Our Team
Charles Hesse
Partner
Qualifications: Masters of Taxation, CPA, Bachelor of Business, Registered Tax Agent, SMSF Auditor (ASIC), Public Practice Certificate, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 30 years’ experience advising family businesses in accounting, taxation and audit.
Hobbies: Proud father of three that loves to cycle and watch AFL.
Paddy Cummins
Partner
Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor of Commerce, Registered Tax Agent, SMSF Auditor (ASIC), Public Practice Certificate, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 20 years’ experience in Small/Medium Business, SMSF compliance and SMSF Audit.
Hobbies: Paddy enjoys spending time with her family.
Luisa Chisholm
Senior Manager
Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Registered Tax Agent, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 25 years’ in Accounting, Taxation and Business services dealing with a wide variety of client structures and providing tailored tax advice.
Hobbies: A busy mother of two, Luisa enjoys an active lifestyle, travelling and spending quality time with her family.
Zoe Mahlstedt
Senior Accountant
Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor of Business, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 10 years’ experience in Small/Medium Business and Individual compliance. Zoe is focused on achieving the best outcomes for clients by understanding client’s individual needs.
Hobbies: Zoe enjoys travel and caravanning with her young family.
Rose Derrick
Senior Accountant
Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 20 years’ experience in Corporate and Tax Accounting, Rose’s philosophy is to educate clients and take care of the accounting aspects enabling clients to focus on their business goals.
Hobbies: Rose enjoys spending time with her young family
Ashley Wang
Senior Accountant & SMSF Specialist
Qualifications: CA, Bachelor of Commerce, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 10 years’ experience in SMSF, Small/Medium Business and Individual Compliance. Ashley provides insight into Superannuation and delivers comprehensive compliance services to both business and SMSF clients.
Hobbies: Ashley enjoys gardening and spending time with her family.
Mehdi Najmi
Senior Accountant
Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 10 years of experience in Business services helping SMEs, focusing on business advisory, budgeting, cash flow, taxation and superannuation.
Hobbies: Mehdi enjoys running, movies, hiking, travelling, reading, cooking and spending time with his family and friends.
Anthony Amalfi
Senior Accountant
Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor of Business (Accounting), MYOB Partner, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 30 years’ experience in Public Practise/Business Services including SMSF Compliance. Specialised in Small Business Analysis and KPI reporting.
Hobbies: Anthony enjoys most sports and spending time with family and friends.
Kelly Atkinson
Senior Accountant
Qualifications: CPA, Bachelor of Business (Professional Accountancy)
Experience & Skills: 7 years’ experience as an Accountant in the bus transport industry and over 10 years’ Accounting and Taxation experience in public practice, with a focus on Small/Medium Business and Individual compliance.
Hobbies: Kelly enjoys family time with her two young kids and reading.
Nathan Elliot
Accountant
Qualifications: CPA (ASA), Bachelor of Business (Prof. Accounting), Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Extensive experience in SME business services including compliance and taxation, SMSF compliance and audit, individual tax returns.
Hobbies: Nathan enjoys walking and hiking, motorsports and spending time with friends and family.
Joshua Hesse
Accountant
Qualifications: CA, Bachelor of Business (Prof. Accounting), Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 10 years of experience in both public practice and industry, Josh’s passion is helping clients maximise their business performance.
Hobbies: Josh enjoys playing tennis, camping, travelling the world and supporting the Geelong Football Club.
Ronnel Perez
Accountant
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Extensive experience in Accounting, Taxation and SMSF services.
Hobbies: Ronnel enjoys playing table tennis, volleyball, and spending time with his family.
Carmen Gordon
Bookkeeping Manager
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Over 10 years of Bookkeeping & BAS experience, Carmen has an extensive knowledge of cloud accounting packages and has a passion for optimising efficiencies through the use of them.
Hobbies: Carmen enjoys trail running, mountain biking and scuba diving with her husband.
Brooke Peluso
Bookkeeper
Qualifications: Cert III Business & Administration, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Endlessly looking to learn, Brooke’s draws on her previous experiences in business administration to ensure her bookkeeping clients receive a holistic proficient service.
Hobbies: In her spare time Brooke enjoys spending time at the beach, catching up with friends, travelling, hiking and camping.
Renee Turner
Office Manager
Qualifications: Cert III Business & Administration, MYOB Bookkeeping, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: 25+ years of experience in business administration and office management, Renee’s expertise and knowledge of the business and our clients is invaluable.
Hobbies: Renee enjoys family time with her two young kids and sports.
Caroline Jizba
Client Service Manager
Qualifications: Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: Having previously worked in one of the BIG 4 banks, Caroline has an eye for detail and a vast knowledge for business administration.
Hobbies: Caroline enjoys walking, cooking and spending time with her family.
Angie Brewer
Administration
Qualifications: Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping, Xero Certified Advisor
Experience & Skills: 25+ years of experience working in Administration and Accounts in the ADF, private sector and not-for-profit.
Hobbies: Angie enjoys walking her rescue greyhound, camping, travel and gardening and spending time with her husband, family and friends.
