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Top Accounting Firms in Melbourne

39 of 108 accounting firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

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Q4 2026 edition

39 of 108 accounting firms ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

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Flagship ranking · Q4 2026 edition

This page ranks accounting firms in Melbourne, from long-established chartered practices to small bookkeeping services. TrustList lists 109 of them, and 22 earned a rank number in the Q4 2026 edition. Among the ranked, three hold a professional accreditation, and one each cites ISO 9001 and ISO 27001. Eighteen state a founding date, from the 1930s to the 2010s, with six each from the 1990s and the 2000s. Eleven are based in Melbourne itself, and the others name suburbs such as Kew, Carnegie, Mentone and Ormond.

Order is set by the evidence TrustList held on 5 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each firm states on its own website, which we read and dated. Nobody pays to be placed. A listing with nothing checkable is shown but not ranked, and positions are fixed until the January 2027 edition. A firm can move up by adding client reviews or verified facts to its free profile.

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All accounting firms 39 ranked SMEs 39 ranked

The SME ranking on this page lists 109 small and medium-sized firms, and 22 of them earned a rank number. No business is left out as large here. The SME order does not reward age, so newer firms compete on evidence alone. See the SME ranking

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The top three

1
Crawford Accountants
- Kew, Melbourne, Australia
- Founded 1986
- professional accreditation
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2
Brooks Bookkeeping
Best for: South-east Melbourne small businesses
Bookkeeping for businesses in Melbourne's south-eastern and northern suburbs, with BAS preparation and MYOB.
- Melbourne area, Australia
- In business 11+ years
- professional accreditation
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3
Accru Melbourne
- Melbourne, Australia
- In business 150+ years
- Team of 100+
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Crawford Accountants
Accounting · Tax · Reporting · Also in El Salvador
Crawford Accountants is a Melbourne-based professional accounting firm.
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Why #1: Based in Kew, Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1986 · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Brooks Bookkeeping
Best for: South-east Melbourne small businesses
Accounting · Books
Serving businesses across Melbourne's south-eastern and northern suburbs, Brooks Bookkeeping brings accounting work to agreed deadlines and aims to show owners where they stand…
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Why #2: Based in Melbourne area, Australia · In business 11+ years · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Accru Melbourne
The Melbourne practice of the Accru network of independently owned Australian accounting firms manages finances for businesses and private clients.
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Why #3: Based in Melbourne, Australia · In business 150+ years · Team of 100+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Blaze Acumen
Accounting · Tax · Partners
Blaze Acumen is a chartered accounting and advisory firm in Melbourne's central business district.
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Why #4: Based in Melbourne, Australia · Founded 2004 · Team of 50+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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C.W. Stirling & Co.
C.W. Stirling & Co. is a Victorian-owned firm of chartered accountants in Melbourne.
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Why #5: Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Founded 1930, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
BHT Partners
Accounting · Tax · Reporting · Also in Eltham
Small-firm service with big-firm capability is how BHT Partners describes itself, and the practice has the history to back the claim: it says it has been giving business advice for…
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Why #6: Based in Eltham, Melbourne, Australia · In business 60+ years · Family owned, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
GF Galbraith and Associates
Accounting · Tax
Working from Melbourne, Australia, GF Galbraith and Associates has been a family business of tax agents and public accountants for 50 years, by its own account.
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Why #7 (shared): Based in Melbourne, Australia · In business 50+ years · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Baker, Major & Associates
Best for: Individuals, small businesses, not-for-profits
Accounting · Tax
Baker, Major & Associates is an accounting firm dealing with taxation, accounting and small business advice.
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Why #7 (shared): Based in Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1976, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Greenberg & Co
Best for: Business owners at every stage
Accounting · Tax · Creative
Greenberg & Co has served business owners in Melbourne, Australia since 1987 as a chartered accounting practice.
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Why #9 (shared): Based in Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1987, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Hillyer Riches
Best for: Family businesses and start-ups
Family-owned businesses around Melbourne's south-east make up much of the client base of Hillyer Riches, an accounting and business advisory practice in Carnegie.
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Why #9 (shared): Based in Carnegie, Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1987 · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Apex Accounting Solutions
Best for: Small and medium businesses
Accounting · Tax · Also in Australia
Melbourne chartered accountancy handling tax, bookkeeping, SMSF administration and advisory for small and medium businesses
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Why #11: Based in Wantirna South, Melbourne, Victoria · Founded 1991, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Heidelberg Business Solutions
Best for: MYOB-using small businesses
Tax
Small and medium businesses in Melbourne and across Victoria turn to Heidelberg Business Solutions for accounting software support and bookkeeping tasks, and the firm says it now…
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Why #12: Based in Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1994, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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360 Financial Group
Financial Services · Tax · Goals · Also in Birmingham
Clients of 360 Financial Group visit one of two offices, in Eltham or Mt Evelyn in Victoria, and the practice also serves clients in the surrounding parts of Melbourne and, through…
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Why #13 (shared): Based in Eltham and Mt Evelyn, Melbourne, Australia · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Jones Louros & Associates
Accounting · Goals
Working from Melbourne, the advisory firm Jones Louros & Associates says its purpose is to help clients put family first and reach financial freedom, both in business and…
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Why #13 (shared): Based in Melbourne, Australia · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Ahead For Business
Accounting · Tax · Government
Small business owners in Melbourne, Australia, are the core clients of Ahead for Business, which works across accounting and advisory.
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Why #13 (shared): Based in Melbourne, Australia · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Crawshay Consultants
simple · Also in Australia
Crawshay Consultants is a Melbourne firm that runs payroll and superannuation for employers across Australia.
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Why #13 (shared): Based in Melbourne · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Borg & Salce Accountants
Accounting · Tax · Insurance
Borg & Salce Accountants is an accountancy practice in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, led by Phillip Borg.
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Why #13 (shared): Based in Melbourne · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Affordable Taxation Services
Best for: Individuals and small firms
Accounting · Tax · Reporting
Affordable Taxation Services is a Melbourne accountancy practice working from the Moorabbin area, having started out in Highett.
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Why #13 (shared): Based in Moorabbin area, Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1996, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Koustas + Co
Best for: Owner-managed and mid-market companies
Koustas + Co is a chartered accounting practice in Melbourne. It has advised commercial businesses since 1998, both locally and across Australia.
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Why #19: Based in Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1998 · Owner-managed, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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JSPN Bookkeeping Solutions
Accounting · Tax · Books
JSPN Bookkeeping Solutions is a bookkeeping practice in Fairfield, Victoria, serving businesses across Melbourne.
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Why #20 (shared): Address in Melbourne · Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Karaco
Financial Services · Accounting · Tax · Also in Australia
Melbourne-based Karaco brings accountancy and financial planning together under one name. It was established in 1999 and is run by two partners.
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Why #20 (shared): Based in Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Essential Office Solutions
Accounting · Cloud · simple · Also in Croydon
Melbourne businesses are served by Essential Office Solutions, a bookkeeping and accounting practice with a main office in Mentone and a second in Croydon.
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Why #22: Based in Mentone, Melbourne, Australia (also an office in Croydon) · Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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AGI Bookkeeping
Accounting · Tax · Cloud · Also in Australia
Australian law requires every business, large or small, to keep up-to-date financial records in case it is audited, and AGI Bookkeeping builds its service around that obligation.
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Why #23 (shared): Based in South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia · Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Garcia & Company
Garcia & Company is a firm of certified practising accountants and business advisers in Kew East, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
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Why #23 (shared): Based in Kew East, Melbourne, Australia · In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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The top ten at a glance

