at Purpose Accounting go out of their way to support and accommodate our organisation’s needs. They understand what we are trying to achieve and know how to provide a solution that is tailored and right for what we need.
CEO
YFoundations
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Purpose are switched-on financial and management accountants, who keep their feet on the ground, are extremely professional and have pride in the work they produce. Best of all, as a start-up, they thought outside the box and went the extra mile to cater to our unique needs. We’ve outsourced our financial management function to Purpose and I don’t ever see that changing; it’s always optimised to meet our needs.
CEO
One Education Foundation
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Purpose’s clear communication, their willingness to assist and to understand our organisation, have been key to the ongoing partnership. Financial reports and advice is timely, professional, easy to understand and Board-friendly.
CEO
BushMob Aboriginal Corporation
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As an innovative non-profit, we needed a partner who understood the sector and could think outside the box. Purpose understood our DNA straight away.
CEO
Women’s Community Shelters
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Working with Purpose Accounting has been nothing other than transformative. The team at PA are great to work with and are very supportive of our requirements. It is reassuring to know that our finances are in expert hands and we can trust the support of not-for profit financial experts.
Corporate Services Manager
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
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Working with Purpose was an absolute pleasure – they provided great insight and supported us through change. Leadership was impressed at the quality of work, including the full review that was undertaken of the Finance function.
Chief Operating Officer
Amnesty International Australia
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Our approach: how we work with you

At Purpose, we work differently to make finance feel simple, supportive, and strategic for non-profits.

We partner closely with our clients, sharing expertise, building capacity, and empowering decisions that drive social impact.

We work remotely for the most part, keeping costs down for our clients. Despite this, our working style is highly connected and collaborative, so you always feel supported.

Combined with smart technology and dedicated on-shore service teams, our approach ensures seamless, reliable finance support, to help your organisation thrive.

Remote but never far away!

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Though we're mostly virtual, we’re highly collaborative. So you can expect to hear from us on a regular basis (we aren't arms-length Accountants!).

  • This approach helps keep costs lower for our clients

  • It also helps to keep outcomes high - less travel between client sites gives us more time to serve you

Leaning on technology

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Technology is transforming the way Accountants work - and the pace of change keeps accelerating.

At Purpose, we stay ahead of the curve. We use leading software to digitise and automate workflows, streamlining how data moves from the real world, to your reports.

The result? Less manual entry, fewer errors, stronger controls and lower costs.

Advances in reporting technology also allow us to present financial information in clearer, more engaging ways — helping you make better decisions, faster.

Your dedicated service team

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We allocate the right combination of team members to serve each of our client portfolios.

Our service teams are dedicated to the clients they serve, so you have better service continuity, with minimal staffing changes.

This structure ensures that you have all the relevant skill sets covered, with multiple Purpose staff members who understand your organisation.

Service delivery assurance

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When you outsource your Finance Function to Purpose, you never have to worry about staff leave or holiday cover - that's our problem now!

If your dedicated Bookkeeper is on leave, we’ll arrange seamless cover to keep things running smoothly.

We'll plan ahead - e.g. for end-of-year shutdowns - to ensure payrolls are processed in advance, so your team gets paid on time.

Introducing our team

Meet the talented individuals driving our success. Each team member brings unique expertise and dedication, working together to support you.

Begin your journey with us

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