Kelly & Partners

Overview

Kelly+Partners is a leading chartered accounting network serving high-net-worth individuals and businesses through its proprietary Flight Plan methodology. As part of a broader digital transformation, I partnered with Kelly+Partners and their technology partner, IP Edge, to reimagine how employees and clients engaged with financial information across the organisation.

Beginning with executive workshops and collaborative discovery sessions, I helped define the product vision before designing three key platforms: the Be Better Off Survey (BBO), the Client App, and SPOT (Single Point of Truth)—an internal platform that consolidated client information, workflows and business operations into a single digital experience.

Together, these initiatives laid the foundation for a more connected, scalable and customer-centric accounting practice.

Business Objective

Accelerate Kelly+Partners' digital transformation by creating a unified platform that streamlined operations, improved client engagement and provided a consistent experience across the firm's growing network of offices. The vision was to replace fragmented processes with an integrated digital ecosystem that enabled the business to scale efficiently while strengthening client relationships.

Customer Challenge

Business operators lacked a single, trusted view of client information, relying heavily on spreadsheets, paper-based processes and disconnected systems. This limited productivity and reduced the time advisers could spend delivering strategic value to clients.

Clients also had limited visibility of their financial progress and the outcomes of the Flight Plan framework, making it difficult to stay informed and engaged throughout their financial journey.

Design Challenge

Lead discovery and experience design across multiple interconnected products while balancing complex business processes, technical constraints and diverse stakeholder expectations. The challenge required close collaboration with executives, subject matter experts and development teams to create intuitive digital experiences that modernised operations without disrupting established ways of working.

Outcomes & Impact

  • Facilitated executive workshops that aligned stakeholders around a shared product vision and digital transformation strategy.

  • Designed three core digital products that modernised both client and employee experiences across the organisation.

  • Simplified complex operational workflows into intuitive experiences that improved visibility, efficiency and collaboration.

  • Worked iteratively with IP Edge to balance customer experience, technical feasibility and delivery priorities throughout the programme.

  • Helped establish the digital foundations that enabled Kelly+Partners to scale its operations while delivering a more consistent and connected experience for clients and staff.

Credits

Product Name: Kelly + Partners Chartered Accountants

Role: UX Consultant

Website Link: https://www.kellypartners.com.au/business-accountants-sydney-melbourne