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 MagazineSports stars keep shifting their watch brand allegiancesBani McSpeddenDark Emu beer with native grains at this destination breweryCrocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoesBOSS Financial ReviewFour women who started businesses after the age of 45Sally PattenWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedLife & LeisureA backyard beehive and an on-trend merino sweater to wear this winterEugenie KellyWill BMW’s Neue Klasse range be the game-changing EVs they promise?The Australian gallery that made art fun turns 20Rich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success