As an Employer of Choice, we have been recognised by our staff, peers and the Tasmanian Government for demonstrating contemporary workplace practices and outstanding support for our staff.

The award acknowledges the focus we have on creating and maintaining a fantastic workplace and our ability to successfully attract and retain skilled employees.

It reinforces the value of the culture we have fostered and recognises Synectic as a great place to work.

(2011 Employer of Choice, awarded by the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts)

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Distinctly different.

With 2 partners and 21 staff we are perfectly sized for you to develop your career in a modern and progressive, yet friendly workplace. We foster a culture that focuses on enjoying what we do and achieving personal excellence.

Synectic is a distinctly different place to work. We uphold strong client and team focused values while delivering a vibrant workplace where you can benefit from the experience, support and independence you need to enjoy your career.

For us, the measure of our success is the strength of relationships we build. We attract and retain quality staff and the happiness of our people drives the strong relationships we have with our clients and community.

In fact, the word Synectic means the connection of creative ideas and dynamic skills, from diverse individuals, with the aim of producing common outcomes. So, from our name through to our every business practice, we show our commitment to bringing together great, unique yet like-minded individuals who enjoy sharing ideas to help our clients and grow themselves and their careers.

We attract people who are striving for success in their careers, but we also want them to continue to enjoy doing a variety of things they love to do.

We recognise that all our people have different needs and aim to help you find the right balance in your work, family, academic and lifestyle pursuits.

We understand that there are many different ways to work effectively, and support various arrangements that recognise individual circumstances and role requirements, for example:

• Flexible working hours for full and part time staff to accommodate business requirements and personal commitments;
• Versatile working arrangements to provide the opportunity to perform work from home on a regular basis;
• Career breaks, for example, to study, travel, or pursue sporting aspirations;
• Time out (unpaid leave) for short periods, generally in response to personal emergencies;
• Parental benefits such as parental leave, as well as options for breastfeeding;
• Carer's leave to take accrued sick leave to care for a sick family member;
• Study assistance.

Our investment in training and development is well above industry benchmark, allowing us to move rapidly with frequent industry and regulatory changes. Our investment allows our people to continually develop and to be leaders in current industry knowledge.

By joining Synectic, you will be mentored by inspiring leaders and work closely with senior managers and partners from day one.

Client contact will occur from early in your career to allow development of personal interaction and problem solving skills at an earlier stage of your career than the industry norm. For more experienced staff, this ongoing client contact rewards your independence and allows you to manage your own client base.

You will experience hands-on responsibility and accountability and be exposed to a variety of clients and interesting projects. In an environment which focuses heavily on continuous learning and striving for excellence we will ensure you can achieve your full potential.

The formal learning and development support you can expect includes:

• Regular internal training (e.g. monthly tax updates, personal and professional development days, software training).
• External training in line with your career needs.
• Relevant study support through paid study leave, mentoring and reimbursement of course fees.
• On-the-job training from experienced managers.
• Our Staff Development System encourages our people to develop their own career paths and interests. We focus on personalised development and training plans to help people build new competencies and enhance their range of skills.
• Performance Criteria are set collaboratively, measured monthly and formally reviewed bi-annually.
• All of our team participate in the development of our firm, hence enjoying the opportunity to broaden their work experiences and strategic understanding.

While we are small enough to offer a great workplace culture, we are large enough to expose you to a wide variety of interesting accounting and business issues. We enjoy a well established and loyal client base as well as continual growth from new clients.

You will gain experience with a diverse client base, varying in both size and complexity, including some of Tasmanias largest and most well known businesses.

Through our three divisions we provide a range of services to our clients, including tax, accounting, business and corporate advice, family wealth management, audit, assurance and self managed super fund administration and strategic guidance.

You will have experiences and gain an understanding across our firm but will also have the opportunity to specialise in an area the suits your talents.

The beauty of working for Synectic is that, while we are big enough to offer an interesting and challenging workplace, our team focus allows us to have fun with the people we work with.

There are many opportunities to enjoy more than your career in our friendly team environment, such as:

• Our Annual Workforce Planning Session (affectionately known as the "Team Retreat")
  The Retreat allows our people time out of the workplace to focus on team building, personal development and strategic input. We retreat' for a day or two to enjoy planned sessions and team activities throughout the day and food, wine, fun and games in the evening. External facilitators are generally engaged to work with our team and enhance the outcomes of The Retreat.
• Regular social committee events, including our Christmas dinner, Friday night drinks, games nights, sporting activities and a range of social outings
• Footy Tipping competitions
• Morning teas
• Casual dress days
• Family Christmas BBQ

We reward our people with appealing financial rewards, which are reviewed on a frequent basis to ensure they are up to date and meet team member expectations, and include:

• Above average salaries
• A staff incentive scheme, which recognises and rewards the achievement of individual and whole firm targets
• Study support
• Staff insurance
• Free car parking

Our goal is to be the clear leader in our industry for the benefit of our staff and clients. This includes delivering inspired leaderdship and implementing best practice systems and processes.

Our leaders empower staff to create their own success whilst maintaining accountability to the firm's strategy and core values. They lead by examples of excellence and support our people to also be leaders in their profession.

We are committed to implementing innovative technologies, tools and frameworks to support the development and job satisfaction of our people, including:

• Investment in modern hardware, inluding dual screens for all staff;
• Video and tele-conferencing capabilities;
• Virtual private networking for efficient remote access;
• Innovative workflow processes which smooth our work demands and provide peace of mind to our clients;
• A knowledge management system which encourages delegation and independence, improves efficiencies and supports training and induction programs;
• Leading client service delivery tools which equip our people with everything they need to deliver outstanding service to our customers.