CompaniesProfessional ServicesTop 100 Accounting FirmsPrint articleThese accounting firms have plans for growth despite a downturnHannah WoottonColumnistNov 8, 2022 – 12.56pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAustralia’s biggest accounting firms are ramping up marketing spends, upgrading technology and award fewer pay rises as they strap in for a “roller coaster” year amid the broader economic downturn.The big firms are predicting a “rocky” year ahead despite recording an impressive 14.5 per cent jump in revenue to $14.09 million in the 2022 financial year compared with 2021, the Australian Financial Review Top 100 Accounting Firms list revealed.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTop 100 Accounting FirmsAccountingSkills shortageInterest ratesAustralian economyLatest In Professional servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onJill DupleixIbiza’s ditching its party image. It reflects a wider phenomenonThe next trend in hotels? Never checking outBOSS Financial ReviewHow this CEO drafted a report while cooking noodlesHannah TattersallThese execs studied offshore MBAs. Here’s what they did nextThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AILife & LeisureThe architect of Melbourne’s Eureka Tower is inviting you to his homeMax AllenThese innovative electric ferries look like nothing else on the water‘I was always constrained by budgets, but not with AI’Rich ListShuffle follows Stake into the gutterPrimrose RiordanToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fire‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensive