Accountants can be ... fun
(and we'll prove it)
So without further ado
let's meet the team
we'll teach you the secret handshake later
ALY GARRETT | Founder | Principal
When I grow up I wanna be…
Princess consuela banana hammock
A Ballerina
A Superhero
✔ An Accountant (which, for someone like Aly, is basically all of the above combined).
It might be hard to believe but ever since she can remember, Aly knew she wanted to be an accountant. In 1994 (remember the 90s?) fresh out of uni, Aly stepped into her first accountancy firm and hasn’t looked back.
Since that fateful day, she’s worked with businesses big and small, as well as family run companies, developing and honing, and perfecting her (mad), accounting, taxation and advisory skills, as well as finding a love (an ever enduring crush) for working with and for the hospitality and tourism industries.
Speaking of l-o-v-e, with 30 years experience, Aly is all about supporting small businesses to reach their full potential, build value and wealth, and see success for generations to come.
The biggest barrier for small businesses? Being bogged down by the back end! Reports, payroll, systems appropria…. **yawn**
You get it. So does Aly. And she’s here to help.
Multi Award Winner | Cloud Champion | All Aussie Accounting Adventures Podcast Host | Public Speaker | XPAC Member | CFO | Fellow Chartered Accountant | Tax Agent | Mum of 3 | Sparkling water + dark choc lover
Achievements
- 2021 Australian Accounting Awards - Overall Excellence + Partner of the Yr
- 2019 Women in Finance Awards - Small Business Adviser + Principal of the Yr
- 2019 Practice Ignition - Top 50 Woman in Accounting
- 2018 SMSF & Accounting Awards -SMSF & Accounting Professional + Partner of the Year + Overall Excellence
LEE DUFFIELD | General Manager
When I grow up I wanna be…
A maths teacher (during the week)
A hairdresser (on the weekends)
✔ And yet here she is as a Master of Tax. I guess the Math led her here, haha, but please don’t let her anywhere near your hair!
Fifteen years and counting for this accounting whiz, working with family biz of every size to keep their compliance in tip top shape, get their tax structures singing and self-managed superannuation funds kicking goals.
She is currently crushing on construction, and she knows it inside and out, we don’t call her Lethal Lee for nothing (heads up she also has a second insta for all things construction … yes we know, totally cool accounting nerd right there).
Lee can get your biz humming and overflowing with efficiencies, real time reporting, a cloud tech stack to die for and her impeccable advisory. Like seriously, you can’t ask for more!
Accountant of the Year circa 2018 | Tax Master | Cloud Accountant | Virtual CFO | Mentor | Member CAANZ | Mum of 2 | AKA Lethal Lee or Google Fingers
Achievements
-2024 South Adelaide Football Club Board Member
- 2022 XPAC Member
- 2021 CAANZ Future Leader to Watch
- 2018 Women in Finance Awards - Accountant of the Year
Ashlee Fischer | Accounting Manager
Country Gal | Gin Connoisseur | Spending time with family + friends is her vibe | Chartered Accountant | Mum of 1 | NFP Board member
Ashlee's superhero power is problem solving and as she didn't know what she wanted to be when she grew up, she kind of fell into accounting. Makes sense as there is ALOT of problem solving in what we do on the daily. Ashlee has over a decade (that's 10 years 😉) experience in professional practice firms specialising in compliance, taxation and superannuation funds so she is well versed to help you with all your accounting and taxation needs ... like seriously!
Ash loves to give back to her community and as part of this she is an active board member of the Mary Potter Foundation Inc.
She is a Chartered Accountant through and through and holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting
She provides services in the following areas:
- Accounts preparation and financial analysis for all entity types, including Business Activity Statements
- Taxation structuring, planning and compliance (and all the things)
- Self Managed Super Fund guru (we are not kidding here!)
- Management reporting and advisory
- Any other accounting stuff you can think of
HEATHER CABAHUG | Accountant
Certified Public Accountant | Ex Auditor (she found the light) | Netflix lover | Sleep enthusiast | Avid Traveller
When Heather grew up she wanted to be a ballerina, I mean who didn't right! 😂 Naturally her ballerina skills transferred across to accounting - are we stretching their 😜. Heather has over 7 years work experience and with her ex auditor eye for detail and her ability to work the accounts she has a great skillset as one of our accountants to help keep your compliance on the good side of the law.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Management Accounting.
She provides services in the following areas:
- Accounts preparation and financial analysis, including preparation of Business Activity Statements and Quarterly Management Reports
- Taxation planning and compliance
- Management reporting and forecasting
- Implementation and use of cloud technologies for integrated business solutions
VICTORIA RICKARDS | Senior Accountant
Chartered Accountant | SMSF Specialist | Long-Distance Runner (like… really long) | Indoor Bouldering Buff | Future Teleporter ✈️
When Vic was growing up, she dreamed of becoming a professional athlete or a pilot — which honestly makes perfect sense. She still thrives on movement, momentum and pushing limits… just these days it’s in the world of accounting (and marathon-length runs).
If she could have any superpower? Teleportation. Mainly for travel and for squeezing in an ultra-run before work without the early alarm.
With a Bachelor of Accounting and a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting, she brings strong technical knowledge paired with practical advisory experience.
And trust us, the same endurance she brings to running, she brings to your compliance deadlines too.
She provides services in the following areas:
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Self Managed Super Fund compliance, reporting and audit coordination
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Financial statement preparation for all entity types
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Income tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts and companies
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Business Activity Statement preparation and lodgement
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Tax planning and compliance (keeping you on the right side of the law)
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Business advisory support and strategic insights
KRISSY PYNE | Transactional Accountant
Wife + Mum to 2 gorgeous kiddies | Accountant | Ex Conveyancer | Animal lover | Real Estate Window Shopper | Cheese platters, Chardonnay + beautiful scenery is her nirvana
Krissy wanted to be a vet or a lawyer when she grew up and after a long stint working in a legal firm, conveyancing and a wine advisory firm she decided accounting was the way to go and we couldn't be more pleased for that change up.
Krissy's super power is that she has a photographic memory, which will come in handy with your bookkeeping, trust us on that one! 😉
Krissy brings along with her a wealth of commercial and practical experience, couple that with her Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Advanced Diploma in Conveyancing and you have one smart cookie.
From Mondays to Thursdays, how can Krissy help you? Think all things:
- Bookkeeping including reconciliation of Xero files
- Processing of purchases, receipts and invoices through Dext + Hubdoc
- Payroll processing utilising Deputy + Xero projects including year end reconciliations, superannuation, return to work, you get the gist.
- Payment of suppliers
- Preparation of sales invoices
- End of month processing and reporting
- Monthly IAS and BAS preparation and lodgement
Think that pretty much covers it, as that's alot.
WAYNE GARRETT | Transactional Accountant
Bookkeeping extraordinaire | Aly's Dad 🥰 | Poppy to 13 grandkiddies | Massive Crows Fan | Not Wanye 😂
Wayne has over 50 years (that's right - half a century) of bookkeeping and accounting experience. He even owned his own bookkeeping biz for a time ... and you wonder where Aly gets it from - it runs in the genetics - seriously!
Sure he has lots of tertiary education behind him, too many to list, so what does this mean? he can deliver the bookkeeping goods.
Think all things:
- Processing of sales and purchases (through Xero, Dext, Hubdoc)
- Bank and credit card reconciliations
- Reconciliation of Xero files
- Month end reporting
- Basically anything you can dream of that you would want your bookkeeper to do!
#yourwelcome
ANGEL DAMULO | Transactional Accountant
Certified Public Accountant | Ex Auditor (yes another one who found the light) | Kdrama and netflix fan | Beach lover
Angel is truly angelic and thought she was destined to become a teacher as that was the only profession she knew growing up, as almost all of her family members are teachers BUT she was fascinated with Maths (she gets excited everytime she gets to solve a math problem) so she landed in Accounting instead, and aren't we lucky.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Management Accounting.