As each business states it on its own website, read by TrustList for this edition.

#	Business	Based in	Since	Accreditations	Best for
1	Crawford Accountants	Kew, Melbourne, Australia	1986	professional accreditation
2	Brooks Bookkeeping	Melbourne area, Australia	11+ yrs	professional accreditation	South-east Melbourne small businesses
3	Accru Melbourne	Melbourne, Australia	150+ yrs	None stated
4	Blaze Acumen	Melbourne, Australia	2004	None stated
5	C.W. Stirling & Co.	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1930	None stated
6	BHT Partners	Eltham, Melbourne, Australia	60+ yrs	None stated
=7	GF Galbraith and Associates	Melbourne, Australia	50+ yrs	None stated
=7	Baker, Major & Associates	Melbourne, Australia	1976	None stated	Individuals, small businesses, not-for-profits
=9	Greenberg & Co	Melbourne, Australia	1987	None stated	Business owners at every stage
=9	Hillyer Riches	Carnegie, Melbourne, Australia	1987	None stated	Family businesses and start-ups

How to choose accounting firms

1. Check registration and membership
Ask whether the firm is a registered tax agent and which professional body it belongs to, such as Chartered Accountants ANZ, CPA Australia or the Institute of Public Accountants. Look the details up on the public registers.
2. Match the firm to your job
Tax returns, BAS, payroll, SMSF administration, audit and business advice are different skills. Ask who will do your type of work and whether they have acted for similar clients.
3. Keep SMSF audit separate
If you run a self-managed super fund, ask who administers it and who audits it. The auditor should be independent of the accountant preparing the accounts.
4. Ask about software and access
Many Melbourne practices work in Xero or MYOB. Ask which they support, whether you hold your own login, and how your records are handed back if you change accountant.
5. Get fees and scope in writing
Ask for an engagement letter stating what is included, whether fees are fixed or hourly, and what extra work such as tax office correspondence or catch-up lodgements will cost.
6. Decide how you want to meet
Many firms offer online appointments, but some clients prefer an office nearby. Ask where meetings happen and who covers when your usual contact is away.

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