RSM Australia

Disability Services and NDIS

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is placing new demands on disability service providers in relation to competition, costs, efficiency, client management and IT infrastructure.

Finding the right advice at this time is essential in ensuring the organisation is sustainable for the future, and will be able to continue delivering services to people in need.

Supporting your NDIS Transition

RSM has worked with many disability service providers and have the tools and experience to help you successfully transition the rapidly changing disability sector. RSM offers experts on financial management, business planning, marketing, risk management, as well as areas of HR and IT. We will work closely with you to understand your organisation’s particular nature and needs, to empower you with information to make the best solutions for the issues you face. With us, you know you will find understanding and experience.

RSM can provide advice and support in:Disability services

  • Strategic Business Planning, Market analysis  
  • Service costing and revenue projection, unit cost, efficient price
  • Time capture and financial management systems
  • Policy and Governance
  • Marketing strategy and planning, brand positioning
  • Customer management, acquisition and retention
  • HR management and training/ development


NDIS Trial Site Experience

RSM have provided business support and advice to more than 40 different organisations, ranging from market leaders in their respective disability and community services to small, innovative start-up companies in the NDIS trial sites in the ACT, Victoria and NSW.  Our experience also encompasses for profit and not for profit providers.

In the ACT specifically, we have delivered over 50 Governance and Financial Management Packages and Business Investment Packages as part of the NDIS Organisation Grants program. 

RSM was also appointed by the ACT Government to deliver whole-of-sector readiness program Ready4 in partnership with NDS and ACT Council of Social Services.

If your organisation is transitioning onto NDIS, please see below for further information in relation to:

The other industry specific services we provide to those in the Disability Service sector include:

Audit and assurance

  • external audits
  • internal audits

Consulting and advisory

  • preparation of annual financial statements
  • preparation of monthly accounts
  • assistance in the establishment and maintenance of IT accounting systems
  • due diligence
  • preparation of budgets, cash flow forecasts and business plans
  • review of governance matters


NDIS Tools

RSM and Ready4 have developed 4 essential management accounting tools for community sector leaders. These tools are simple to use for anyone in the organisation’s management team.

View NDIS ToolS >>

Key contact

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Andrew Sykes
Director of Business Advisory

T: +61 2 6217 0333
E: [email protected]

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