We have a staff of over 10 people including 8 professionally qualified accountants. The principal of the firm is Alasdair Smart who has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (majoring in Accountancy) from the University of Newcastle, is a member of CPA Australia, is a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia, a registered Tax Agent and is also a Justice of the Peace. Alasdair has well over 20 years experience as an accountant to small and medium sized businesses.
Our staff have many years of experience in dealing with all types of businesses both in structure and industry type e.g. medical practices including allied health industries, service industries including registered clubs, large transport and freight logistics businesses, all the different trade types, large engineering businesses, real estate agencies, retail trade, agricultural enterprises and many more. We also have extensive experience in dealing with the taxation advantages of rental/investment property ownership.
Our professionally qualified and fully trained staff include : Lisa Everett, Alveen Kaminsky, Todd Amos, Nina Briffa, Kerry Kreutzer and Steven Brown. Most of these people have been with our firm for many years so you will get continuity of service with the one staff member, as well as being assured that they are fully trained and know what they are talking about.
Our Account Managers are Lisa Everett, Alveen Kaminsky and Nina Briffa. All of these people have extensive accounting and taxation experience and are all tertiary qualified. Upon joining our firm you will get to meet and work closely with one of these three. All three make the office work well due to their dedication and ability to get the job done right and in the most cost effective manner possible.
Our office manager is Lynne Jones. Lynne has been with the firm for many years and has been the Manager since she started. Lynne also attends to all our corporate secretarial matters as well as researching and advising on employment conditions, pay rates and the like for our business clients.
At our reception you will be warmly greeted by either Pam Crampton or Ellie McNamara. As you will discover both are very personable and there to help you.
Todd Amos has worked with our firm for most of the time since starting with us as a trainee accountant in 1994. Todd also has extensive accounting and taxation experience and is also tertiary qualified. Currently Todd works with us on a part time basis.
We also have a superannuation specialist with many years of experience in the area of Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF). Kerry Kreutzer has worked with a number of firms who specialize in this area and now heads this very important area within our firm. If you have any questions regarding your Superannuation Fund please give Kerry a call and she will be very happy to help you. As a firm we can set up your own SMSF, attend to the annual year end requirements and help keep you on the right track as to how your Superannuation Fund needs to be administered.
Steven Brown looks after the bookkeeping requirements of any of our clients who require this service including our very successful introduction of Banklink for our clients. Steven is very experienced, as are all our staff, in the setup and operation of MYOB products. As we are a MYOB Professional Partner Firm we have an excellent understanding of the setup and operation of MYOB products. We also use Quicken and Quickbooks and are an Authorised Reseller of their products too.
Whatever your business or taxation requirement we are there to advise and talk to you in plain, easy to understand language so you understand what you are doing and why.
