Partnership deepens the global staffing company’s commitment to Australian accounting and finance professionals to help them build scalable, AI-enabled teams.
By Rissa Gatdula-Lumontad
SYDNEY, Australia, 30 June 2026 – Cloudstaff, an Australian founded global staffing company with nearly two decades of experience helping Australian businesses scale, has become a Proud Partner of CPA Australia, the professional body representing more than 175,000 members across Australia and globally. The partnership reaffirms the ongoing commitment of the global staffing company to supporting accounting and finance professionals navigating talent shortages, rising client expectations, and the growing need to modernise how their practices resource work..
Australia’s accounting profession is under sustained capacity pressure. The country is projected to face a shortfall of around 6,000 accountants by 2030, while demand for accounting, audit and finance roles is forecast to reach approximately 28,000 positions by 2029, according to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. CPA Australia’s own analysis of 2024 higher education data indicates only around 3,000 to 3,500 accounting graduates were available to enter the Australian workforce in 2025. Practices are managing growing workloads with fewer people to share them, and that gap is not closing quickly.
Through its Proud Partner status, Cloudstaff will work directly with CPA Australia to engage and educate finance-sector members on practical workforce models that combine skilled people, global talent, technology, and AI-enabled workflows. This includes participation in CPA Australia’s event series, where the team will share real-world insights on building scalable accounting and finance teams without compromising quality or compliance. The collaboration is designed to help accounting practices understand and access future-ready resourcing models – not simply to promote a product, but to support the profession’s long-term capability.
At the core of its approach is the People + Tech model: dedicated offshore accounting professionals working within AI-enabled workflows, structured onboarding and enterprise-grade security. From bookkeeping, tax and audit support through to SMSF and administration, these finance-ready professionals integrate directly into existing practice workflows. Many hold Australian-relevant qualifications or have direct experience working within Australian tax, SMSF and compliance frameworks, reducing the ramp-up time practices typically associate with bringing on new team members. Cloudstaff Academy also offers courses on Australian Accounting. Operations are ISO 27001 certified and AU Essential Eight compliant. The model is designed specifically for the compliance standards and client expectations that Australian accounting practices carry.
A Partnership Built Around the Profession’s Future
Matthew Rutter, General Manager for APAC at Cloudstaff, notes that the current landscape requires a shift in how firms approach resourcing: “Becoming a Proud Partner of CPA Australia is not just a commercial relationship – it is a genuine commitment to helping the profession work through something that is genuinely hard. Accounting practices across Australia are stretched. Senior partners are carrying workloads that do not leave enough room for the advisory and strategic work their clients actually need from them. What we want to do through this partnership, and through our involvement in the CPA event series, is give practitioners a clear, practical picture of how a People + Tech model can shift that balance. Skilled offshore professionals, AI-enabled workflows, and proper integration into existing systems can take real pressure off local teams. That is the conversation we are looking forward to having with CPA Australia members.”
Through the CPA Australia event series, practical insights into accounting workforce solutions, offshore accounting teams, automation and AI-enabled workflows will be shared – helping practices understand how to increase capacity while protecting quality, compliance and client relationships.
CPA Australia Member VIP Benefits
As part of the Proud Partner programme, CPA Australia members can access an exclusive VIP offer designed to remove the barriers to getting started with an offshore accounting team:
- Zero setup fee: Cloudstaff covers recruitment and PC setup costs in full.
- First month free: The first month’s management fee is included, with full support
- Finance professionals: Access to a pool of over 20,000 vetted professionals with CA and CPA experience.
- AU compliance ready: ISO 27001 certified and AU Essential Eight compliant workflows.
- AI enabled teams: Professionals supported by AI-enabled tools that build capability over time.
CPA Australia members can claim the VIP offer and learn more about the accounting and finance workforce solutions at cloudstaff.com/au/cpa-members.
About Cloudstaff
Cloudstaff is a virtual staffing company connecting businesses with top global talent from a talent pool of 1M+ professionals, powered by its People + Tech model. With over 20 delivery centers across the Philippines, India, Colombia, Kenya, and Sri Lanka, and dedicated onshore teams in the US, Australia, and the UK, Cloudstaff helps businesses across 34 countries build high-performing virtual teams across hundreds of roles. Learn more at cloudstaff.com.
About CPA Australia
CPA Australia is one of the largest professional accounting bodies in the world, with more than 175,000 members in over 100 countries and regions. For more information, visit cpaaustralia.com.au.
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