About Us

 

Professional Advantage works with companies who seek to improve the performance of their business through the application of technology. By focusing on solutions across all major organisational areas we help them to:

 

  • Increase revenues and profits

  • Control and reduce costs

  • Improve efficiencies

  • Achieve better value from information

  • Better manage performance of overall business down to individuals

  • Improve planning achieve better returns on assets and resources

 

Our 250-strong team in 6 offices across Australia and internationally has successfully worked with over 1000 organisations including well known companies such as AFL, Starbucks Coffee Australia, GHD, Department of the Arts, Sport & Recreation, Mundipharma, Hays Personnel, Muffin Break, Austar and many others.

 

Our customers report strong benefits from projects executed by Professional Advantage. Examples include Austar saving close to $1.7mln per annum by implementing a new inventory system and NQR achieving an annual cost reduction of $250,000 through the implementation of an integrated retail and financial management system.

 

In almost two decades since its founding, Professional Advantage has won numerous vendor and business awards, including being named the top Asia Pacific partner by its vendors and voted 'best value' and 'highest customer satisfaction' by the Australian Financial Review - Boss Consulting survey.

 

 

Company Milestones

 

1989

Established Professional Advantage business

1995

Global OEM agreement for Professional Advantage software signed with Systems Union

1996, 1998,
1999 & 2000

Recognised as a Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Company in Australia by BRW

1996

Commenced Microsoft Business Solutions Group

1997

Acquired Grant Thornton Consulting Sydney and Melbourne and opened Melbourne office

1998

Opened office in Fargo, USA

2000

Awarded 8th place as “Best Employers to Work for in Australia” for companies employing less than 1000 employees

2000

Global OEM agreement for Professional Advantage software signed with Microsoft Great Plains

2002

Global OEM agreement for Professional Advantage software signed with Systems Union UK

2003

Achieved Microsoft Gold Certification Business Intelligence

2003

Achieved Microsoft Gold Certification Business Solutions

2004

Opened Brisbane Office

2005

Sold Webhouse IP to Microsoft for inclusion into global Microsoft distribution

2005

Opened London Office

2006

Acquired System 77

2006

Opened Perth Office

2006

Acquired Moore Stephens Technology Brisbane