She provides services in the following areas:
- Transactional Accounting (our fancy word for bookkeeping)
- Processing of purchases, receipts and invoices through Dext + Hubdoc
- Payroll processing utilising Deputy + Xero projects including year end reconciliations, superannuation, return to work, you get the gist.
- End of month processing and reporting
- Monthly IAS and quarterly BAS preparation and lodgement
- Backup admin support
MIRANDA JAMES | Transactional Accountant
Payroll Extraordinaire | Netball Nut | Gym Junkie | Reality TV Lover
Miranda once dreamed of becoming a writer, nearly became a hairdresser, and then crunched the numbers and realised accounting was the perfect fit — talk about a plot twist!
When she’s not reconciling accounts, you’ll find her dominating on the netball court, lifting heavy at the gym, catching rays at the beach, or getting emotionally invested in reality TV drama (we get it, the Bachelor is a numbers game).
Oh, and if she could have any superpower? Teleportation — because who wouldn’t want to sleep in and still be early for work?
A uni student and multitasking queen, Miranda juggles study, bookkeeping, and squats like a total pro. She’s bringing energy, drive, and serious hustle to the team — and we’re here for it.
She provides services in the following areas:
- Transactional Accounting (our fancy word for bookkeeping)
- Processing of purchases, receipts and invoices through Dext + Hubdoc
- Payroll processing utilising Deputy + Xero projects including year end reconciliations, superannuation, return to work, you get the gist.
- End of month processing and reporting
- Monthly IAS and quarterly BAS preparation and lodgement
- Anything else Krissy asks her to do 😉
JACKIE BASTOW | Transactional Accountant
Transactional Accounting Queen | Advanced Diploma Qualified | Proud Boy Mum x2 (now fully grown!) | Garden Zen Seeker | Red Wine + Live Music Enthusiast 🍷
When Jackie was growing up, she thought she’d become a teacher… until a work placement made her realise looking after kids all day wasn’t quite the dream (a very wise early discovery!).
These days, her greatest superpower? Raising two boys into fully grown adults and surviving it, which, let’s be honest, requires elite levels of patience, organisation and negotiation skills. Conveniently, all qualities that translate beautifully into bookkeeping.
Jackie brings over two decades of hands-on finance and bookkeeping experience across a wide range of industries giving her a deep understanding of what biz owners actually need, clear numbers, compliant systems and no nasty surprises.
Translation? She’s seen it all. Fixed it all. Reconciled it all.
Jackie provides services in the following areas:
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Transactional Accounting (our fancy word for bookkeeping)
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Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
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End of month processing and reporting
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Payroll processing and compliance
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BAS preparation and lodgement
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Process improvement and risk identification (because she spots things others miss)
SHANEE GARRETT | Admin Guru
Admin Queen | Wine & Winery Wanderer | Campfire Connoisseur | Country Music Devotee | Aly’s Niece 🥰
Shanee once thought she’d follow in her dad’s footsteps and become a paramedic — until she realised shift work and her are not the perfect pair. These days, she saves the day in a different way (with calendars instead of sirens).
If she could have any superpower, it would be mind reading. As a natural people-pleaser and proud overthinker, knowing exactly what someone needs before they say it would be the ultimate admin advantage. Clearer communication, smoother interactions, and zero “Did I say the right thing?” spirals? Now that’s a superpower.
From Monday to Thursday, Shanee is the powerhouse keeping All In running smoother than a perfectly reconciled bank account.
She’s the magic behind:
- Calendar wrangling and schedule sorcery
- Database brilliance and back-end organisation
- WIP and fee management (because numbers need nurturing too)
- ATO matters and important updates
- Welcoming our lovely clients with a smile
- Executive Assistant to Aly (aka right-hand woman status)
- Social media sparkle and marketing magic
And honestly? If it needs doing, fixing, organising, posting, chasing or charming… Shanee’s on it. She’s the calm in the chaos, the queen of follow-ups, and the glue that keeps our team together.
