VBP appoints new technical lead as it expands into accounting and bookkeeping

VBP has appointed a new technical lead to its team as it broadens its client services into accounting and bookkeeping.

Founded in 2013, VBP provides off-shore specialist assistance and support to Australian-based financial planning firms, and has recently expanded its services into bookkeeping and accounting.

As part of this expansion, Daniel Harrison has joined VBP as its technical lead – accounting. Reporting to the head of client experience Sarah Matthews, he will be responsible for the development and enhancement of VBP’s accounting offering.

Mr Harrison has worked in the accounting industry in Australia for over 20 years, predominantly in public practice. He has previously run his own accounting practice as well as held management roles in mid-tier accounting firms in NSW.

He has also worked for the Australian Tax Office, is a member of the Institute of Public Accountants and sits on the tax working group for Blockchain Australia.

VBP chief executive officer David Carney said the firm has already begun offering bookkeeping services to clients, and is the first stage of a broader accounting offering that will be ready in the coming months.

“Increasingly our clients are multi-disciplined firms. To date, VBP has been able to provide services to the wealth management and mortgage broking divisions of our clients, but not to their accounting and bookkeeping divisions at the same level of operational excellence,” Mr Carney said.

“With the support of Daniel, we are now realising the opportunity to support their accounting and bookkeeping divisions. It will also support pure financial planning firms to benefit from in-house bookkeeping support around internal payroll functions.”