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.
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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
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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!
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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 | 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
JONI SILVA | Accountant
Certified Public Accountant | Ex Auditor (she found another light ) | Netflix Binger | Window Shopper Extraordinaire | Silva not Gold 😂
When Joni grew up she wanted to be a nurse but as luck would have it for us, she landed in accounting as she loves to Crunch the numbers.
Joni is a highly skilled and results oriented accountant with more than 7 years’ experience in the banking industry as an auditor and
strategic business analyst, so she truly has the goods to keep your financials in tip top shape!
She has a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Management Accounting.
She provides services in the following areas:
- Business advisory, management reporting and financial analysis to help you understand your biz better!
- Forecasting and budgeting (3 way - profit & loss, balance sheet and cashflow), now isn't that fancy!
- Financial accounts preparation
- Business Activity Statements preparation and
- Taxation planning and compliance (to keep you on the right side of the law)
SHANNEN SMITH
Accountant
Dog Mum | Coffee + Brunch Lover | Wine connoisseur | Office Arachnid Abolisher | Chartered Accountant
Shannen wanted to be a vet when she grew up but decided it would be better to have a dog instead - we think that was a great call obviously, haha!
She has many superhero powers but the one that exceeds all others is her eye for detail, which is a pretty good one to have in our profession, yes siree bob, so you can be sure your work is tickety boo!
Shannen has over 6 years of experience in professional practice firms specialising in compliance and taxation so she can 100% help you with all of your accounting and taxation needs ... yippee!
She is a Chartered Accountant 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 (the keep you out of jail stuff)
- Taxation structuring, planning and compliance (and so much more)
- Management reporting and forecasting (is her jam)
- Advisory and business coaching. watch out forecasts here she comes
- Any other accounting stuff you can think of
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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
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KRISSY PYNE
Transactional Accountant
Wife + Mum to 1 gorgeous bubba | 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.
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
- Support with all things ATO and ASIC
- Support with general admin tasks
- And everything else we throw at her!
MONICA LANGTON
Client Services Officer
Admin aficionado | Ex banker + receptionist | Cat wrangler/lover | Coca-cola and mars bar connoisseur | Mum of 2
From the dynamic world of banking to being the heartbeat of our admin team, Monica is nothing short of an administrative maestro. It's a good thing she's a cat lover because managing our team is akin to herding cats—luckily, we love her for it, haha.
Juggling work and life as a mum of two, Monica showcases a level of skill and grace that's simply unmatched. Whether it's managing deadlines or coordinating chaos, she handles it all with a smile and efficiency that lights up our office.
Growing up, Monica dreamt of wearing the police badge, driven by her love for rules and helping others. Little did she know, these passions would make her the admin wizard we rely on today! 😉 With a knack for keeping things in order and a memory that never fails, Monica is our go-to for everything ATO, ASIC, and beyond.
But wait, there's more to Monica than meets the eye. If she could choose a superhero power, it'd be telekinesis - because who wouldn't want to move things with their mind? For now, she'll stick to moving mountains of paperwork and tasks with her superhuman organisational skills.
She provides services in the following areas:
- All things ATO and ASIC
- Client service
- General admin tasks
- And everything else we throw at her!